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Texas Joins Florida in Prohibiting Private Employers From Imposing Vaccine Mandates

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On November 10, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 7, which prohibits private employers in Texas from imposing vaccine mandates that require employees and/or contractors to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine....more

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Florida’s Latest Legislation in Wake of COVID-19: What Employers Need to Know

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New Florida legislation seeks to protect individuals from discrimination “based on health care choices” and bars COVID-19 mandates. The new law took effect on June 1, 2023. The law’s restrictions on vaccine mandates and...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Florida Expands Ban on Vaccination, Testing and Masking Mandates

On May 11, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a “medical freedom” bill (SB 252), which amends and expands the existing Florida statute Section 381.00316, prohibiting businesses from requiring their customers 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

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | March 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for March 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses District Court Decision on Florida’s Vaccine Passport Ban

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The decision is a win for the Florida governor who sought to protect Florida citizens who chose not to get vaccinated. In a 2-1 decision reversing United States District Judge Kathleen Williams’ 2021 Preliminary...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

New EEOC Guidance on Covid-19 Testing

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On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its guidance on COVID-19. Below are some highlights of the new EEOC guidance. (1) Employers Can Test Employees if Consistent with Business...more

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New Florida Law Helps Shield Employers Who Assist Independent Contractors during Emergencies

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When it comes to independent contractor classification, human resources professionals can often feel no good deed goes unpunished. While (depending on context and location) there are a variety of tests for independent...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Changing Landscape of Florida Civil Litigation

Successfully navigating the Florida state court litigation system has become easier and less costly based on recent procedural and logistical developments. With more changes on the horizon, staying current on these...more

Perkins Coie

Florida Court Refuses to Dismiss COVID-19-Related WARN Case Based on Natural Disaster Exception

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A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, on March 17, 2022, denied defendant Scribe Opco, Inc.’s motion to dismiss a class action alleging violations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Florida District Court Judge Strikes Down U.S. Mask Mandate for Transportation

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On Monday, April 18, 2022, Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida issued a 59-page order striking down the CDC’s national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit, which was based on a regulation...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Court Rejects Healthcare Facility’s Use of Emergency Purpose Exception

The Middle District of Florida recently held that a defendant cannot invoke the “emergency purposes” exception to the TCPA if the defendant continues to send messages after the plaintiff has instructed the defendant to stop. ...more

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CMS Vaccine Rule Stands: Providers Caught Between Federal Mandate and Florida Restrictions

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Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the stay of the healthcare worker vaccination mandate (CMS Rule) in 24 states where the CMS Rule had been stayed. The CMS Rule, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...more

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Florida Issues Emergency Rule and FAQs Clarifying Its COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Law

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On November 18, 2021, Florida Governor DeSantis signed House Bill 1B into law, imposing a series of requirements on employers in the Sunshine State who seek to impose COVID-19 vaccination mandates on their workforce. The...more

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Florida Issues Emergency Rule and FAQs on its Vaccine Mandate Law

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After the passage of Florida Statute 381.00317 on November 17, 2021, employers with employees in Florida were left with new rules relating to COVID-19 vaccination policies, in many instances contrary to the signaled direction...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Florida Issues Emergency Rule and Additional Guidance Regarding Vaccine Mandate Exemption Law

The Florida Department of Legal Affairs has issued an emergency rule and other additional guidance regarding the recently enacted House Bill HB-1B, which, among other things, requires private employers who mandate COVID-19...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Florida Healthcare Alert: The CMS Rule Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Healthcare Workers at Odds With Florida’s Recent...

Employers throughout the United States have no doubt been following the developments related to the various federal vaccine mandates and state responses to the same. Since President Biden signed the three Executive Orders on...more

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COVID-19: Florida Curtails Vaccination Mandates for Private Employers

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OVERVIEW - On 15 to 17 November 2021, the Florida legislature debated and passed four bills that address COVID-19 issues related to employees and parents/students. On 18 November 2021 and effective immediately, Florida...more

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Florida Law Prohibits Vaccination Mandate Without Five Specific Individual Exemptions

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On November 18, 2021 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation banning private employers, regardless of size, from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations unless several exemptions are offered to employees. Effective...more

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New Florida Law Conflicts with Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, Leaving Some Employers in Tough Spot

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On November 18, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis executed a new state law that immediately banned COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees of private and public employers. Florida employers now have to figure out how to...more

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Tennessee and Florida State Law Restrictions on Employer Vaccine Mandates

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Tennessee and Florida enacted state laws earlier this month that impose restrictions on an employer’s ability to impose vaccine mandates or to ensure employees are vaccinated. While Tennessee’s law provides employers who are...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Florida Governor Signs Anti-Mandate Legislation

Last Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed sweeping legislation designed to protect private and public sector employees from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccination mandates, as well as to protect the rights of...more

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Employers in Limbo—OSHA Suspends Vaccination Rule After Fifth Circuit Ruling as Florida Limits Mandates

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On November 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its second stay against OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring large private employers to “vaccinate or test” their employees (a summary of ETS)....more

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Florida Doubles Down on Its Anti-Vaccine Mandate Stance

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law (the “Act”) designed to – as DeSantis put it – protect Floridians from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Private employers of all sizes are prohibited from...more

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New Florida Law Limits Private Employer Vaccination Mandates; Creates Headaches for Employers Subject to Federal Requirements

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What: On November 18, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida HB 1B/SB 2B into law. The law, which took effect immediately, temporarily invalidates all employer policies mandating vaccinations against COVID-19 and...more

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