If your business employed 100 or more workers, chances are you spent a lot of time and effort understanding and preparing for the OSHA COVID-19 vaccine-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard. That came to a quick end on January 13, 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court essentially struck down the broad OSHA rule, and OSHA thereafter withdrew it. But what’s next? This article explores what Congress and the Biden administration plan to do in 2022 in the employment field.
On the legislative side, Congress has come together to support a sexual misconduct bill inspired by the #MeToo movement. House Resolution 4445 aims to render mandatory arbitration agreements unenforceable in the case of sexual assault and sexual harassment, allowing workers to bring public lawsuits against employers for workplace sexual misconduct. Workers’ rights and other advocacy organizations hope that the nullification of such mandatory arbitration clauses will prevent repeat offenders from escaping public scrutiny and encourage employees to come forward with allegations. The bill passed the House with 335 votes for and 97 votes against on February 7, 2022. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stated he anticipates the bill will be swiftly passed by the Senate, sending it to President Biden’s desk for a final signature within the coming weeks.
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