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In Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's August 2024 Round-Up

Eighth Circuit Invalidates Missouri's Two-Year Lobbying Ban for Former Legislators and Staffers - The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated a Missouri state constitutional amendment that imposed a two-year lobbying...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Texas District Court Blocks FTC Non-Compete Rule

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The rule was previously set to go into effect on September 4, 2024. It would have broadly banned the enforcement on non-compete clauses in employment agreements for nearly all employees nationwide and required employers to...more

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Texas Federal Court Bars Enforcement of $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Against Three States

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President Joe Biden exceeded his authority under the Procurement Act when he issued an executive order (EO 14026) raising the minimum wage rate for employees of federal contractors to $15 per hour, a federal court in Texas...more

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Texas Attorney General Opinion Finds That Governor’s Emergency Executive Orders Have “The Force and Effect of Law,” Including...

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On September 10, 2021, Williamson County Attorney Dee Hobbs requested an “expedited” ruling from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in response to his question of whether executive orders issued by Abbott in response to the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Judge in Texas Blocks Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers

On Friday, January 21, 2022, Judge Jeffrey V. Brown of the Southern District of Texas issued a nation-wide injunction, blocking enforcement of President Biden’s Executive Order 14043. Executive Order 14043 requires...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Update on Texas Executive Order GA-40 (Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates)

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On December 8, 2021, the Texas Workforce Commission (“TWC”) sent a letter to all employers in the state of Texas setting forth its position on Executive Order GA-40. Specifically, as we informed you on December 1, 2021,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New Texas Executive Order Limits Employers’ Ability to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines in Texas

As many may have seen, on October 11, 2021, Governor Greg Abbott of Texas issued Executive Order No. GA-40 (the "Texas Order"), immediately limiting Texas employers' ability to compel employees to receive COVID-19...more

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Texas Governor Issues Executive Order Limiting Employer Vaccine Mandates

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Monday evening, Texas Governor Greg Abbott made headlines by issuing an executive order broadening the scope of individuals who can opt-out of any employer vaccine mandate, making it only the second state to take action...more

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Texas Executive Order to Prohibit COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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As you undoubtedly know, there has been an enormous amount of media attention given to the recent efforts by the Governor of Texas to prohibit COVID vaccine mandates in Texas. As could be expected, we have received a number...more

Fisher Phillips

5 Employer Considerations as Texas Governor Attempts to Ban Workplace Vaccine Mandates

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Earlier this week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order immediately restricting entities in the state – including employers – from compelling any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccination if that individual...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

COVID Confusion: Texas Governor Issues Executive Order Effectively Banning Vaccine Mandates

In a move sure to generate controversy, confusion, and litigation, on October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order effectively prohibiting all private businesses from requiring employees or customers...more

K&L Gates LLP

COVID-19: Texas Governor Issues Executive Order Broadening Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccinations Mandates—Where Do Employers Go From...

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As employers across the country await additional rules related to COVID-19 vaccination mandates for employers with more than 100 employees, companies in the State of Texas are now subject to certain restrictions on their...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Texas Governor Issues "No-Mandate Mandate" On COVID-19 Vaccines

Oh, what a difference a few months makes. Yesterday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued Executive Order GA 40, which prohibits any entity in Texas, including private businesses, from requiring that employees or customers...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Incentivizing Customers In States Banning Vaccine Passports

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Businesses across the nation are implementing measures to ensure that their customers have been vaccinated. According to the latest available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 120 million...more

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No Shoes, No Shirt, No Mask, No Service

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On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order (GA-34), which went into effect on March 10, 2021, lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities to 100%. When...more

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Texas Lifts Statewide Mask Order and Reduced Capacity Restrictions

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On March 2, 2021, Texas joined the list of 11 states that have lifted or lessened their COVID-19 restrictions. Governor Abbott issued an Executive Order, to be effective on March 10, 2021, beginning the re-opening of Texas in...more

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Can Texas Employers Still Require Employees And Customers To Wear Masks?

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On March 2, as I was waiting in line in the parking lot of NRG Stadium in Houston to get my first COVID jab, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that, effective March 10, there would no longer be any COVID-19 operating...more

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Governor Abbott’s Executive Order Related to Reopening Texas 100%

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On Texas Independence Day, at a press conference in Lubbock, Governor Abbott announced the lifting of his statewide mask mandate beginning March 10, 2021. The Governor said, “It is now time to open Texas 100%.” Abbott...more

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Increases in Coronavirus Hospitalizations Triggers Reopening Rollbacks in El Paso and Lubbock

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Update: On the evening of October 29, 2020, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego issued Order No. 13 “Stay Home/Stay Safe.” Order No. 13 supersedes all prior orders unless referenced in Order No. 13. Order No. 13 went into...more

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State COVID-related Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium Updates

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Alert October 23, 2020 Due to the economic impacts of COVID-19, many states have issued moratoriums on foreclosures and evictions. Some of those moratoriums have expired. However, even if a lender is now able to obtain a...more

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Florida and Texas Extend Borrower Protections Through September

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Florida’s Governor Desantis has extended Executive Order Number 20-180 to 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2020. The Executive Order, titled “Limited Extension of Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief” provides, in relevant part: ...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 14

This 14th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, showcases new and evolving trends. Employers are facing claims for both doing too much and too little in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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Texas COVID-19 Update: Most Texans Now Required to Wear Face Coverings in Public and While Visiting or Working in Businesses Open...

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  As COVID-19 cases in the state of Texas continue to surge, Governor Greg Abbott recently issued a statewide mandate requiring face coverings, a policy move he previously resisted.  The mandate includes...more

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Texas Governor Mandates Face Coverings Statewide

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On July 2, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-29 mandating that Texans wear face coverings beginning July 3 and continuing until further notice....more

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Texas Local Governments Impose New Face Covering and Health and Safety Plan Requirements Upon Employers, As COVID-19 Cases Surge

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For the last two weeks, Texas is continuing to break records for daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, on June 23, 2020 Texas had the highest daily number of...more

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