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• 01.14.2022

  High Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine or Test Mandate
  Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the implementation of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standards (“OSHA ETS”) that had applied to all private employers with 100 or more employees.  OSHA’s standards had required these employers to issue a written policy requiring their employees be fully vaccinated or undergo weekly testing.  Several business groups and states challenged the OSHA ETS. 

• 12.16.2021

  New York City Requires Vaccination of Private Sector Employees
  On December 13, 2021, the NYC Department of Health issued an Order mandating all NYC private employers to require workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

• 11.10.2021

  Federal Government Issues Regulations Regarding Vaccine Mandates for Private Employers
  Recently, we published a blog post describing the numerous state and federal vaccine mandates that have been announced. We noted that we were awaiting Emergency Temporary Standards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and revised regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) regarding further vaccine mandates. OSHA and CMS released these regulations on November 4, 2021. Given the broad reach of these new requirements, employers must quickly assess the impact of the requirements on their workforces and, if necessary, implement policy changes.

• 10.29.2021

  Governor Murphy Requires Vaccination or Testing for All State Contractors
  On October 20, 2021, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 271, which requires that New Jersey state contractors mandate vaccination or weekly COVID-19 testing for all their employees. This follows several other vaccine mandates that have been imposed by the State of New Jersey and the federal government. As these mandates go into effect, public and private employers need to be aware of their obligations under state and federal law to vaccinate and/or test their employees for COVID-19.

• 09.21.2021

  NY HERO Act COVID-19 Designation Activates Employer Prevention Plans
  On September 6, 2021, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York State Commissioner of Health has designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act), thus requiring all employers to implement workplace safety plans to prevent workplace airborne infectious disease outbreaks.

• 02.08.2021

  Dina Mastellone, Douglas Solomon and Brigette Eagan Present Part I of an Employment Update 2021 Seminar for the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers
  Firm Partners Dina M. Mastellone, Esq., Douglas E. Solomon, Esq. and Counsel Brigette N. Eagan, Esq. will present Part I of an Employment Update 2021 seminar for the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers on February 8th.

• 02.05.2021

  Biden Administration Issues Executive Order and OSHA Guidance To Address COVID-19 Workplace Challenges Within First 10 Days
  On January 21, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s second day in office, he issued “Executive Order On Protecting Worker Health and Safety,” which directed the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) to issue new guidance on COVID-19 related workplace safety.

• 12.07.2020

  A Forklift Operator Walks into a Bar
  On August 7, 2020, the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the trial court’s dismissal of a negligence action filed by a leased warehouse worker against his employer for injuries sustained while on duty.

• 11.06.2020

  New Jersey Enacts New COVID-19 Workplace Safety Protocols
  Effective 6:00 am on Thursday, November 5, 2020, pursuant to Governor Phil Murphy’s October 28, 2020 Executive Order 192 (“EO 192” and “Order”), every New Jersey business which operates with employees and customers physical present at the worksite, will be required to comply with the State’s new COVID-19 workplace safety protocols.

• 06.15.2020

  Six Genova Burns Attorneys to Present "Managing Workplace Risk Post-COVID" Seminar for NJCAR
  Genova Burns' attorneys Dina M. Mastellone, Douglas E. Solomon, John R. Vreeland, Brigette N. Eagan, Keith A. Krauss, and Young-Ji will present a webinar on June 17 for NJCAR entitled, "Managing Workplace Risk Post-COVID." 

• 05.28.2020

  Re-Opening New Jersey: Preparing a COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan
  As Employers look to reopen businesses that have been closed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is crucial that they consider OSHA's guidance to develop a COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan.

• 05.20.2020

  Harris Freier to Participate on "Employment Law in the Age of COVID-19" Webinar Panel for NYSBA
  Partner Harris S. Freier will participate on a webinar panel entitled, "Employment Law in the Age of COVID-19: Principles For Today and the Post-COVID World" for the New York State Bar Association next Thursday, May 27th.

• 05.07.2020

  Hail Mary (Jane): New York City Weeds Out Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing on May 10
  New York City’s ban on pre-employment drug testing for marijuana goes into effect this weekend, on May 10, 2020. The law makes it an “unlawful discriminatory practice” to require a prospective employee to submit to testing for the presence of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols (“THC”), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, as a condition of employment.

• 03.13.2020

  OSHA Issues Pertaining to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  The current Coronavirus Pandemic (“COVID-19”) presents many complex situations for employers and their respective workforces. While management is trying to navigate the maze of wage and hour issues, FMLA and ADA leave, remote workspaces, and childcare, they must also keep in mind their legal obligation to keep employees safe pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”). Genova Burns Partner, Douglas E. Solomon, Esq., comments on several important OSHA questions.

• 12.05.2016

  OSHA Whistleblower Retaliation Cases Continue to Rise

• 06.13.2013

  OSHA Issues Controversial Opinion Letter Concerning Union Presence During Inspections