Coronavirus Updates

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a formal stay of OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Technical Standard (ETS), pending a full review by the Court.  The OSHA vaccine or test mandate has faced challenges in at least a half dozen Courts.  In issuing its formal stay, the Court directed...

On August 13, 2021, OSHA updated its COVID-19 guidance for employers—Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace—to incorporate guidance from the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) July 27, 2021, revised mask recommendations for vaccinated individuals. Importantly, OSHA’s guidance now recommends: ...

With the upsurge of the new Delta Covid-19 variant, Governor Murphy has strongly recommended individuals, whether vaccinated OR unvaccinated, wear masks indoors when there is an increased risk of the spread of Covid-19. While not a mandate, the Governor’s announcement follows the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) latest recommendations....

Executive Order 192 Has Expired Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 192 (EO 192) that provided protections and worker rights to all New Jersey employees is no longer in effect. EO 192 required mitigation protocols, social distancing and mask-wearing amongst other things. With Executive Orders 242, 243 and the expiration...

Governor Murphy recently issued Executive Order 242 (“EO 242”) and Executive Order 243 (EO 243), which ended the mask mandate in “indoor public spaces” and continued the requirement for masks for unvaccinated employees under certain circumstances in “indoor workplaces” that are...

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has released revised guidance to help identify COVID-19 exposure risks for unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers and to help prevent exposure and infection. The guidance provides that unless otherwise required by federal, state or local law, most employers no longer need to...