NEWS & INSIGHTS
8/11/22: COVID UPDATE: CDC updates COVID-related guidance, easing many prior workplace recommendations for employers
7/26/22: NLRB and U.S. Dep’t of Justice announce partnership targeting employers who attempt to evade legal obligations by misclassifying employees as independent contractors, and employers who attempt to impose overly-restrictive noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements/rules
7/19/22: NLRB and Federal Trade Commission announce partnership to protect workers from “anticompetitive and unfair labor practices," e.g. misclassification of workers as independent contractors and unreasonable noncompete agreements
7/15/22: NLRB press release reveals that in 1st three quarters of FY2022, union election petitions are up 58%, already exceeding all FY2021 petitions filed
7/12/22: COVID UPDATE: EEOC updates COVID-related guidance with revisions to section A.6; clarifies that going forward employers need to assess whether current pandemic circumstances and individual workplace circumstances justify workplace COVID testing
6/27/22: EEOC adds nonbinary “X” gender marker to charge intake process
5/25/22 Dep’t of Labor publishes updated FMLA guidance on mental health and job-protected leave
4/12/22: In very rare move, U.S. federal court orders Salt Lake City supermarket not to interfere w/ U.S. Dep’t of Labor investigation
3/11/22: U.S. Dep’t of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division publishes new resources to fight retaliation against employees
3/3/22: Biden signs “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” into law, effective immediately
3/1/22: VACCINE UPDATE: EEOC updates COVID-related EEO guidance with new section L: “Vaccinations—Title VII Religious Objections to COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements”
2/9/22: VACCINE UPDATE: 5th Circuit maintains injunction of COVID vaccine mandate for federal workers
1/27/22: VACCINE UPDATE: Federal district court that issued 12/7/21 injunction (see story below) that resulted in nationwide injunction of COVID vaccine mandate for federal contractors issues NEW ORDER clarifying that injunction only applies to vax requirement, not other provisions of mandate (e.g., masking, distancing, etc.)
1/26/22: VACCINE UPDATE: OSHA withdraws COVID-19 vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard and asks Sixth Circuit to dismiss ETS litigation as moot
OSHA clarifies that it’s leaving ETS in place as a “proposed rule”
1/24/22: US Dep’t of Labor issues, then immediately removes, “Fact Sheet #84: Compensability of Time Spent Undergoing COVID-19 Health Screenings, Testing, and Vaccinations under the FLSA”
1/14/22: OSHA civil penalties undergo automatic increase
1/13/22: VACCINE UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court issues decisions in two vaccine-related cases:
In one case, Court reinstates stay of OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS (meaning the ETS cannot go forward while litigation continues regarding the validity of the ETS)
Read the opinion
In the second case, Court lifts stay of CMS vaccine mandate (a/k/a the healthcare vaccine mandate) (meaning the rule is currently in effect and can continue in effect unless again stopped by litigation)
Read the opinion
1/7/22: VACCINE UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court holds oral argument on both OSHA ETS and CMS vaccine mandates
12/17/21: VACCINE UPDATE: Emergency petition filed asking U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate stay of OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS
12/19/21: VACCINE UPDATE: 6th Circuit lifts stay of OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS; OSHA announces new compliance deadlines
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