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No Vaccine, No Employment? Know Your State Law

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The new Texas ban on vaccine mandates may be just the start. COVID-19 vaccination mandates have been the subject of litigation and the target of state legislation since the vaccines became readily available. While several...more

McAfee & Taft

New Texas law prohibits COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s latest push against vaccine mandates takes form in a new law now in force in the Lone Star State. Senate Bill 7 prohibits private employers from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Out with the Old? Not So Fast! A Quick Review of 2023 Highlights

2023 has brought many updates and changes to the legal landscape. Our blog posts have covered many of them, but you may not remember (or care to remember) them. Before moving on to 2024, let’s take a moment to review our top...more

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Private Sector Employers Face $50,000 Fine for Vaccine Mandates, New Texas Law Says

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Texas has joined a number of other states in prohibiting employers, including healthcare providers, from requiring their workforces to be vaccinated against COVID-19. As a result, employers in Texas must...more

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules City of Boston Could Enforce COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements on City Employees

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Although it certainly seems anticlimactic, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the City of Boston could enforce COVID-19 vaccination requirements on city employees. The plaintiffs, the Boston police and...more

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Massachusetts Department of Public Health Rescinds Public Health Emergency Orders for COVID-19

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On November 14, 2022, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) issued Public Health Emergency Order No. 2022-21, which immediately rescinded other public health emergency orders that were previously issued in...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Happy Thanksgiving and the Many Things for Which We Are Thankful – 2022 Edition

This year brought substantial progress in the way of slightly fewer positive COVID-19 cases and/or transmissions and increased vaccinations. Consequently, in the employment world many of you reopened your offices and invited...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water . . . The 11th Circuit Revives Executive Order 14042

With apologies to Jaws II, just when you thought it was safe, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has released a shark back into the EO 14042 waters. On Friday, August 26, the 11th Circuit published a 66-page...more

Perkins Coie

Federal Contractors in Limbo After Vaccine Mandate Nationwide Injunction Is Narrowed

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A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit panel breathed new life into the federal contractor vaccine mandate. While the panel determined that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate exceeded the president’s legal authority, it...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Contractor Vaccine Mandate is Back?

On Friday, August 26, the Eleventh Circuit published the long-awaited decision in the government’s appeal of a nationwide injunction halting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for government contractors and subcontractors. Although...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

‎Eleventh Circuit Declares Federal Contractor COVID-19 Mandate Beyond President’s Authority

On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, which directs federal agencies to include in certain federal contracts a clause requiring...more

Butler Snow LLP

Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Banning Workplace Vaccine Mandates for Public Employers and Requiring Public and Private Employers...

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Mississippi joins the list of states limiting public employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates. On April 22, 2022, Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill banning public institutions and agencies from discriminating against people based on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Whatever Happened to that Federal Contractor COVID Vaccine Order?

More than seven months ago, on September 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, which imposed a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on many federal contractors and subcontractors. As we have previously reported, the...more

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California Extends, Intends to Update COVID-19 Cal/OSHA ETS

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On February 28, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom extended the second readoption of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) currently...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Further Updates to Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Likely Coming Soon

At its upcoming April 21, 2022 meeting, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) Standards Board will decide whether to readopt the fourth iteration of its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Texts Regarding COVID Vaccine Eligibility Are Not Actionable Under TCPA, Texas Northern District Holds

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently held that unsolicited text messages that simply inform recipients of the availability of a free COVID-19 vaccine are protected by the “emergency purposes”...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

California Government Relations Update

COVID-19 Update - California recently updated its masking policies across the state, keeping in line with the new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of March 1, 2022, masks are no longer...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 23 2022

The Georgia House put in a full day on Thursday, taking up twelve propositions across two Rules Calendars before adjourning near 4PM. Representatives unanimously approved a bill strengthening Georgia’s Childhood Lead Exposure...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 19 2022

The General Assembly returned to the State Capitol for Legislative Day 19 on Twos-day (2/22/22) with multiple measures up for consideration in each chamber. The House approved a number of health-related propositions,...more

Stoel Rives - World of Employment

California Provides Employees with Another Bucket of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Leave

On February 9, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill 114 (“SB 114”), which entitles most California employees to a new bucket of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave.  The law will go into effect on...more

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California Rolls Out New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for 2022

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On February 9, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB-114, effective February 19, 2022, which requires employers to provide workers with up to two weeks (80 hours) of supplemental paid sick leave related to COVID-19. ...more

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CMS’ Phase 1 Deadline for Vaccine Mandate to Take Effect for Most Remaining States Monday

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Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Missouri, CMS will require those states previously subject to federal district court injunctions to be compliant with the “Phase 1” requirements of its Interim Final Rule...more

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California Reinstitutes Paid COVID Leave

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At the same time that it is lifting statewide mask mandates (although local mandates may remain in place), California has reinstituted paid COVID leave requirements that had expired on September 30, 2021....more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Follow-up: The COVID Crystal Ball—Predicting the Future for Employers Five Questions Answered

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On February 2, 2022, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC attorneys Bill Wahoff, Jeff Tour, and Ashley Faulkner held an interactive webcast and provided employers an opportunity to ask questions related to paying for testing, creating...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Becomes Law Again

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On February 9, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 114 which resurrects COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) for 2022. The following are answers that employers need to their questions...more

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