Vaccine

CDC Eases COVID-19 Guidelines

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on August 16, 2022

Posted in COVID-19, Health & Safety, Healthcare, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement, Public Outbreaks, Vaccine, Workplace Policies and Processes

By Adam R. Young, Melissa A. Ortega, A. Scott Hecker, James L. Curtis, Brent I. Clark, Benjamin D. Briggs, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 11, 2022, the CDC, through a press release, eased its COVID-19 guidance to “help us move to a point where COVID-19 no longer …
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CDC Publishes New Quarantine and Isolation Calculator

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on March 29, 2022

Posted in COVID-19, Employment, Health & Safety, OSHA Compliance, Public Outbreaks, Vaccine, Workplace Policies and Processes

By Benjamin D. Briggs, A. Scott Hecker, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: CDC’s new COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation calculator “takes the stress out of deciding when, and for how long, individuals with COVID-19 and close contacts need to stay home, get tested, and wear a well-fitting mask.”

The new CDC calculator may…
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California Loosens Indoor Masking Requirements for the Unvaccinated

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on March 2, 2022

Posted in COVID-19, OSHA Compliance, Vaccine, Workplace Policies and Processes

By Chantelle C. Egan, Bernard Olshansky, Patrick D. Joyce, and Ilana Morady

Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 28, 2022, California’s Governor Newsom issued a press release lifting California’s mask requirements for unvaccinated individuals in indoor settings, downgrading the former requirement to a strong recommendation, effective March 1, 2022. The same day, the California Department of Public Health …
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UPDATED: New York Lifts Mask-or-Vax Mandate and HERO Act Masking Requirement

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on February 11, 2022

Posted in COVID-19, New York, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement, Vaccine, Workplace Policies and Processes

By Daniel I.Small and Robert S.Whitman

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, Governor Hochul announced that she will lift the mask-or-vaccinate mandate for nearly all public places of business on February 10, 2022. The New York Department of Labor has now revised its model safety plan under the HERO Act to eliminate the mask requirement in most settings. Other HERO Act …
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The District of Columbia’s Vaccine Mandate: What Businesses Need to Consider

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on January 25, 2022

Posted in COVID-19, Outbreak, Vaccine, Workplace Policies and Processes

By Ronald S. Gart and Christopher A. Sickles

Seyfarth Synopsis: Pursuant to the Mayor’s Order 2021-148 (the “Order”), beginning on January 15, 2022, the District of Columbia has required certain businesses to verify that all patrons aged 12 and over have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Beginning on February 15, 2022, all patrons must show …
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OSHA ETS Stayed Again — Supreme Court Characterizes ETS as Public Health Measure Outside of OSHA’s Jurisdiction

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on January 13, 2022

Posted in COVID-19, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement, Public Outbreaks, Vaccine, Workplace Policies and Processes

By Adam R. Young, Patrick D. Joyce, A. Scott Hecker, Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, Mark A. Lies, Bradley D. Doucette, and Ilana R. Morady

Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court stayed enforcement of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), pending …
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Latest Biden Administration Order Requires Some Employers to Pay for Cost of COVID Testing

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on January 11, 2022

Posted in COVID-19, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement, Vaccine, Workplace Policies and Processes

By Benjamin J.Conley and Adam R. Young

Seyfarth Synopsis: The OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) will require unvaccinated employees to submit weekly COVID-19 testing results by February 9, 2022. New guidance from the Biden Administration could require employer health plans to reimburse the cost of at-home COVID testing in certain circumstances, creating confusion for employers on …
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Details on NYC Vaccine Mandate Revealed

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on December 14, 2021

Posted in COVID-19, Employment, Vaccine, Workplace Policies and Processes

By Loren Gesinsky and Robert S. Whitman

Seyfarth Synopsis: New York City’s chief legal officer has shared some details about what to expect in the forthcoming regulations implementing the City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers, which takes effect on December 27, 2021.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on December 6, 2021 — as summarized here — that all…
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Ho, Ho, Health and Safety! Keeping Workers Safe and Merry this Holiday Season

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on November 22, 2021

Posted in COVID-19, Employment, Health & Safety, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement, Outbreak, Vaccine, Workplace Policies and Processes

By James L. Curtis, Adam R. Young, Patrick D. Joyce, Daniel R. Birnbaum, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor Tweeted and blogged about the safety of workers during the busy holiday season, indicating an area of potential enforcement for OSHA in the coming weeks.