OSHA has advised the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals that it is withdrawing the emergency temporary standard (ETS) for employers with 100 or more employees. Formal notice will be published in the Federal Register on January 26. ...more
The U.S. Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, issued a stay on January 13, 2022 that prevents the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from enforcing or implementing the COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) it had...more
A federal appeals court on Friday revived the sweeping vaccine mandate for employers with 100 or more employees imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, but its fate remains unclear amid an immediate...more
UPDATED: On November 16, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit based in Cincinnati “won” the lottery. Here is the order. All pending cases challenging the ETS will be transferred to the 6th Circuit and a panel...more
As soon as the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2021, litigants raced to the courthouse to file multiple challenges to the...more
The Biden administration has modified a September executive order (EO) to extend the vaccine mandate compliance deadline for federal contractors to January 4, 2022.
In a statement, the White House said the change was...more
Update – September 30, 2021: The Task Force issued a set of FAQs regarding the Guidance. Anticipating the upcoming release by OSHA of the ETS (see below), the FAQs make clear that covered contractors and subcontractors must...more
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As part of a multipronged effort to attack the spread of COVID-19, President Joseph Biden issued an executive order (EO) on September 9, 2021 that ramps up safety protocols for federal contractors to include mandatory...more
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revised its guidance on May 28, 2021 to provide more specific advice on employers’ use of incentives to encourage vaccination against COVID-19. The good news is that the use...more
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For many employers, the costs related to the COVID-19 vaccine just went down.
On April 21, 2021, President Biden announced that employers with fewer than 500 employees – including tax exempt organizations – can claim a...more