*Update* On January 13th, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that freezes Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large private businesses. If you have...
OSHA/Workplace Safety
Workplace Vaccine Requirement
On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that within the next few weeks, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
NY HERO Act Update
As we addressed in our previous newsletter article (see here), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York Health and Essential...
Easing of COVID-19 Restrictions and Future Prevention Plans
As of May 19, 2021, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, each began an additional easing of COVID-19 related restrictions as result of increased...
Remote Work and Worker’s Compensation Coverages
Remote and teleworking employees are typically covered under worker’s compensation laws. An employee injury is compensable under workers’...
Return to Work: Remaining Open Safely and Effectively
As businesses and many schools resume greater operation after COVID-19, many employers have questions about how to protect their business from...
Mask Requirements
As the hot summer wears on, mask usage has become a challenging issue for most people. This article outlines some key questions and answers...
OSHA Reopening Guidelines
On June 18, 2020, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), an agency of the U. S. Department of Labor, issued guidance on reopening...
Increased Penalties for Employment Law Violations
Due to requirements under the Inflation Adjustment Act, which requires federal agencies to adjust their civil monetary penalty levels each year,...
Combating Workplace Violence
Although violence in the workplace continues to plague employers, many still cling to the idea that “those types of things would never happen here.”...