On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services issued a rule amending the existing conditions of participation in Medicare and Medicaid to add a new requirement – that facilities ensure their covered...more
Beginning February 9, 2022, large employers will have to implement the COVID-19 testing requirements of the OSHA ETS. If employers implement a vax-or-test policy, they must comply with the weekly testing requirements and...more
On Wednesday December 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court fast-tracked challenges to two federal vaccine mandates, and said it would hear oral arguments on the OSHA vax-or-test mandate for large employers and the CMS vaccine...more
Challenges to the federal government’s “vax-or-test” mandate for private employers with 100 or more employees started almost as soon as the Occupational Health & Safety Administration released its emergency temporary standard...more
To date, legal challenges to three federal vaccine mandates are pending in courts across the country. The following is an update regarding the status of those lawsuits and what types of employers are impacted by that...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) became effective on June 21, 2021. Compliance with most of the provisions was required by July 6, 2021. The last of those...more
In previous articles, we discussed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new rule regarding the reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses.
One part of the rule requires employers to...more
In a previous article, we outlined the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new final rules regarding the reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses. These rules include a substantial limitation on an...more