More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the face of all sorts of uncertainty amid multiple new variants and waves of infection, employers could at least be confident of one thing – it is generally okay to...more
7/15/2022
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EEO ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
New Guidance ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Title VII ,
Virus Testing
The Supreme Court Thursday afternoon released its much-anticipated decisions regarding the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued late last year by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the...more
1/14/2022
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Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
As we teed up for our readers, the various appeals over the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) health care worker vaccination mandate were argued before the U.S....more
Despite continuing disputes as to the legality and enforcement of the CMS vaccine mandate for certified providers and suppliers, CMS has indicated it will proceed with enforcement of the mandate in those states where it is...more
12/30/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Mandates ,
Enforcement ,
Exemptions ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Vaccinations
Employers, mark your calendars!
After months of uncertainty, speculation, and numerous contradictory district and circuit court rulings, a Supreme Court announcement on Wednesday evening (December 22) has brought...more
Readers will recall that in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EEOC published a plethora of responses and updates to frequently asked COVID-19 questions. As the months went by, the pace of EEOC updates slowed, and...more
6/1/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disability ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Incentives ,
New Guidance ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Exemption ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations