On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court reinstated the nationwide injunction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). (Technically, the Court overturned the...more
1/19/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
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Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
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Workplace Safety
What Happened? I Thought This Was Gone!
On Friday, December 17, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the nationwide Stay that had been previously put in place by the United States Court of...more
12/23/2021
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Deadlines ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Masks ,
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OSHA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
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Vaccinations ,
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Federal contractors and subcontractors across the country were forced to rethink their COVID-safety efforts when, on December 7, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia enjoined enforcement of Executive...more
12/9/2021
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
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Federal Employees ,
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Masks ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
OSHA ,
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State and Local Government ,
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Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations ,
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On September 9, 2021, the President issued Executive Order 14042, which applies new rules – including vaccination mandates – to Federal contractors and subcontractors. EO 14042 does not include a weekly testing option and is...more
11/17/2021
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Federal Employees ,
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Workplace Safety
On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) to implement COVID safety protocols for Federal service contractors. While the EO did not identify specific safety protocols, it did direct a Federal task...more
9/16/2021
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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Prime Contractor ,
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