As stated in our previous client alert, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set compliance dates for the vaccine mandate in all of the states where the injunction had been lifted, which became official for...more
1/20/2022
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Biden v Missouri ,
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
After tumultuous weeks in litigation and appeals, the United States Supreme Court unblocked the CMS Vaccine Mandate on January 13, 2022. The court battles are not over, but the CMS Vaccine Mandate will go into effect while...more
1/17/2022
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
As we described in our recent client alert, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently mandated that (almost) all health care workers in federally regulated facilities are vaccinated, pursuant to a...more
11/15/2021
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Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Popular ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
All eligible health care staff from all health care facilities that are regulated by Medicare or Medicaid (which means practically everyone) must receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose by DECEMBER 5, 2021 and their second...more
11/10/2021
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Employer Mandates ,
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Executive Orders ,
Health and Safety ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety