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Biden Administration Coronavirus/COVID-19 Vaccinations

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Déjà Vu for Federal Contractors with Salary History Ban?

On January 30, 2024, the Biden administration proposed a rule (the Salary Rule) that would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to “prohibit contractors and subcontractors from seeking and considering information...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

International Trade Commission Issues Report of COVID-19 IP Waiver

It came as something of a shock in May, 2021 when the Biden administration voiced support for waiver of intellectual property protection mandated under the TRIPS agreement for COVID-19 vaccines (see "Biden Administration...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CMS Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

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On May 1, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the end of COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, contractors, CMS-certified facilities, and others, because, “we are now in a different phase of our...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 6, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. ...more

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CMS Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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In conjunction with the Biden administration’s declaration that the COVID-19 national public health emergency ended effective May 11, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would “soon end”...more

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CMS Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate, Enhances Focus on Quality Measures

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Following the May 1 White House announcement that the federal government would wind down certain remaining COVID-19 vaccination requirements, on May 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final...more

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COVID-19: Is the Pandemic Really Over for Employers?

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On May 9, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services issued a press release announcing that the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 would expire on May 11, 2023. The Public Health Emergency has...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up - May 2023 Issue 9

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Notable Updates - Biden Administration Ends Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate - On May 9, 2023, President Biden issued an executive order revoking his prior executive orders requiring vaccination of federal employees (EO...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2023 #3

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Polaris Contract Paused Again: COFC Stops GSA from Evaluating Proposals - The Court of Federal Claims recently enjoined the General Services Administration (GSA) from evaluating proposals and...more

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Florida Governor Signs into Law Sweeping Bill that Prohibits Businesses from Discriminating Based on Vaccination Status or from...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 11, 2023, the same day on which the federal government ended the national health emergency related to COVID-19, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a sweeping bill (SB 252) that prohibits...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: May 2023 #3

Wednesday, May 10, 2023: U.S. Office of Personnel Management Announced Proposed Rule on Pay Equity for Federal Workers - Proposal Would Ban Consideration of Job Applicant’s Prior Salary in Hiring & Setting Pay - The...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

U.S.  Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for International Travelers

The Biden Administration ended the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for international air travelers on May 11, 2023, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ended. Effective May 12, noncitizen nonimmigrant air...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Biden Administration Ends Certain COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

Orders that cover federal employees and contractors, air travel, healthcare facilities, and insurance cost-sharing are expiring as Public Health Emergency also ends - On May 1, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the...more

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CMS Plans to Unwind Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Healthcare Employers

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On November 4, 2021, the Biden administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an interim final rule which required certain workers at...more

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Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Emergency Declarations: Part II Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage

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As explained in Part I: Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration series, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency (NE) are coming to a close. While the Biden Administration had initially...more

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Is This the End of the Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate?

On May 1, 2023, the Biden administration announced that it will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal contractors on May 11, 2023—which is the day that the COVID-19 public health emergency will end....more

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U.S. Eases Burden on Businesses by Lifting COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for International Travelers

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The COVID-19 vaccination requirement for international travelers will end on May 11, along with the end of the related public health emergency, according to a recent announcement from the Biden administration. The removal of...more

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Biden Administration Announces End to COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for International Travelers

On May 1, 2023, the White House announced that beginning May 12, 2023, foreign nationals entering the United States via airports will no longer be required to provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19. Additionally, in...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Government Rolls Back Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

On May 1, the White House announced that it will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travelers at the end of the day on May 11. The Department of Homeland...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Effectively Halts Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

On May 1, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (SFWTF) issued an update that the Biden administration plans to end COVID-19 vaccination mandates established under Executive Orders (EO) 14042 on Ensuring Adequate COVID...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Ninth Circuit Upholds Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

With the end of the federal pandemic emergency declaration next month, employers may have thought that the legal wars over COVID-19 vaccination mandates may end as well. However, the Biden administration and anti-vaccination...more

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Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Will End on May 12

On May 1, the Biden Administration announced that the federal contractor and subcontractor (“Contractor”) vaccine mandate (the “Contractor Vaccine Requirement”) issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task...more

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Mission Accomplished...White House Declares an End to the Pandemic and the CMS Vaccine Mandate

On May 1, 2023, the Biden administration announced that it would be ending all of its various COVID-19 vaccination requirements on May 11, 2023, the same date as the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Feds officially end vax requirement for contractors

You may have forgotten this was even “a thing.” Remember back in 2021 when President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, which required many federal contractors to ensure that employees working on federal contracts had...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

U.S. to Remove COVID Vaccine Requirement for International Travelers

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Non-U.S. travelers coming to the U.S. will no longer be required to prove that they have the COVID-19 vaccination in order to enter the U.S., starting at 12:01 a.m. on May 12, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...more

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