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Potential H-1B Cap-Exempt Options for Healthcare Employers

As the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap season quickly approaches, it is worth remembering that certain employers of healthcare professionals, such as healthcare systems and hospitals, may be eligible for H-1B cap-exemption....more

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Snapshot on Healthcare Industry: February 2022

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Welcome to FP Snapshot on Healthcare, where we take a quick look at some of the most significant current workplace law issues, including hot non-COVID-19 issues, with an emphasis on the practical impact of how they affect...more

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Employer Vaccine Mandates and Exemptions

Employers are amending their vaccine policies in the wake of US Supreme Court opinions. Michelle Strowhiro, Sandra DiVarco and Abigail Kagan discuss the three vaccine rules at play - OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS),...more

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CMS Issues Guidance For Health Care Employers In 24 States Where Mandate Had Been Blocked

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued guidance and separate compliance deadlines for 24 of the 25 states in which the CMS vaccination mandate was enjoined before last week’s Supreme Court decision lifting...more

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CMS Vaccine Mandate: New Deadlines

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On January 13, 2022, a divided Supreme Court vacated the injunctions that applied to CMS's vaccine mandate in 24 states, thereby allowing CMS to enforce its mandates in all states except Texas. ...more

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Updated Deadlines for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

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On January 14, CMS issued guidance regarding when the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers will be enforced in the 24 states affected by the Supreme Court’s ruling issued the previous day. Those states are...more

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The "Maine" Takeaway from the First Circuit's Decision to Uphold Maine's Healthcare Vaccination Mandate

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Employers across the nation, especially those in the healthcare industry, continue to grapple with ever-changing and complex state and federal legislation regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. On 19 October 2021, the U.S. Court of...more

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FAQs About California’s Vaccine Mandate For Health Care Workers

Compliance is required by September 30. As a result of COVID-19 outbreaks related to unvaccinated health care workers, the California Department of Public Health has issued two significant orders. The first order,...more

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Emergency Regulations for COVID-19 Vaccinations Apply to All Health Care Facility Personnel

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The New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council this week approved emergency regulations implementing the requirement that all health care facility personnel obtain the COVID-19 vaccination. These will be...more

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California Mandates COVID-19 Vaccinations for All Non-Exempt Hospital Workers by September 30

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By September 30, all hospital workers—including physicians—must be vaccinated. As COVID-19’s Delta variant surges across California, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) again took action to help curtail the...more

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California Requires Vaccines for Most Healthcare Workers in Healthcare Facilities

On August 5, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a new Order that impacts healthcare employers in California. The CDPH’s Order mandates that almost all healthcare employers require their healthcare...more

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OSHA Issues COVID-19 ETS for Healthcare Settings

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) on June 10, 2021. The ETS applies to workplace settings where professional healthcare...more

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OSHA’s New Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers

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The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the healthcare industry. The new standard focuses on protecting healthcare...more

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Leasing Healthcare Employees? Don’t Overlook The Benefits Traps, Part III

As noted in Part I and Part II of this series, benefits compliance concerns typically take a backseat to the many good reasons for healthcare organizations to provide or receive the services of leased employees. However, with...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Leasing Healthcare Employees? Don’t Overlook the Benefits Traps, Part II

As discussed in Part I of this series, there are clear business reasons for healthcare organizations to enter into employee leasing arrangements, including to receive ongoing services, to bridge transitions in mergers and...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

New FFCRA Rule Published September 16, 2020

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a new temporary rule (“New Rule”) today, September 16, 2020, revising and clarifying its previous April 1, 2020 temporary rule (“Prior Rule”) concerning the Families First Coronavirus...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: December 2018

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This month’s key employment law cases address meal periods and payment of wages....more

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