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Texas Lawyer

With Open Eligibility to COVID-19 Vaccine, How Employers Should Proceed

Concerns about COVID-19 vaccine side effects, coupled with a certain amount of anti-vax and anti-mask sentiment, have caused many Texans to question the intersection of personal freedoms and employer rights.
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Texas Lawyer

OSHA Emphasizes Enforcement Effort for COVID-19 Hazards in Certain Industries

Employers in OHSA-targeted industries need to plan and be ready for what is likely to be an intense enforcement effort related to COVID-19 hazards in the workplace.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Best Practices and Considerations for Employers Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine in the Workplace

With states individually rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to residents, employers are, and should be, beginning to consider their options with respect to employee vaccinations, says Taylor White, shareholder at Winstead PC.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Litigation Trends and Risks for Oil and Gas: Workers' Compensation Disputes Involving Occupational Disease vs. Ordinary Diseases of Life

Businesses must review each of their workers' eligibility for compensation claims and have a clear internal policy that defines COVID-19 as either an occupational or ordinary disease of life, as per state and local laws, says Michael H. Bernick, a partner at Reed Smith.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Important Considerations for Employees Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines

Employers must certainly be mindful as to potential claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, or religious discrimination claims under Title VII when it comes to requiring a COVID-19 vaccination, say Pamela Williams and Lariza Hebert, attorneys at Fisher Phillips' Houston office.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

From COVID-19 Relief to Paid Leave, Biden Administration Changes to Labor and Employment Law Could Go Further Than First Expected

Given President Joe Biden's razor-thin margin in the Senate and the likely continued operation of the Senate cloture rule, Washington insiders predict the administration will focus, at least legislatively, on relatively moderate objectives that avoid significant risk of filibuster.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

OSHA's New, Stronger COVID-19 Guidance—Are You Compliant?

On Jan. 21, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on protecting worker health and safety that directed the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA).
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What You Need to Know About Biden's OSHA: A Quick Conversation

Employment law may be the practice area most affected by COVID-19. In this fifth part of a multi-part series, Corporate Counsel is publishing a frank conversation between Steve Kardell, a leader on the plaintiff's side of COVID-19 employment law, and, on the management side, Harry Jones, one of Littler' Mendelson's designated COVID-19 experts.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

OSHA in 2021: Planning for the Year Ahead

In 2021, employers can expect a few significant developments from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

When A Reasonable Accommodation Is No Longer Reasonable in the COVID-19 Era?

Late last year employers received much needed guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that will assist in analyzing whether an employer must continue to permit employees to work from home.
8 minute read

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