California could become the first state to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for all public and private sector workers under a newly proposed bill that its sponsor says aims to fill the gap left by the Supreme Court’s Jan. 13 decision to stay federal OSHA’s vaccine-or-testing emergency standard for large employers.

California could become the first state to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for all public and private sector workers under a newly proposed bill that its sponsor says aims to fill the gap left by the Supreme Court’s Jan. 13 decision to stay federal OSHA’s vaccine-or-testing emergency standard for large employers.

California could become the first state to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for all public and private sector workers under a newly proposed bill that its sponsor says aims to fill the gap left by the Supreme Court’s Jan. 13 decision to stay federal OSHA’s vaccine-or-testing emergency standard for large employers.

Attorneys are cautioning employers to maintain workplace COVID-19 protections including masking and social-distancing requirements despite states’ moves to loosen or drop their pandemic regulations, saying federal policy on the pandemic has become a “moving target” with enforcement still likely in response to larger outbreaks.

Attorneys are cautioning employers to maintain workplace COVID-19 protections including masking and social-distancing requirements despite states’ moves to loosen or drop their pandemic regulations, saying federal policy on the pandemic has become a “moving target” with enforcement still likely in response to larger outbreaks.

Attorneys are cautioning employers to maintain workplace COVID-19 protections including masking and social-distancing requirements despite states’ moves to loosen or drop their pandemic regulations, saying federal policy on the pandemic has become a “moving target” with enforcement still likely in response to larger outbreaks.

Attorneys are cautioning employers to maintain workplace COVID-19 protections including masking and social-distancing requirements despite states’ moves to loosen or drop their pandemic regulations, saying federal policy on the pandemic has become a “moving target” with enforcement still likely in response to larger outbreaks.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear oral argument April 4 in labor groups’ bid to reinstate OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) for the healthcare sector, setting the stage for what could be a precedent-setting decision on whether the agency has authority -- or even a duty -- to extend such emergency regulations.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear oral argument April 4 in labor groups’ bid to reinstate OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) for the healthcare sector, setting the stage for what could be a precedent-setting decision on whether the agency has authority -- or even a duty -- to extend such emergency regulations.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear oral argument April 4 in labor groups’ bid to reinstate OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) for the healthcare sector, setting the stage for what could be a precedent-setting decision on whether the agency has authority -- or even a duty -- to extend such emergency regulations.