On December 7, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a preliminary injunction temporarily in Georgia v. Biden, halting the enforcement of Executive Order 14042 (EO 14042) nationwide. In...more
On November 10, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force released updated guidance and FAQs for federal contractors and subcontractors. The most significant change is that the Task Force has pushed back the deadline for...more
On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) amended its Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) Declaration for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19 in order to clarify...more
Public health emergencies give rise to exceptional powers that can be exercised by federal and state officials. One of these powers is the ability to shield health care workers from liability in certain limited circumstances....more
At the behest of 57 Democratic members of Congress, President Donald Trump announced on March 18 that he will invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 (P.L. 81-774, 50 U.S.C. ยงยง4501 et seq.), as amended. In this...more