Image by torstensimon from Pixabay CDC be damned! We’ve got what appears to be our first lawsuit related to a workplace vaccination mandate.. On February 28, an employee at a New Mexico detention center has sued his employer, which supposedly now requires that all first responders receive the COVID-19 vaccination,…
Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons But there’s a catch. It has something to do with vaccinations. Perhaps you’ve heard of them. Here are the CDC’s new recommendations, which apply to non-healthcare settings. Fully vaccinated people can: Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without…
Image by Shafin Al Asad Protic from Pixabay Let’s discuss. No vaccine? Stay home, says one law firm. On Friday, Aebra Coe at Law360 reported here (subscription required) that a Seattle-based law firm with over 500 attorneys and 2019 revenues of more than $400,000,000 “has adopted a vaccine policy for…
By U.S. Government/Gobierno de los Estados Unidos – Extracted from PDF version of a combustible dust fact sheet. Public Domain, Link On Friday, OSHA released “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.” In less than a minute, over on The Employer Handbook YouTube…
Image Credit: Pxfuel.com Hot on the heels of yesterday’s blog post about mandatory face coverings for customers, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed this Executive Order designed to protect NJ businesses’ customers and employees further. (Technically, the EO preceded my blog post. But I’m not keeping score.) This press…
Image by Pro File from Pixabay Last week, OSHA issued some guidance on wearing masks in the workplace. It was kinda vague and underwhelming. Yesterday, OSHA came back with additional guidance on returning to work. Is it any better than OSHA’s last offering? Let’s find out. We begin with a…
Image by Hatice EROL from Pixabay Yesterday morning, I posted on LinkedIn new guidance from OSHA on the use of masks in the workplace. Specifically, it was this series of frequently asked questions and answers relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s break it down a little further for you. First, let’s…
U.S. Government/Gobierno de los Estados Unidos / Public domain The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted revised policies for enforcing OSHA’s COVID-19 requirements. Among them, its enforcement policy for recording cases of coronavirus. Here’s what your business needs to know about the new OSHA…
Yatko / CC BY-SA You’ve hit the trifecta! CDC says exposed employees can sometimes remain at work If you operate an essential business, then stop and read this. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came out with some new interim guidance on safety practices for workers who…
Image by learning art from Pixabay (Unless, of course, you need “The PERFECT Home Arm Workout (Sets and Reps Included),” which you can find here. Sun’s out. Guns out!) While the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division has spent the last few weeks churning out information to assist employers in complying…