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Coronavirus Emergency Temporary Standard Issued for Health Care Workers
Due to a Presidential Executive Order, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a coronavirus emergency temporary standard. Explicitly, the Executive Order (EO) declared that ensuring the health and safety of workers is a national and...
OSHA Issues Updated COVID-19 Workplace Guidance
The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released updated COVID-19 workplace guidance. Issued earlier in January, the safety guidance helped employers implement a coronavirus prevention program and identify...
June 15th, 2021: Recent State Regulatory Activity
Our research and regulatory monitoring team frequently tracks labor law developments from all 50 states. The following list of findings from this week’s state legislation research sweep addresses June 2021 regulatory activity in Georgia, Massachusetts, and New...
NLRB: Mandatory Bargaining and I-9 Compliance Are Connected
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently upheld an Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) finding on mandatory bargaining and I-9 compliance. The May NLRB ruling found that an employer wrongly refused to bargain over requiring employees to submit new I-9 forms....
UPDATED: California Announces Withdrawal of COVID-19 Standards Revisions
Originally Posted June 8th, 2021 On June 9th, 2021, Cal/OSHA announced the withdrawal of COVID-19 Standards revisions. Known as the ETS, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Division created the temporary standards during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally...
Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Computer Fraud and Abuse
On June 3rd, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Otherwise known as Van Buren v. United States, the court case addressed the improper use of computer-based information. Markedly, this ruling comes nearly a year...