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  • CDC Relaxes COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines

    Date:
    August 16, 2022

    Recognizing the long-term nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) relaxed its guidance surrounding isolation and quarantine following exposure to the coronavirus.

  • HHS Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency

    Date:
    August 5, 2022

    The Department of Health and Human Services has declared that monkeypox a public health emergency, with over 7100 confirmed cases in the US and nearly 27,000 cases globally.

  • "Circumstances" Must Justify COVID Testing, EEOC Says

    Date:
    July 18, 2022

    To ensure that workplace COVID testing does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must consider the level of community transmission, the vaccination status of employees and other factors.

  • Florida Medical Practice Settles EEOC COVID-Related Genetic Discrimination Case

    Date:
    July 12, 2022

    A medical practice will compensate affected employees and provide other relief to resolve a COVID-19-related genetic information case filed by the EEOC.

  • End of Roe Raises Questions for Employers

    Date:
    June 27, 2022

    In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which held that the Constitution does not protect a right to abortion, employers face challenges in areas ranging from benefit plans to social media to off-duty conduct policies and more.

  • "Great Resignation" by Women Will Continue, Deloitte Study Shows

    Date:
    May 13, 2022

    Over half of of working women said they plan to leave their employers in the next two years, particularly those in nonmanagement and middle management roles, according to a recent report, with one out of 10 actively looking for a new role now.

  • Hospital's COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Upheld by 1st Circuit

    Date:
    April 28, 2022

    The federal appellate court denied an attempt by a group of employees to block enforcement of a vaccine mandate that applied to more than 93,000 employees.

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