The Bottom Line The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a new emergency temporary standard (the ETS) regarding COVID-19 on November 5, 2021. This Alert discusses the requirements of the ETS and some of the legal challenges that have led Continue Reading
New York Law Journal | Preparing for a Legal and PR Crisis After Company Vaccine Mandates
Among the many disruptions that COVID-19 has visited upon the business world, the pandemic has made many corporate crisis management playbooks obsolete when it comes to managing interconnected legal and reputational risks. What’s different about today’s crisis landscape that makes organizations Continue Reading
Ad Age | How Businesses Can Manage Mandatory Vaccination Policies
The Biden administration has tasked the Department of Labor with issuing an order that will require employers with more than 100 employees to mandate COVID vaccines or weekly testing. This new directive aligns with the thoughts of many advertising agencies that, even prior to the president’s Continue Reading
The Agency 100 | Keeping Your Employees Safe – The COVID-19 Vaccine
Unfortunately, COVID-19 continues to infect people throughout the U.S. As vaccines become more widely available, integrated marketing communication firms have many questions about what that will mean for their workforces. Can we now safely return to the office (if still working remotely)? Can we Continue Reading
EEOC Issues Guidance for Employers Regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations
On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace and how they may implicate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal laws. In short, the ADA and related federal laws generally do not prohibit Continue Reading