COVID-19 Legal Round Up and Looming 2022 Deadlines

By Michael P. Gardner, Thomas M. Winn III, King F. Tower, R. Patrick Bolling, Leah M. Stiegler

President Biden’s vaccine mandates have faced a roller-coaster ride in the federal court system over the last few weeks, leaving covered employers in the difficult position of trying to comply with on-again, off-again federal regulations and enforcement deadlines on the… Read more

December 21, 2021 | COVID-19 Legal Updates | Labor & Employment

LEGAL ALERT: Federal Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

By Anne G. Bibeau

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a preliminary injunction on December 7, 2021, stopping the federal government from enforcing the federal contractor vaccine mandate, Executive Order 14042. Under the mandate, contractors with covered federal… Read more

December 7, 2021 | COVID-19 Task Force | Labor & Employment

Federal Agencies Are Teaming Up to End Workplace Retaliation

By R. Patrick Bolling, Leah M. Stiegler

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a joint initiative to raise awareness about retaliation issues when workers exercise protected labor rights. Leaders from these Big Three U.S.… Read more

November 23, 2021 | Labor & Employment

Court Extends Order Blocking Vaccine and Testing Requirement for Private Employers

By Dean T. Buckius

On Friday, November 12, a federal appeals court extended its November 6 order temporarily staying (or suspending) the enforcement of OSHA’s new rules that require that employers with 100 or more employees ensure that their employees are vaccinated or tested… Read more

November 15, 2021 | COVID-19 Task Force | Labor & Employment | OSHA & VOSH Regulatory Compliance

Court Temporarily Blocks Vaccine and Testing Rules for Private Employers

By Dean T. Buckius

On Friday, we reported on OSHA’s new rules that require employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that their employees are vaccinated or tested weekly for Covid-19. On Saturday, a federal appeals court temporarily stayed (or suspended) the enforcement… Read more

November 8, 2021 | COVID-19 Task Force | Labor & Employment

OSHA Has Issued Its Emergency Temporary Standard for Businesses with 100 or More Employees

By Anne G. Bibeau

OSHA’s long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) will be published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2021. The ETS applies to businesses with 100 or more employees, requiring them to either mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for all covered employees or… Read more

November 5, 2021 | COVID-19 Task Force | Labor & Employment | OSHA & VOSH Regulatory Compliance

Virginia’s COVID-19 Enforcement Efforts: An Inside Look

By Leah M. Stiegler, Michael P. Gardner

At the Virginia Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Conference, we heard first-hand from Jay Withrow, Esq., the Director of Legal Support for the Virginia Department and Labor and Industry’s Virginia Occupational Health and Safety (VOSH) program. VOSH is the agency that… Read more

October 26, 2021 | COVID-19 Legal Updates | Labor & Employment

FLSA Lessons from TopGolf: Titles Mean Nothing!

By Victor O. Cardwell, Leah M. Stiegler

If you have employees you’re not paying overtime, be ready to explain why their duties make them exempt under the FLSA, not their title. Just because you call it a hole in 1, doesn’t make it so! The Fair Labor… Read more

September 27, 2021 | Labor & Employment

Legal Alert: New Vaccination Requirements for Federal Contractors

By Anne G. Bibeau

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced an ambitious plan to increase COVID-19 vaccinations. On that same date, he signed an Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO”). The EO requires that (1) by November… Read more

September 27, 2021 | COVID-19 Task Force | Labor & Employment

Seven Things To Know About The Biden NLRB’s New “Road Map”

By Thomas M. Winn III, R. Patrick Bolling

The NLRB General Counsel’s Office is not wasting any time making changes to national labor law policy. General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo recently issued her third memorandum in just two months. Abruzzo’s first memo, released in August, outlined NLRB’s enforcement priorities… Read more

September 23, 2021 | Labor & Employment

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