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Employers Must Provide 40 Hours of Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19

Effective March 9, 2022 through December 31, 2023, Philadelphia employers with 25 or more employees must provide up to 40 hours of additional paid sick leave.
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EEOC Guidance on Caregiver Discrimination Related to COVID-19

Last week the EEOC issued new guidance concerning caregiver discrimination related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This signals an increased focus on caregiver discrimination by the EEOC. 
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Can COVID-19 Be a Disability Under Antidiscrimination Laws? At Least One Court Says “Yes”

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama determined that a symptomatic nursing assistant who was fired for following COVID-19 quarantine protocols can pursue her disability bias lawsuit against her former employer.
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Employers May Need to Pay Employees for Time Spent on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the much anticipated decision blocking a nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for large employers.
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Supreme Court Blocks Nationwide Vaccine and Testing Mandate for Large Employers

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the much anticipated decision blocking a nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for large employers.
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Appeals Court Reinstates OSHA Emergency Vaccine and Testing Requirements for Large Employers

OSHA may now move forward with vaccination and other requirements for employers with 100 or more employees while challenges to the rule are litigated simultaneously.
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Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Enforcement of President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

Another federal judge has blocked President Biden’s vaccine mandate, citing states rights issues.
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Disputes Regarding the Mandate-or-Test Emergency Temporary Standard That OSHA Issued to Be Heard by a Circuit Selected Through a Multi-Circuit Lottery

On Friday, November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a mandate-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that will take effect in January 2022.
OSHA Issues COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard

We provide answers to some of the most common questions concerning the ETS.   
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EEOC Issues Updated and Expanded COVID-19 Technical Assistance

The expanded technical assistance addresses questions about religious objections to employer COVID-19 vaccine requirements and how they interact with federal equal employment opportunity laws.
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Enhanced Remedies for NLRA Violations Are on the Horizon

General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo stated that “The Board possesses broad discretionary authority to fashion remedies to fit the circumstances of each case that comes before it.”
President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan and Private Employers

President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan and Private Employers

On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a six-pronged COVID-19 Action Plan.
 
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