On Thursday, January 13th, in Joseph R. Biden et al., v. Missouri, et al., the United States Supreme Court released its decision lifting the injunctions imposed by two District Courts that had enjoined enforcement of the...more
Employers are facing yet another twist in the ongoing saga of the vaccine mandates issued by the Biden Administration earlier this year. On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of...more
12/21/2021
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Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Joe Biden ,
Noncompliance ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On November 29, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Missouri court) issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from implementing and...more
Tennessee and Florida enacted state laws earlier this month that impose restrictions on an employer’s ability to impose vaccine mandates or to ensure employees are vaccinated. While Tennessee’s law provides employers who are...more
11/23/2021
/ Adverse Action ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal Contractors ,
Florida ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Governor Lee ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Masks ,
Opt-Outs ,
OSHA ,
Public Schools ,
Reemployment ,
Religious Exemption ,
Tennessee ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers of 100 or more employees. The ETS requires employers to adopt a soft vaccine...more
11/9/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Documentation ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Joe Biden ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
OSHA ,
Religious Exemption ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers of 100 or more employees. The ETS requires employers to adopt a...more
11/5/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Documentation ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Franchisors ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Masks ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Religious Exemption ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Husch highlights
•On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a new vaccine mandate for healthcare workers employed at most Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities; continued participation in Medicare and Medicaid...more
9/21/2021
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Funding ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Interim Rule ,
Joe Biden ,
Masks ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Social Distancing ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Key points-
•The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) prohibits employers from requiring employees to undergo COVID-19 antibody testing prior to re-entering the workplace.
•The EEOC permits employers to...more