WHEN IS IT AN UNDUE HARDSHIP FOR AN EMPLOYER TRYING TO WORK THROUGH A COVID-19 VACCINE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST? Employers face medical and sincerely held religious belief objections to COVID-19 vaccinations and anti-discrimination laws (e.g., Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title...
Federal Appeals Court in New Orleans Blocks Federal Mandatory Vaccine Requirements for Large Employers The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans issued a stay temporarily blocking the Federal mandatory vaccination requirement for employers with 100 or more employees. The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) immediately responded saying...
TODAY - OSHA ISSUED GUIDANCE FOR VACCINE MANDATES By December 4, 2021, large employers (those with over 100 employees, including remote and part time employees - everybody) must put in place vaccine mandate requirements for employees. Today OSHA issued the Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) for large employers and Frequently Asked...
Employers Beware Productivity Quotas and Monitoring Can Cause New Claims Employers who have quotas for employees, run warehouses or distribution centers, or otherwise monitor productivity of employees: new law AB 701 applies to you.[1] Starting on January 1st, employers are prohibited from using quotas or productivity monitoring to interfere with...