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Cal/OSHA Standards Board Adopts New COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards

On April 21, 2022, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board (Board) met and formally adopted a third version of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) by a vote of 6-1.   The new ETS makes a number of changes to prior ETS...more

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OSHA Formally Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccination ETS

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On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice that it had formally withdrawn the OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that...more

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Cal/OSHA Confirms CDPH 5-Day Quarantine and Isolation Periods Override ETS Exclusion Periods

On January 6, 2022, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) updated its answers on the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) isolation recommendation found in its guidance, “COVID-19...more

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A Dizzying Map of Federal Vaccination Mandates, Injunctions and Stays

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Keeping track of a dizzying number of injunctions and stays by multiple federal district courts and courts of appeal involving three separate federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates with a couple exceptions is no small task....more

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The Continuing Saga of the COVID Vaccination Mandate Rules: The Next Episode

For those of you who have been following along with my coverage of the federal contractor COVID-19 Safety Protocols guidance and related compliance concerns (previous coverage here), and my colleagues’ coverage of the...more

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Beltway Buzz - December 2021 #2

Federal Contractor Vax Requirement Blocked. On December 7, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia preliminarily enjoined President Joe Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14042 (requiring...more

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Executive Order 14042 Is Preliminarily Enjoined Nationwide: The Third Domino Falls

Like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) healthcare rule, Executive Order (EO) 14042 (including its related...more

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Most Federal Government Contractors Still Must Comply with President Biden’s Federal Vaccine Mandate

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Despite a recent court ruling covering three states, most federal government contractors still must comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate ("Contractor Vaccine Mandate") included in President Biden’s Executive Order 14042,...more

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Breaking News on the CMS Vaccination Rule: Less Than 24 Hours After Being Shelved in 10 States, the Rule Is Sidelined Nationwide

In a November 30, 2021, order, a federal judge sitting in Louisiana entered a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) interim final rule entitled...more

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November Ends With Flurry of Litigation Regarding Various COVID Vaccine Mandates

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As November came to an end, federal courts across the country continue to examine and issue preliminary rulings on challenges to various COVID vaccine mandates put in place by the Biden Administration. At the beginning of...more

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New Florida Laws Restrict Workplace Vaccine Mandates and Begin State OSH Plan Process

On November 18, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law measures that immediately prohibit workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private and public employers and begin the process for Florida establishing a state...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

OSHA's Vaccinate-or-Test Standard Is Delayed. What About Health Care Employers?

On November 12, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order staying the enforcement and implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccinate-or-test emergency temporary...more

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10 Employer Obligations Required by OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

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Employers with 100 or more employees may wish to begin preparing for the emergency temporary standard’s imminent deadlines, despite pending legal challenges. ...more

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Fifth Circuit Again Stays OSHA’s ETS...for Now

On November 12, 2021, a three-member panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a sweeping order continuing its initial November 6, 2021, stay of the emergency temporary standard (ETS) that the...more

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Get to the Point: OSHA’s New Rule on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination

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On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its anticipated emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (the “ETS”). Citing the “grave danger” posed by the virus...more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2021 #2

Infrastructure Bill Passes - Now What? Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are out this week. But before they left for home, on November 5, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure...more

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Tennessee Enacts Law Restricting Enforcement of Vaccine Mandates

On November 10, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he would sign legislation that addresses various COVID-19–related issues, including vaccine mandates and mask mandates. The law is effective immediately....more

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Federal Government Issues Regulations Regarding Vaccine Mandates for Private Employers

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Recently, we published a blog post describing the numerous state and federal vaccine mandates that have been announced. We noted that we were awaiting Emergency Temporary Standards from the Occupational Safety and Health...more

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Preparing for OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine or Testing ETS for Large Employers

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On November 5, 2021, the federal Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing, Emergency Temporary Standard" (ETS) for employers with 100 or more...more

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Understanding and Implementing OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination Regulations (FAQs Included)

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On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to all private employers in the United States with 100 or more employees. ...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate: That May No Longer Be The Question

On November 4, 2021, as President Biden ordered, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its emergency temporary standard (ETS) concerning vaccination requirements. As predicted, the ETS requires...more

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Fifth Circuit Stays OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing

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On Nov. 6, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS) on COVID-19 vaccination and testing. The Fifth...more

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Court of Appeals Stays OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard

On November 6, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of the Emergency Temporary Standard issued this week by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The ETS would require...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

OSHA Issues Temporary Standard Governing Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

In early September, as part of its six-pronged COVID-19 Action Plan, the White House directed the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) to develop and implement a rule requiring all businesses with 100 or...more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2021

OSHA Issues Vaccine ETS - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on November 5, 2021. The ETS, which is effective...more

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