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Wash. Federal Judge Pokes Hole in New Wave of Vaccine Mandate Challenges

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer worked diligently to develop safe and effective vaccines. Following the FDA’s approval of these vaccines, many state governments and private...more

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EEOC’s Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Testing in the Workplace

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On July 12, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 FAQs and as a result, revised certain earlier guidance regarding permissible COVID-19 testing, workplace screening, and return to work...more

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EEOC Updates Screening, Testing, and Mandatory Vaccination Polices

After several months, the EEOC has once again updated its guidance and answers regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic’s interaction with anti-discrimination laws, with a particular focus on the workplace screening, testing,...more

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EEOC Potentially Limits Employer's Right to Mandate COVID-19 Testing

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On July 12, 2022, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revised its guidance on compliance with disability discrimination law during the COVID-19 pandemic. While previous guidance, initially published on...more

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EEOC Drops New Guidance on COVID-19 Testing

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More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the face of all sorts of uncertainty amid multiple new variants and waves of infection, employers could at least be confident of one thing – it is generally okay to...more

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Indiana Enacts New Law on Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates

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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has signed into law House Bill 1001, curbing COVID-19 vaccine mandates by employers. Under the law, which went into effect immediately, most Indiana employers who require employees to...more

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AGG Food & Drug Newsletter - January 2022

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food & Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of our Food & Drug practice, as well as from...more

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Beltway Buzz - January 2022 #2

SCOTUS Halts OSHA’s Vax-or-Test ETS (but Greenlights CMS Rule). On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States stayed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Booster Shots Get FDA, CDC Greenlight

Major developments in vaccine authorizations and mandates continue in the U.S., while the surge in Europe has prompted one country to implement a lockdown — and also declare a national vaccine mandate. mRNA COVID-19...more

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COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS

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Almost two months after President Biden’s announcement of his administration’s mandatory vaccination plan, yesterday, November 4, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its...more

MoFo Employment Law Commentary (ELC)

UNPACKING THE NEW OSHA ETS FOR COVID-19 VACCINES AND TESTING

On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its highly anticipated emergency temporary standards for COVID-19 (the “ETS”) along with a landing page on its website with various...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Religious Accommodations Required for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

With the recent imposition of COVID-19 vaccine mandates (Mandates), some employees claim that the vaccine conflicts with their religion.  So employers are being forced to ask themselves a similar question – whether their...more

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Vaccine Mandate for Government Contractors: Guidance and FAR Class Deviation Bring Clarity and Questions

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On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, "Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors," that directed agencies to include a clause in new contracts, options, and extensions...more

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Updates on Legal Challenges to Health Care Employers’ Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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On May 28, 2021, a group of Houston Methodist Hospital employees filed a lawsuit challenging the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees.  The lawsuit, filed by 117 employees, was the first to challenge a health...more

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Louisiana State Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Attacking Vaccine Mandate

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On September 23, 2021, at the conclusion of a contentious hearing, a Louisiana state court judge in Lafayette dismissed a lawsuit filed by 48 employees and contractors of Ochsner Lafayette General Health System seeking to...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

September Fast Break Recap: Vaccine Mandates – Latest Developments and Best Practices

In our latest Fast Break session and on the heels of recent announcements from the Biden-Harris administration and the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) granting of full authorization for the Pfizer vaccine in August,...more

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COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Biden Announces New Pandemic Plan

On September 9, President Biden announced a new six-pronged plan to address COVID-19, which includes bold steps aimed at increasing vaccination rates. Biden’s Path Out of the Pandemic Plan - On Thursday, President...more

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Mandatory Vaccination Programs – A U.S. Requirement?

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Earlier this evening, the President of the United States announced a series of actions aimed at confronting the COVID-19 pandemic. For one thing, President Biden stated he is signing an Executive Order requiring all...more

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COVID-19 Report for Life Sciences and Health Care Companies - (UPDATED)

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The COVID-19 Report is a compilation of coronavirus news, analysis, and insights from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time. In this week's Report: FDA...more

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COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered - Update

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With the surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, many employers are considering whether to require employees to be vaccinated, how to encourage employee vaccinations, and the implications of vaccine policies for...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

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Recently Received Full FDA Approval, What Changes Now?

Since the introduction of COVID-19 vaccinations, employers have considered whether vaccine mandates are right for their workplaces. One hurdle has been several lawsuits claiming that because the COVID vaccinations did not...more

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Employers Revisit Mandatory Vaccinations for Employees Following Full Approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine

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On Monday, August 23, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) formally approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for individuals 16 years of age and older. With this new and much-anticipated approval from the FDA,...more

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"Emergency Use" No More: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

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There was a time in which employers and employees weren’t vexed with viruses, vaccines, and their respective duties and rights. That seems like a long time ago, but it wasn’t. The World Health Organization declared the...more

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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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