All Items: Workplace Safety

California Declares End to COVID-19 State of Emergency

Date:

October 21, 2022

The COVID-19 state of emergency in California will end on February 28, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced. So, what will its expiration mean for employers?
Study Reveals Large Employers' Concerns About Post-Pandemic Health Care Landscape

Date:

September 16, 2022

Lowering health care costs and prescription drug expenses and making more affordable coverage possible are among employers' top future health care reform priorities, according to a recently released study.
California Enacts Landmark Fast Food Law

Date:

September 6, 2022

The Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act) establishes a new 10-member Fast Food Council and vests it with the authority to set employment standards for fast food restaurants including wages, working conditions and training.
Glendale, California, Enacts Hotel Worker Protections

Date:

July 28, 2022

Glendale joins Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle and several other localities that have enacted hotel worker ordinances in recent years.
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.
OSHA Proposes Changes to Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements

Date:

April 1, 2022

OSHA has published a proposed rule that would require certain employers to electronically submit more detailed information to the agency regarding their workplace injuries and illnesses than the current rule mandates, while easing reporting requirements for other organizations.
OSHA to Withdraw COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Emergency Standard

Date:

January 25, 2022

OSHA has announced it plans to withdraw its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's ruling to grant a stay blocking enforcement of the ETS.
Health Care Worker COVID Vaccine Mandate Upheld by Supreme Court

Date:

January 14, 2022

While the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine-or-test ETS from taking effect, it viewed a vaccine mandate affecting 10.4 million health care workers more favorably.
Supreme Court Blocks Nationwide COVID Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

Date:

January 13, 2022

The Supreme Court ruled that OSHA had never before imposed such a mandate on employers, and found the agency had exceeded its authority because the ETS was not limited to "work-related dangers."
Supreme Court Hears Major Vaccine Mandate Cases Affecting Nation's Employers

Date:

January 7, 2022

The Supreme Court heard arguments on the Biden administration's Emergency Testing Standard for employers with 100 or more employees, as well as its vaccine mandate for health care workers at hospitals receiving federal money.

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All Items: Workplace Safety

California Declares End to COVID-19 State of Emergency

Study Reveals Large Employers' Concerns About Post-Pandemic Health Care Landscape

California Enacts Landmark Fast Food Law

Glendale, California, Enacts Hotel Worker Protections

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

OSHA Proposes Changes to Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements

OSHA to Withdraw COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Emergency Standard

Health Care Worker COVID Vaccine Mandate Upheld by Supreme Court

Supreme Court Blocks Nationwide COVID Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

Supreme Court Hears Major Vaccine Mandate Cases Affecting Nation's Employers

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