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Is the 2nd Circuit’s Pfizer Decision Enough to Rescue DEI Initiatives?

We have previously discussed the impact of the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellow of Harvard College (SFFA) on diversity, equity and inclusion in the employment...more

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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Employer Vaccine Requirements

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Now that the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its formal approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, many employers are beginning to implement vaccine requirements for employees. This article...more

Holland & Hart LLP

FDA Fully Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: Implications for Employers

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Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted “full approval” to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 16 years of age and older. In other words, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (which will now be...more

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FDA’s Full Stamp of Vaccine Approval Delivers Progress, but Issues With Vaccine Passports and Policies Are Looming

On August 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna’s expedited application for full approval is still pending, and Johnson & Johnson plans to submit its...more

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COVID-19 Employment Law Update: EEOC and Cal/OSHA Developments

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The rollout of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in the United States has triggered extensive discussion around the law concerning mandatory vaccine policies in the workplace. This discussion will almost certainly evolve over...more

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COVID-19: The Do’s and Don’ts of a Mandatory Vaccination Policy

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As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available and employers contemplate policies that will facilitate returning to the workplace, one important issue is whether employers can require employees to receive COVID-19...more

White and Williams LLP

Employment Discrimination Claims Related to Vaccination Refusal – Disability

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The FDA’s emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is raising hope across the nation of a return to some semblance of normalcy in the months to come. In light of...more

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EEOC Guidance for Employers on COVID-19 Vaccines Before a Return to Work

With the FDA’s recent approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee’s Advisory Council’s scheduled vote of today on the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine...more

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EEOC Publishes New Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines

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With the COVID-19 vaccine becoming available to some and just around the corner for others, the question on many employers’ (and employees’) minds is whether they can (or should) mandate employees be vaccinated as a condition...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Employers, Employees and Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations

Exceeding almost everyone’s expectations, President Donald Trump’s Operation Warp Speed has reportedly delivered fantastic news about at least two highly effective COVID-19 vaccines. One vaccine is from Moderna; the other is...more

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COVID-19: Vaccines for Everyone! Wait, Not So Fast. Considerations for Health Care and Other Employers When Evaluating Mandatory...

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INTRODUCTION - Following earlier announcements as to the efficacy of vaccine trials by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer) and Moderna, Inc. on November 20, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech submitted applications for...more

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Can Employers Legally Require Employees To Obtain A COVID-19 Vaccination As A Condition Of Employment?

Several major pharmaceutical firms have been racing to develop a COVID-19 vaccine since the pandemic began. On November 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech became the frontrunners, announcing that the early results of its clinical...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Updated: Top Employer COVID Vaccine Questions And Answers

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Announcements by both Pfizer and Moderna that their trial COVID-19 vaccines appear to be over 90% effective have led to a surge of interest by everyone, employers included, about exactly when and how a vaccine will save us...more

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Fourth Circuit Says Driving May Not Be Essential Job Function for Traveling Salesperson

Most employers would assume that a traveling salesperson who could no longer drive due to a medical condition cannot perform the essential functions of her job. The Americans with Disabilities Act only requires accommodations...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Is Driving An “Essential Function Of The Job” For Your Road Warriors?

If your employee isn’t a professional driver but spends a lot of time on the road, how “essential” a job function is driving for ADA purposes? Is driving “essential” at all? In what I consider to be a very significant...more

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