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Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court handed down a highly anticipated, unanimous opinion, AHA v. Becerra, confirming that CMS exceeded its statutory authority when it implemented a discriminatory reimbursement structure...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued two opinions on COVID regulations impacting employers and workers across the country. In the first, the Court stayed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) “vaccine or...more
OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard - On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to either...more
The Supreme Court of the United States in a per curiam opinion on Jan. 13 ruled that the Secretary of HHS (United States Department of Health and Human Services) did not exceed his statutory authority in requiring that, in...more
On Jan. 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) granted an emergency request for relief staying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), requiring all employers with...more
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) that would have required all employers with 100+ employees to mandate vaccination or testing, while allowing the Department of Health and...more
The Biden Administration continues its march towards implementation and enforcement of permanent vaccination mandates. OSHA withdraws OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) - On January 13, 2022, the Administration’s...more
The legal landscape around COVID-19 policies and vaccine mandates in the workplace continues to shift under the feet of US employers. With the January 13 US Supreme Court ruling on the OSHA and CMS vaccine rules, and...more
Following the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision to enforce the COVID-19 vaccine mandate over healthcare workers at facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid, the deadline to become fully vaccinated has...more
On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked OSHA’s “vaccine or test” Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) mandate in a split 6-3 decision. Without the ETS, employers are not required to mandate vaccinations, but...more
On January 14, 2022, after the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Biden v. Missouri, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance in QSO-22-09-ALL (“January 14 Memo”) on application of the November 5,...more
On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court (“Court”) issued split decisions regarding Federal vaccine mandates issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health...more
What’s Next for Employers After SCOTUS’ Decisions on the OSHA ETS Mandate and the CMS Rule? On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstituted the stay of the federal vaccine or testing mandate, effectively killing...more
Employers with 100 or more employees can breathe a sigh of relief as the United States Supreme Court has come to the rescue and blocked the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) put in place by OSHA. How Did We Get Here?...more
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more
Caption: On January 13, 2022, after hearing emergency oral arguments, the Supreme Court handed down decisions staying OSHA’s ETS and upholding the CMS Rule requiring healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against...more
On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two rulings impacting the enforcement of federal government COVID-19 vaccine mandates. One ruling blocks the enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health...more
As stated in our previous client alert, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set compliance dates for the vaccine mandate in all of the states where the injunction had been lifted, which became official for...more
Ever since the Sixth Circuit dissolved the injunction to OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which mandates employers with 100 employees or more to require employees be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing and wear...more
On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court (the “Court”) granted the stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring businesses with 100 or more...more
On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court prevented President Biden’s vaccination or testing mandate for large employers (issued as an OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)) from being enforced. The Court allowed the...more
This week, we’re breaking down what last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on two of the federal vaccine mandate rules will mean for employers. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA ETS, Upholds CMS Mandate (see video attached) The...more
Last week, the Supreme Court issued two opinions on COVID regulations impacting employers and workers across the country. • In the first, the Court stayed OSHA’s “vaccine or test” mandate for employers with 100 or more...more
Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court greenlit enforcement of the vaccine mandate rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) while litigation regarding the rule continued in the lower courts. The interim...more
After hearing oral argument on January 7, 2022, on January 14, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a ruling staying the Biden administration’s vaccine or testing mandate for large employers. As many doubtless know, on...more