On June 9, 2022, Tyson Foods and its subsidiary, The Hillshire Brands Company, were sued over alleged employment discrimination. The lawsuit is by a former employee, Redina Hayslett, who claims she was terminated after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds.
We previously predicted companies should prepare for a litigation trend over
On September 9, 2021, we explained that OSHA would be issuing an emergency rule requiring companies with 100 or more employees to require their workforce to be vaccinated or to undergo weekly testing. See OSHA to Issue Vaccine and Testing Mandates to Large Employers. And we also predicted that the rule would generate legal
On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced the U.S. Labor Department (DOL) will issue an emergency rule requiring companies with 100 or more employees to ensure employees are either fully vaccinated or test negative for Covid-19 at least once a week.
This emergency rule was one part of a series of aggressive initiatives to