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On December 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") once again updated its mask and quarantine guidelines.

Coronavirus continues to impose hardships on lives around the globe. Employers of American workers have to adjust to constantly-evolving laws and regulations governing their operations to keep their employees safe.

Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective April 8, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ("FMCSA") extended an emergency rule suspending "Hours of Service"

During a May 6, 2020, press briefing, Governor Newsom announced his latest executive order addressing COVID-19 in the workplace.

Among its many impacts on society, COVID-19 has changed, perhaps permanently, how employees interact with each other and the workplace.

In May, New York State passed the New York Health and Essential Rights ("HERO") Act, which took effect on June 4, 2021.

One of the most obvious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the record-high number of individuals in Massachusetts who have filed for unemployment. Roughly 75% of those job losses are considered temporary...

Last week, a California federal judge dismissed with leave to amend a claim made against a Nevada company by the spouse of an employee who contracted COVID-19...

On October 29, 2021, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 902 into law, a measure that requires Iowa employers with mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies to waive their requirements for employees...

As we discussed in last week's Alert, on May 28, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law legislation that grants employees emergency paid sick leave for COVID-19 related illness...

On Friday, June 19, Governor Baker announced that Massachusetts will move to the second step of Phase II of the state's reopening plan, beginning today, Monday, June 22. Step 2 of Phase II...

On May 10, 2021, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that 55% of Michiganders had received the first dose of available COVID-19 vaccines, hitting the first milestone of the MI Vacc...

In addition to other measures New Mexico is taking to try to control the coronavirus pandemic, effective August 5, 2020, the Occupational Health and Safety Bureau of the New Mexico...

On Monday, December 6, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the "first-in-the-nation" COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all private sector employees in New York City.

On March 24, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed Emergency Executive Order No. 62, which expands an exemption to New York's vaccination order for private-sector workers to include athletes and performing artists ...

Under the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act), employers in New York must adopt plans to respond to future infectious disease outbreaks no later than Aug. 5, 2021.

What does the April 10, 2023, early end of the COVID-19 National Emergency declaration mean for employer health plans?