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Indoor Mask Mandate Coming to an End
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced it will end the indoor mask mandate in public places by March 31, 2022. OHA also stated ....
Oregon OSHA Will Not Adopt Large Employer Vaccine Mandate
As we alerted yesterday, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) blocked OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Standard (ETS) from taking effect. This still left question as to whether Oregon OSHA would adopt its own plan ....
Supreme Court Invalidates Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers and Upholds Healthcare Mandate
Today, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) blocked OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Standard (ETS) from taking effect. As a reminder, the ETS would have required ....
Oregon OSHA and Federal ETS - Large Employer Vaccine or Test Mandate
As we wait for a decision from the United States Supreme Court on the fate of the federal OSHA ETS, Oregon OSHA also has some decisions to make. Oregon is one of 22 states that has its own OSHA Approved State Plan ....
CDC Updates Isolation Guidance Again
As we alerted earlier this week, the Oregon Health Authority updated its COVID-19 isolation guidance to align with the CDC’s new guidance. The CDC has now issued another update to its previous guidance....
Remote Form I-9 Verification Extended
In mid-December, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced continued flexibility for I-9 verifications. Due to the continuance of COVID-19, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the remote I-9 verification....
OHA Updates Isolation Guidance to Align with CDC
Last week the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) updated its isolation requirements to align with the changes recently announced by the CDC. The new requirements are as follows....
Supreme Court to Rule on ETS After Effective Date
On December 22nd, the Supreme Court announced that on January 7th, it will hear oral arguments over OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). If you’re keeping track, this means that arguments will happen after the January 4th effective date ....

