OSHA ISSUES UPDATED COVID-19 WORKPLACE GUIDANCE

Today, OSHA provided much-anticipated COVID-19 guidance for multiple workplace environments that will help employers create policies and procedures as they continue to operate and/or reopen their businesses and offices.  OSHA provided guidance specific to three settings:  (1) an emergency temporary standard for healthcare settings; (2) guidance for employers outside the healthcare setting; and (3) additional […]

OSHA REVERSES COURSE ON RECORDING ADVERSE VACCINE REACTIONS

On April 20, 2021, OSHA provided guidance stating that if an employer requires a vaccination as a condition of employment, the employer must record an employee’s adverse reaction to the vaccination in their OSHA 300 workplace illness logs if the employee’s reaction is “a new case” and results in: (a) an absence from work of […]

CDC GUIDANCE FOR FULLY VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMPLOYERS

The CDC updated its Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People in non-healthcare settings on May 13, 2021. The update relaxes guidance related to face coverings for fully vaccinated people in a number of circumstances. It states that fully vaccinated people “no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, […]

EMPLOYMENT LAW FORUM WEBINAR

Join Baylor Evnen’s employment attorneys for a virtual discussion of legal developments and opportunities to strengthen your workplace as we look ahead into 2021 and beyond. Vaccines at Work: Considerations for Employers Torrey Gerdes & Desiree Wills The FDA’s approval of coronavirus vaccines offers hope that 2021 may deliver a return to a more “normal” […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: RELIEF PACKAGE H.R. 133

On December 21, 2020, the United States Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133) which includes the long-awaited COVID-19 Relief Package. The bill has been sent to President Trump for his signature. In addition to federal appropriations for fiscal year 2021, individual stimulus checks, extended federal unemployment benefits, rental assistance, an extension of […]
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