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On Nov. 6, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS)...

Fisher Phillips partners Pamela Williams and Travis Vance explore a recent blockbuster decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

On March 29, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Florida Statute 768.38, granting significant protections to business entities, educational institutions, governmental entities

Jordan Barab, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of OSHA, announced on his blog this week that he would "start full time work at the Education and Labor Committee in the House of Representatives" to provide OSHA oversight.

Chad Bishop was a teacher at The Bishop's School for 16 years. In March 2019, Bishop entered into a contract as an English teacher for the 2019-20 academic year.

On May 13, 2021 the CDC overhauled its guidance, stating that fully vaccinated people can resume most of their pre-pandemic activities without wearing a mask or social distancing.

The court held there was insufficient evidence of intent because there was no evidence the defendant knew the plaintiff's specific location or that the defendant knew the exact fall path of the equipment.

Major retirement plan amendments are due by December 31, 2026, for most plans to comply with SECURE 1.0, CARES Act, and SECURE 2.0 provisions, with different deadlines applying to nongovernmental 457(b) plans...

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Employment Law Lookout blog is taking a holiday break this week, but after will resume delivering insightful discourse and updates on the day's most pressing workplace issues...

Bidders on government contracts will face substantial disclosure requirements if two government proposals for implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order become final.

Only 14 employees at MSHA headquarters have been deemed essential during the shutdown.

The Employment Law Lookout blog is taking a holiday break this week, but will resume delivering insightful discourse and updates on the day's most pressing workplace issues next week.

Hospitals, outpatient clinics, and telehealth practices know they need policies and training on their employee equal employment and anti-harassment policies.

In a move that may be employer-friendly, President Trump has re-nominated Heather MacDougall to the OSHRC. MacDougall represents a Republican vote on cases appealed before the Commission.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has issued a memorandum rescinding its 2022 guidance entitled "Rescission of ‘HHS Notice and Guidance on Gender Affirming Care...

The Department of Health and Human Services has stated that it will restore transgender and LGBTQ+ health care protections.

In setting these prohibitions, the Section makes reference to grounds established under other civil rights statutes.

Every once and awhile you get a statement from OSHA on the state of Occupational injuries. Recently OSHA made a statement on Occupational Fatalities that occurred in 2018.