On May 30, 2022, Politico published an article with the headline: America’s Hospital Regulator Wasn’t Designed for a Pandemic.” The crux of the article: “[T]he Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is ill-equipped to...more
What is the latest on vaccine mandates? In this episode, Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske is joined by colleague Tom O’Day to discuss the newly released OSHA and CMS rules. They'll uncover the surprises, discuss how to...more
11/12/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Masks ,
OSHA ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, directs the federal Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) to develop COVID-19 workplace...more
9/28/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employees ,
Documentation ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Joe Biden ,
Masks ,
OSHA ,
Religious Exemption ,
Service Contract Act ,
Social Distancing ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations
Husch highlights
•On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a new vaccine mandate for healthcare workers employed at most Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities; continued participation in Medicare and Medicaid...more
9/21/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Funding ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Interim Rule ,
Joe Biden ,
Masks ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Social Distancing ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Title VII requires an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation for an employee whose sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance conflicts with a work requirement, unless providing the accommodation would...more
8/26/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Masks ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Exemption ,
Social Distancing ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
Vaccinations