On Sept. 28, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 606 (SB 606), which, among other things, creates two new categories of California Division of
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Since March of last year, millions of Americans have worked from home, on at least a part-time basis. For many of these employees, it has been their first meaningful experience
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On Sept. 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he had asked the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to promulgate an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that will require employers
Continue Reading President Biden Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Certain Workers: Unanswered Questions for Employers Remain
On Sept. 9, 2021, President Biden issued two executive orders (EOs) with a six-prong strategy to combat the COVID-19 variants, aimed to “save […] lives […] while also keeping schools
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In a sign that the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact is waning and vaccines are having an impact on the spread of the virus, on May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease
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You are invited to listen to Episode 15 of Greenberg Traurig’s Workplace Safety Review Podcast, “Greenberg Traurig Special Guest: Mark Catlin, Industrial Hygienist, MDC Consulting and Training.”
You are invited to listen to Episode 14 of Greenberg Traurig’s Workplace Safety Review Podcast, “Greenberg Traurig Special Guest: Mark Rothstein, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, School
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On April 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he intends to nominate Doug Parker as the assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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You are invited to listen to Episode 13 of Greenberg Traurig’s Workplace Safety Review Podcast, “Special Guest: Marc Freedman, U.S. Chamber of Commerce VP of Employment Policy”
You are invited to listen to Episode 12 of Greenberg Traurig’s Workplace Safety Review Podcast, “The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: What the Regulated Community Needs to
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