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The CDC Issues New COVID-Related Guidance: What This Means for Employers

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 3/27/2024

For the first time since 2021, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance relaxing the quarantine requirements for COVID-19. The new guidance is the result of fewer COVID-related deaths and...more

Current Considerations About COVID-19 in the Workplace

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 12/14/2023

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency officially ended on May 11, 2023, when the Department of Health and Human Services allowed the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 to expire, but people are still getting...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: July 21, 2023

McDermott+ on 7/24/2023

The House and Senate were both in session this week, with healthcare activity at the committee level. The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on innovation and a markup of 15 healthcare bills. The Senate...more

A Changing Atmosphere for Navigating COVID-19 in the Workplace

BakerHostetler on 6/8/2023

Starting on June 1, Florida employers are prohibited from discriminating against an individual based on vaccination status or refusal to take a COVID-19 test or wear a face mask. The stated goal of SB 252, which amends...more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 6, 2023

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/7/2023

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. ...more

June 2023 U.S. Immigration Alert

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/5/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The below summarizes recent legal updates that impact U.S. immigration: 1. Submission Deadline for FY2024 H-1B Cap Petitions - Employers should be reminded that the deadline to file a cap-subject...more

Court Provides Guidance Regarding Employer Vaccine Mandates

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/23/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a published decision, a California Court of Appeal has ruled that a hospital’s decision to terminate an employee for failing to comply with its flu vaccine mandate did not violate California’s Fair...more

The End of COVID-19 Guidance? EEOC Publishes Technical Assistance “Capstone”

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/22/2023

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, employers found themselves in uncharted territory – a new virus, public health emergency declarations, and legislation. Against this onslaught of emerging circumstances, the Equal...more

EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance

ArentFox Schiff on 5/19/2023

On May 11, the US Department of Health and Human Services ended its COVID-19 federal public health emergency declaration. Days later, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) followed up by updating its COVID-19...more

COVID-19: Vaccine Injury Compensation Status

Sands Anderson PC on 5/19/2023

On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization declared an end to the global health emergency caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, known as COVID-19. While the emergency has, in many ways, waned, the virus and the need for COVID-19...more

As the U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends, Employers Ask Now What?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/12/2023

The U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency will end on May 11, 2023, one week after the World Health Organization determined that COVID-19 is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern....more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 9, 2023

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/11/2023

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include ... ...more

What Employers Can Expect With the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Your 6-Step Plan

Fisher Phillips on 5/11/2023

The COVID-19 national and public health emergencies officially end today with the expirations of two dual emergency declarations – so what should employers expect? One of the two declarations is the public health emergency...more

U.S. to Lift COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for International Air Travelers

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA on 5/9/2023

In a statement issued last week, the Biden administration announced the end of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for international air travelers. The requirement will officially lift at the end of the day on May 11, 2023,...more

COVID-19 and the Workplace: Where Do We Stand?

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 5/9/2023

As we have reported previously, on April 10, 2023 President Biden signed legislation ending the COVID-19 National Emergency. However, the rollback of COVID-19 requirements was already underway in many state and municipal...more

Mission Accomplished...White House Declares an End to the Pandemic and the CMS Vaccine Mandate

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/3/2023

On May 1, 2023, the Biden administration announced that it would be ending all of its various COVID-19 vaccination requirements on May 11, 2023, the same date as the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency...more

U.S. to Remove COVID Vaccine Requirement for International Travelers

Lippes Mathias LLP on 5/3/2023

Non-U.S. travelers coming to the U.S. will no longer be required to prove that they have the COVID-19 vaccination in order to enter the U.S., starting at 12:01 a.m. on May 12, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...more

Washington Healthcare Update - February 2023 #2

McGuireWoods Consulting on 2/14/2023

This Week in Washington: President Biden delivers State of the Union Address, House votes to end CDC COVID-19 Foreign Air Traveler Vaccine Mandate...more

Montana’s Vaccination Discrimination Law: Federal Court Blocks Enforcement

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/20/2022

On December 9, 2022, a federal judge in Montana permanently blocked enforcement in healthcare settings of a first-in-the-nation law that had prohibited discrimination in employment and the provision of services based on...more

Health Care Week in Review: CMS Issues Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

Alston & Bird on 12/12/2022

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

Planning Ahead For Holiday Travel: Immigration Checklist

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 11/21/2022

The holiday season is here and travel is reaching pre-pandemic levels. International travelers should expect busy consulates and U.S. Ports of Entry. Although U.S. Consulates have committed additional resources to address...more

Non-U.S. Nonimmigrants to Provide Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Prior to U.S. Entry

Cozen O'Connor on 11/14/2022

OVERVIEW- •All nonimmigrant foreign nationals are required to present proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to boarding a flight to the United States from a foreign country •Applies only to nonimmigrant...more

CMS Issues Revised Staff Vaccination Guidance

King & Spalding on 11/7/2022

On October 26, 2022, CMS issued revised guidance on COVID-19 vaccination requirements for staff working for Medicare-certified and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers. While the revised guidance was issued in separate...more

From Saving the World to Fighting Over IP: Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech

Weintraub Tobin on 11/4/2022

One of the most amazing accomplishments in the field of biotechnology has been the development and distribution of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19). The numbers tell the story. The time from when the coronavirus’...more

New York City Ends Vaccine Mandate for Private-Sector Employees

Seward & Kissel LLP on 11/2/2022

As we previously reported, former Mayor Bill de Blasio issued an order effective December 27, 2021 requiring private sector employers to mandate that all in-person workers in New York City receive and show proof of...more

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