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Focusing on labor and employment law, Brittany splits her practice between counseling employers and litigating in state and federal courts across the country. Brittany is known for building long-term partnerships with clients, fully integrating herself into their businesses to better understand how they operate and how she can help them reach their goals.

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This month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers of 100 or more employees. The ETS requires employers to adopt a vaccine mandate obligating employees to either get vaccinated or to undergo regular COVID-19 testing.

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Widespread COVID-19 vaccination is considered critical for many employers to return employees to work safely and resume normal business operations in the future. As such, many employers have been asking whether they can require, incentivize or encourage employees to get vaccinated, and what liabilities they may face if they choose any of these options.