Beginning on January 22, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will require non-U.S. individuals seeking to enter the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide related proof of vaccination, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise nationwide. These new…
By Jason Resnick, Senior Vice President and General Counsel The Private Attorneys General Act of 2003 (PAGA) was enacted into law to address the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency’s (LWDA) inability to keep pace with its obligations to enforce the California Labor Code because of budget cuts, inadequate staffing and a rapidly expanding workforce. ...
The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it is withdrawing the Biden administration’s temporary COVID-19 vaccine-or-test requirement for large employers. The decision was made in light of the Supreme Court’s decision blocking the rule. OSHA’S emergency temporary standard (ETS), issued Nov. 5, compelled companies with more than 100 workers to…