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Mandatory COVID Testing Did Not Violate Employee's Religious Beliefs

Lawsuits challenging employers' authority to require measures intended to prevent COVID-19 infections continue to wend their way through the federal judiciary. Last month, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a claim...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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Sun Sets on CMS Mandatory Vaccination Requirement for Affected Healthcare Entities

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After nearly three years of navigating the most widespread public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has withdrawn its mandatory vaccination and testing...more

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CDPH Announces Sunset Dates For Many COVID-19 Requirements

On March 3, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced sweeping changes to its COVID-19 guidance related to masking, vaccination, and isolation after a positive COVID-19 test. Most significantly, as of April...more

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Pennsylvania Federal Judge Tosses Challenge to Employer Jab or Swab Mandate

​​​​​​​On August 26, 2022, Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed a putative class action representing approximately 100 healthcare...more

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Rulemaking Continues on New OSHA COVID-19 Permanent Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reopened its rulemaking record and scheduled an informal public hearing to seek comments on specific topics that relate to the...more

International Lawyers Network

Vaccine Requirements – United States: Massachusetts

Over the past year, it has become increasingly common for employers in Massachusetts to establish and enforce mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. Such policies are legal and appropriate in Massachusetts. Unless required...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

What Do the Supreme Court’s Decisions on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Mean for the American Workforce?

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On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down one federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate (on large employers) while leaving another (on federally funded healthcare facilities) intact. On balance, these decisions curb...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

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Red Light, Green Light: A Status Update on Federal Vaccine Mandates for Private Employers

OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard - On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to either...more

Fisher Phillips

The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories from January 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

What’s Next for OSHA Rulemaking on COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases

OSHA has officially withdrawn its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS), 29 C.F.R. § 1910.501, per a notice in the January 26 Federal Register. 87 Fed. Reg. 3928 (Jan. 26, 2022). As explained in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

COVID-19 ETS Requiring Vaccination or Weekly Testing Withdrawn

On January 25, 2022, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced its withdrawal of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring vaccination or weekly testing. This action came...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

After Scotus Ruling On Vax Mandate, What’s Next For Employers?

On Jan. 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) granted an emergency request for relief staying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), requiring all employers with...more

Butler Snow LLP

CMS’ Phase 1 Deadline for Vaccine Mandate to Take Effect for Certain States Tomorrow

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Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Missouri, CMS will require several states to be compliant with the “Phase 1” requirements of its Interim Final Rule (“IFC”) as of January 27, 2022. These states include...more

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CMS Vaccine Mandate Upheld by US Supreme Court: Are There Any Limits on the Types of Conditions CMS Can Impose on Providers?

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The "core mission" of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is to ensure that the health care providers who care for Medicare and Medicaid patients protect their patients' health and safety gives the agency...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Vaccine Mandate: Scorecard (UPDATED)

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The following dashboard provides an at-a-glance summary of the federal vaccine mandates and their current legal status.  To learn more about each mandate, follow the links to HR Law Watch articles. ...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Supreme Court Halts OSHA Vaccine/Testing Mandate, But Permits Healthcare Industry Requirement

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) that would have required all employers with 100+ employees to mandate vaccination or testing, while allowing the Department of Health and...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

More Administration Actions on the COVID-19 Vaccination Front

The Biden Administration continues its march towards implementation and enforcement of permanent vaccination mandates. OSHA withdraws OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) - On January 13, 2022, the Administration’s...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

OSHA Announces the Withdrawal of its COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Mandate as an Emergency Temporary Standard

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today, Jan. 25, 2022, that it is withdrawing its November 5, 2021 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which would have required many private employers with...more

McDermott Will & Emery

OSHA Hints at Permanent COVID-19 Standard, Withdraws Vax-or-Test ETS

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On January 25, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it would withdraw its controversial “vax-or-test” Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which required large employers to impose...more

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OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate is Dead, Now What?

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If you’re wondering what to do in the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s decision striking down the OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard mandating COVID-19 vaccination and testing, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, there...more

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OSHA, CDC, and the CMS Mandate – This, That, and the Other Thing for Healthcare

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In June of 2021, OSHA issued an ETS which required a variety of actions for healthcare providers. This included continuing personal protective equipment programs such as masking, specific respiratory protection standards...more

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COVID-19 Policies and US Employers: Charting a Path Forward

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The legal landscape around COVID-19 policies and vaccine mandates in the workplace continues to shift under the feet of US employers. With the January 13 US Supreme Court ruling on the OSHA and CMS vaccine rules, and...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Halts OSHA’s “Vaccine or Test” Mandate but Upholds CMS Vaccination Requirement for Healthcare Workers

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked OSHA’s “vaccine or test” Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) mandate in a split 6-3 decision.  Without the ETS, employers are not required to mandate vaccinations, but...more

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