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Updated December 17, 2021 Late Friday, December 17, 2021 the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a court-ordered pause of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which implements “vaccinate or test” requirements for private employers with 100 or more employees (see our earlier post about the ETS’s… Read more »
Updated November 9, 2021 On November 4, 2021, Federal OSHA released the long-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating all employers with 100 or more employees to either require their workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022, or participate in weekly testing. Then, on November 7, 2021, the US Court of Appeals… Read more »
Updated August 26, 2021 Earlier this month we notified you of an Oregon Health Authority temporary rule that requires healthcare employees to be either fully vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. Yesterday the OHA issued a replacement rule that supersedes the initial version. While the new rule is similar to the prior version in certain respects,… Read more »
Updated August 9, 2021 Since 1989, Oregon law has prohibited health care employers from requiring their employees to be vaccinated. However, on Friday the Oregon Health Authority issued a new regulation that specifically requires all health care employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or, alternatively, to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. That rule, intended to combat… Read more »
Updated July 28, 2021 Mandating Vaccinations in the Workplace The U.S. Department of Justice recently issued an opinion stating that employers may mandate that employees receive vaccinations approved under the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) statute, subject to whatever rights for accommodation the employee may have under other federal or state laws, such as federal and… Read more »
Updated June 30, 2021 Click here to view a PDF of this article. Effective June 30, 2021, Oregon OSHA repealed the COVID-19 workplace rules that required most employers to mandate face coverings and physical distancing for employees and visitors. The rule change followed Governor Brown’s Executive Order that lifted most of the state’s remaining COVID-19… Read more »
Updated June 28, 2021 Click here to view a PDF of this article. Oregon’s 2021 Legislative Session has ended. We’ll do a full recap of the key employment-related bills that became law soon, but we wanted to update you now about two new laws that are already in effect and could have an immediate impact… Read more »
Updated June 2, 2021 Click here to view a PDF of this article. May 28, 2021 was an important date in the Oregon Legislature – only bills that have been assigned to a committee and have had work sessions in both chambers by that date still have a chance of becoming law. Here are the… Read more »
Updated May 19, 2021 Click here to view a PDF of this article. Effective May 18, 2021, the State of Oregon issued interim guidance that gives most businesses, employers and faith institutions the option to relax their mask and social distancing requirements for vaccinated individuals. Under the new rules, if a business, employer or faith… Read more »
Updated April 26, 2021 Click here to view a PDF of this article. Last month we told you about two key components of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): (1) the extension and expansion of payroll tax credits for COVID-19 related paid leave, and (2) subsidies for COBRA health insurance premiums for eligible employees. … Read more »
