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Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide... more +
Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide minimum essential insurance coverage to their employees or else pay statutory penalties. The concept of an employer mandate is not unique to the Affordable Care Act; many EU countries have their own versions with different and/or expanded employer obligations.  less -
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Vaccination or (Possibly) Termination: Appellate Division Affirms NJ Executive Order 283

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The Appellate Division upholds Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 283, one of the most recent COVID-19 mandates requiring full vaccination (without the alternative option for testing) for covered workers in healthcare and...more

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The CMS Vaccine Mandate and What It Means to You: Three Touchstones Toward Compliance

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Since we first explained the CMS vaccine mandate (the Interim Final Rule (IFR) from the Centers from Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that requires COVID-19 vaccinations for all staff at covered facilities), the mandate has...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Turns Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services COVID-19 Vaccine Rules Back On

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In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the government, allowing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine mandate to continue. Biden, et al. v. Missouri, et al., No....more

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Illinois Adopts New Public Employer Rules on Federal OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS

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On January 7, 2022, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) filed peremptory rules adopting the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)....more

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The Rise and Fall of OSHA's Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard

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On December 27, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a statement announcing the withdrawal of the non-recordkeeping portions of its health care emergency temporary standard (ETS). OSHA originally announced...more

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Multiple Appeals Leave Lingering Uncertainty for Employers After Federal Appeals Court Lifts Stay of OSHA Emergency COVID Vaccine...

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What You Should Know- •On December 17, 2021, a divided three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reinstated OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more...more

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A Dizzying Map of Federal Vaccination Mandates, Injunctions and Stays

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Keeping track of a dizzying number of injunctions and stays by multiple federal district courts and courts of appeal involving three separate federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates with a couple exceptions is no small task....more

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SCOTUS to hear arguments on OSHA, health care vax mandates Jan. 7

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Let's start off 2022 with a bang! On Friday, January 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on two of the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccination mandates -- the Emergency Temporary Standard issued by the...more

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Back to the Beginning -- 6th Circuit Lifts Stay on OSHA Vaccination Mandate

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Just over a month ago, in “Vexations and Uncertainty in Workplace COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, I discussed the ETS, which was effective on November 5, 2021.  I also discussed the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more

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It’s Back On: OSHA’S Vaccine or Test ETS Freed From Stay

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In the latest twist in the ongoing back and forth on workplace COVID-19 measures, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday gave the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) the go-ahead to implement and...more

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Legal updates on challenges to CMS vaccination mandate may cause more uncertainty

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Decisions over the past few days on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccination mandate litigation we previously reported [BB1] earlier this month may cause more confusion. The CMS vaccination rule,...more

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New York City COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Here Are the Details

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On December 13, 2021, New York City’s Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, published an order (the Order) requiring private employers to impose COVID-19...more

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Most Federal Government Contractors Still Must Comply with President Biden’s Federal Vaccine Mandate

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Despite a recent court ruling covering three states, most federal government contractors still must comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate ("Contractor Vaccine Mandate") included in President Biden’s Executive Order 14042,...more

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The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from November 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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November Ends With Flurry of Litigation Regarding Various COVID Vaccine Mandates

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As November came to an end, federal courts across the country continue to examine and issue preliminary rulings on challenges to various COVID vaccine mandates put in place by the Biden Administration. At the beginning of...more

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Limited Preliminary Injunction Issued for CMS Vaccine Mandate

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On November 29, 2021, a federal court in Missouri enjoined the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) vaccine mandate in the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire,...more

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Federal Court Puts OSHA’s Emergency COVID Vaccination Mandates on Hold, But Private Employers Must Still Consider Next Steps

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What You Should Know- •OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations or regular testing for employees that do not choose to vaccinate. ...more

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Florida Passes Legislation Banning Vaccine Mandates: What Employers Need to Know

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During a special legislative session, Florida just passed a new law banning private employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines unless several exemptions are offered to employees. The law, signed by the governor yesterday,...more

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Summary of OSHA ETS Webinar

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As you may have heard in the news, there have already been several challenges to the legality of the ETS. The 5th Circuit issued a temporary injunction against enforcement of the ETS, and in response, OSHA has announced a...more

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Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate: What Government Contractors Need to Know

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The implementation of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order regarding COVID-19 vaccine and safe workplace requirements for federal contractors has caused confusion and prompted numerous questions from federal...more

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OSHA's Vaccinate-or-Test Standard Is Delayed. What About Health Care Employers?

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On November 12, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order staying the enforcement and implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccinate-or-test emergency temporary...more

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10 Employer Obligations Required by OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

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Employers with 100 or more employees may wish to begin preparing for the emergency temporary standard’s imminent deadlines, despite pending legal challenges. ...more

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Get to the Point: OSHA’s New Rule on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination

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On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its anticipated emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (the “ETS”). Citing the “grave danger” posed by the virus...more

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Updates Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Released

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Updates Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Released November 12, 2021 On November 4, 2021, the White House announced that the deadline for the federal contractor vaccination mandate will be extended...more

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What Mine Operators Should Know About Legal Challenges to OSHA’s Vaccine ETS – And What to Do if it Survives

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Mine operators may not be among the employers that will be impacted by OSHA’s mandate-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), but questions abound in the mining community about the state of the emergency rule and whether...more

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