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The expiration of the Healthcare ETS without the issuance of a permanent standard caused uncertainty among healthcare employers regarding future compliance obligations and OSHA’s enforcement intentions relating to COVID-19 hazards.

This past year was relatively active for Section 337 Litigation. We witnessed a slight increase from 2020, when the caseload slowed, likely due to the pandemic.

There’s considerable consternation around the “Great Resignation.” This past spring, we witnessed job openings at an unprecedented 9.3 million. In August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that “4.3 million Americans, or 2.9 percent of the entire workforce, quit their jobs,” according to National Public Radio.

It is the holiday season. I know this because of the lovely cards I am getting.

Responding to a ULP charge is a time-consuming and costly process, even when an employer prevails.

The heavily litigated Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) has large employers across the country preparing for its implementation despite the rule’s uncertain legal future.

On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), issued an Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus (ETS).

With the end of the year fast approaching, employers should be aware of several important deadlines and considerations related to retirement and health and welfare plans.

Two holidays fell in the last couple of weeks — Love your Lawyer day and Veteran’s Day. My office didn’t get mail on either of them. The second was by mandate of the federal government and the first was by its planned incompetence. Not getting mail wasn’t even the most annoying thing that happened to my firm last month though.

A look at OSHA's new COVID-19 vaccine mandate from the view of employers, including what exactly the rules cover, how they're to be enforced and what tasks are an employer's responsibility.

The bottom line is that employers should expect unions to seek mail-in or nontraditional voting methods.