Under federal guidance, private employers can generally require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as long as they comply with federal laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion and disability....more
2/23/2022
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Employer Mandates ,
Fines ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Immunization Records ,
Independent Contractors ,
Religious Exemption ,
Right of Conscience ,
Tenth Amendment ,
Tort Claims Act ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Under federal guidance, private employers can generally require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as long as they comply with federal laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion and disability....more
Under federal guidance, private employers can generally require employees to get vaccinated COVID-19, and private businesses can permit entry and service only to vaccinated individuals, as long as they comply with federal...more
7/1/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Employer Mandates ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
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New Legislation ,
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Religious Exemption ,
State and Local Government ,
Vaccinations
UPDATE:
On June 12, 2021, the hospital’s motion to dismiss this lawsuit in its entirety was granted. The Court found that the hospital’s policy of mandating the COVID-19 vaccine aligned with its business of saving lives...more
On May 28, 2021, 117 unvaccinated nonmanagerial employees from Houston Methodist Hospital filed a lawsuit to challenge the hospital’s vaccine mandate in Jennifer Bridges et al. v The Methodist Hospital. This appears to be the...more
Per recent federal employment law guidance, private employers can generally require employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as long as they comply with federal employment laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of...more
A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more
3/23/2021
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Civil Liability ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Entities ,
Educational Institutions ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Essential Workers ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First Responders ,
Good Faith ,
Gross Negligence ,
Health Care Providers ,
Immunity ,
Liability ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
New Legislation ,
Property Damage ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Safe Harbors ,
State Health Departments ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Vaccinations ,
Willful Misconduct ,
Workplace Safety
On Thursday, March 11, President Biden signed the COVID-19 relief package into law. The legislation grants $1,400 direct payments to individuals making less than $75,000 and $2,800 to married couples making less than $150,000...more
3/12/2021
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Child Tax Credit ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Grants ,
Joe Biden ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Relief Measures ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Per recent federal employment law guidance, private employers can generally require employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as long as they comply with federal employment laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of...more
3/5/2021
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Adverse Employment Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Children and Families (DCF) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Discrimination ,
Emancipation ,
Employer Mandates ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GINA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immunization Exemptions ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Minors ,
Nursing Homes ,
Opt-Outs ,
Pending Legislation ,
Public Employees ,
Punitive Damages ,
Religious Exemption ,
Required Documentation ,
State Health Departments ,
Students ,
Vaccinations
Governor Parson announced that Missouri will move to the next phase of vaccinations, Phase 1B-Tier 3, on Monday, March 15. This will make the vaccine available to an additional 550,000 Missourians. Phase 1B-Tier 3 includes...more
3/5/2021
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Government Officials ,
Governor Parson ,
Public Health ,
Teachers ,
Technology Sector ,
Transportation Industry ,
Vaccinations ,
Waste Management ,
Wastewater
On January 21, 2021, the Biden Administration released its National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness (the “National Strategy”). To meet the President’s goal of 150 million doses to be given in the...more
1/28/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
FEMA ,
Healthcare Workers ,
National Guard ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Relief Measures ,
State and Local Government ,
Vaccinations