Just when you thought you would not have to review another COVID update from the Sensenig Law Firm, last week the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) released an update to its guidance on dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The good news is that this latest update is a far cry from the litany of Excel spreadsheets and flowcharts the CDC has been issuing periodically for the past two years. This is good news for Florida business-owners as I think it is safe to say that following complex quarantine formulae was mental gymnastics. Rest assured that this time around the guidance is much more succinct.
Read MoreThis past month, it seems like every branch of our government – from the President himself all the way down to school superintendents, and everyone in between – has imposed new (and often contradictory) COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
This has placed even the most conservative, safety-minded employers in an awkward, even impossible position. Do you comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Emergency Temporary Standards (“OSHA ETS”) mandate requiring vaccines, or Florida’s recently enacted statute, banning such requirements? Is mandatory masking alright? What about vaccine cards?
Read MoreWe are sure that many of you heard that on September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that the federal government will soon be imposing mandatory vaccination requirements on all private-sector US employers with 100 or more employees.
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