Update: CMS recently modified compliance deadlines for facilities previously subject to the injunctions lifted by the Supreme Court. Those facilities must now comply with phase 1 of the CMS rule by February 13, 2022 and phase...more
In the continuing saga of whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard” (ETS) is legal, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh in on an...more
12/24/2021
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A three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit, on Dec. 17, 2021, considered whether or not to extend the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the OSHA emergency temporary standard vaccine mandate or to reinstate the mandate. In a 2-1 majority...more
Our OSHA Vaccine Mandate Team deciphers the entirety of the new Emergency Temporary Standard and provides real-time guidance on how to comply....more
Join us as we discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)'s newly released Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated or...more
11/5/2021
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Workplace Safety
On Sept. 10, 2021, the Biden administration announced its plans to mandate that employers with 100 or more employees implement vaccine requirements as a condition of employment. More specifically, the administration has...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it will release Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for the health care industry as early as June 10, 2021. The ETS will apply to healthcare and...more