News & Analysis as of

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Health Care Providers Coronavirus/COVID-19

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

South Carolina Drastically Limits Private Employer Vaccine Mandates

On April 25, 2022, South Carolina enacted a statute aimed at curtailing employers’ ability to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. To start, the Act absolutely bans state and local governments from requiring...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

An ADA Refresher For Cos. Navigating Remote Work Requests

Foley & Lardner LLP on

After roughly two years of isolation, the COVID-19 pandemic finally seems to be dissipating, which means employers across the country are starting to summon employees back to the office. Not all employees are thrilled...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

HHS Issues Guidance Regarding Civil Rights Protections Under Rehabilitation Act and Affordable Care Act for Persons with...

What You Should Know •The HHS Office of Civil Rights has issued new guidance to covered healthcare entities regarding civil rights protections for persons with disabilities. •The guidance is based on protections under...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

CMS Sets New Deadline for Compliance with Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Providers in 25 States and Washington, DC

Fox Rothschild LLP on

To assist health care providers that will soon be required to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance on December 28, 2021 regarding updated timelines for compliance...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: December 2021 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Washington State Continues to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination for Certain Workers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Following such states as California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon, Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee has issued Proclamation 21-14.3 to require certain workers be fully vaccinated against...more

McCarter & English, LLP

CMS Issues a Vaccine Mandate for Certain Health Care Providers

McCarter & English, LLP on

At the direction of the Biden administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule (CMS Rule) on November 5, 2021, requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

CMS’ COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: What Health Care Providers Need to Know

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published their much-anticipated rules mandating COVID-19 vaccinations. ...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

CMS issues rule mandating vaccination for employees of Medicare/Medicaid facilities

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued an interim final rule requiring that all staff working in Medicare- or Medicaid-certified facilities be vaccinated against COVID-19. The rule took effect on Friday and...more

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

CMS Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers: Resources for Preparing Your Policies

Under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)’s new vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, facilities must draft and implement policies and procedures by December 6, 2021 to ensure covered personnel are fully...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

What Healthcare Employers Need to Know About the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Vaccine Mandate

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) establishing the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for staff employed at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers....more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

CMS Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations For Health Care Staff

On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an emergency regulation requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the CMS reimbursement...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

CMS Interim Final Rule: Hard Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Facilities

Husch Blackwell LLP on

On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an advance copy of the Interim Final Rule (IFR) related to COVID-19 vaccines for most of the entities covered by applicable Conditions of...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

CMS Releases Interim Final Rule Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Employees and Suppliers

Amundsen Davis LLC on

Thursday, November 4th the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its interim final rule requiring all employees and certain suppliers of most Medicare and Medicaid certified providers to be fully vaccinated...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Court Denies Request to Enjoin Oregon Vaccination Requirements for Healthcare, School, Other Workers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The plaintiffs were not likely to succeed in showing their individual interests in remaining unvaccinated outweighed Oregon’s interest in public health and welfare to slow the spread of COVID-19, U.S. District Court Judge...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Tennessee COVID-19 Special Session Wraps

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

At 1:35 a.m. on October 30, the Tennessee General Assembly adjourned its COVID-19-focused extraordinary session. Out of over 80 bills filed, only a handful passed both chambers. Despite that low figure, the effects are...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

EEOC Updates Its Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines Ahead of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard

Foley & Lardner LLP on

As we await OSHA’s highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)—which will require certain employers to implement “vaccine-or-test” policies—the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) recently updated its...more

Roetzel & Andress

Kentucky Federal Court Allows Hospital To Proceed With Vaccination Policy For Employees

Roetzel & Andress on

In what is likely to be just the first of many court challenges to private employer COVID-19 vaccination requirements, a United States District Court judge in Kentucky refused to stop a hospital from requiring its employees...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Employee Vaccine Information: Privacy Concerns

Holland & Hart LLP on

Given the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, employers—including healthcare entities—will need to confirm their employees’ vaccination status. Employers and healthcare providers must ensure they comply with privacy rules relating to...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Telehealth: Regulation, Compliance, Audit and Investigation

I. Introduction - Use and acceptance of telehealth technologies have grown very substantially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This growth has been substantially facilitated by waivers and relaxations of existing...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Mandatory Vaccination Coming Soon For Oregon Healthcare Workers

Tonkon Torp LLP on

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released a new administrative rule following Governor Kate Brown’s recent announcement that Oregon’s vaccination requirement for healthcare workers will no longer offer a testing alternative....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Oregon Issues New Rule Requiring Vaccinations Of Healthcare Workers By Mid-October

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Following on the heels of an executive order by Oregon’s governor requiring full vaccination for teachers, staff and volunteers in K12 schools, the Oregon Health Authority yesterday issued a new rule requiring that healthcare...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Section 1557 Protects Those Living with "Long COVID"

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Late last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) jointly published “Guidance on ‘Long COVID’ as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557.” In short,...more

Fisher Phillips

July 2021: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

52 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 3

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide