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On December 17, 2021, in a "Friday Night Surprise" the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the Stay on the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the Stay on the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard ETS. OSHA will enforce all requirements except testing for unvaccinated employees.

Sixth Circuit dissolved the stay issued by the Fifth Circuit. The 2-1 opinion held the ETS was within OSHA’s existing authority and power to regulate viruses and promulgate standards for the health and safety of employees in the workplace

On November 4, 2021, in response to President Biden’s Executive Order, the Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), issued an Emergency...

It is important to keep in mind that the Cal/OSHA’s ETS is separate and distinct from the federal ETS. The newest version of the Cal/OSHA ETS will go into effect on January 14, 2022, regardless of the litigation surrounding the federal ETS.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has lifted the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on...

After a wild weekend following some headline-grabbing court rulings, employers are heading into the holidays wondering what on earth is going on with workplace COVID-19 vaccine...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has lifted the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 vaccination and testing for employers with at least 100 employees

If President Joe Biden’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) vaccine or testing mandate for employers goes forward, nearly half the...

If President Joe Biden’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard ETS vaccine or testing mandate for employers goes forward, nearly half the states have the option of going their own way.