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Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide... more +
Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide minimum essential insurance coverage to their employees or else pay statutory penalties. The concept of an employer mandate is not unique to the Affordable Care Act; many EU countries have their own versions with different and/or expanded employer obligations.  less -
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Canadian court upholds termination of unvaccinated worker

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The Ontario Court of Appeal recently held that an employee’s failure to meet COVID-19 vaccination requirements imposed by a third party amounted to frustration of the employment contract. As a result, there was no obligation...more

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Texas Joins Florida in Prohibiting Private Employers From Imposing Vaccine Mandates

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On November 10, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 7, which prohibits private employers in Texas from imposing vaccine mandates that require employees and/or contractors to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine....more

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New York State Officially Repeals the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

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On October 4, 2023, the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers in New York will officially be repealed. On September 18, 2023, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) submitted a Notice of Adoption to...more

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As COVID-19 Public Emergency Ends, So Do Vaccination Mandates

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The federal government’s announcement that the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) declaration would end on May 11, 2023 marked the end of various federal mandates and benefits. The Centers for Disease Control’s...more

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Some Post-COVID Clarity: Important California Updates on Third-Party Liability, Outbreak Definitions, and Employer Vaccine...

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Despite all attempts to put the COVID-19 public health emergency in the rearview mirror, the virus is not entirely gone, and the pandemic was not long ago, at least in the law’s long memory. We can reasonably assume we are...more

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CMS Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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In conjunction with the Biden administration’s declaration that the COVID-19 national public health emergency ended effective May 11, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would “soon end”...more

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CMS Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate, Enhances Focus on Quality Measures

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Following the May 1 White House announcement that the federal government would wind down certain remaining COVID-19 vaccination requirements, on May 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final...more

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New York Begins Repeal of Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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The New York State Department of Health (the “Department”) announced on May 30, 2023, that “it has begun the process of repealing the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for workers at regulated health care facilities.”...more

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CMS Plans to Unwind Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Healthcare Employers

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On November 4, 2021, the Biden administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an interim final rule which required certain workers at...more

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SJC Weighs in on Fiery Debate Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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Seyfarth Synopsis: We may be past the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but decisions from COVID-19 vaccine litigation have the potential to affect far more than pandemic-specific employment practices. The Massachusetts...more

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Supreme Judicial Court Upholds the City of Boston’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for City Employees

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On March 30, 2023, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reversed a decision of a single Justice of the Appeals Court, which had issued a preliminary injunction, preventing the City of Boston from enforcing its COVID-19...more

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Early expiration of Corona Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance announced

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The current Corona Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance is still in effect until 7 April 2023, but now Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil has announced that it will expire as early as 2 February 2023....more

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Sixth Circuit Upholds Block of Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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On January 12, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld most of a district court’s injunction blocking the federal contractor vaccine mandate in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. In its decision, the...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Blocking Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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On December 19, 2022, a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 federal contractor vaccine mandate. The 2-1 panel...more

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Should the Severe Start to Flu Season Lead Your Workplace to Require Flu Shots? 2 Main Considerations for Employers

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported the start of the most severe flu season in over a decade, leading employers of all types to decide whether they should mandate flu shots for their workforce....more

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New York City COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Dealt a Fatal Blow

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​​​​​​​On October 25, 2022, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Richmond County, upheld a challenge to New York City’s vaccine mandate for public-sector employees, ordered the immediate reinstatement of and back pay...more

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Policy Matters Newsletter - October 2022 # 2

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More Of The Great Loosening. Joe Biden surprised — and irked — many of his constituents when he announced during a 60 Minutes interview that the pandemic is essentially over. The World Health Organization would disagree on...more

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Ongoing Uncertainty Surrounds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Government Contractors

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The patchwork collection of state and federal requirements applicable to COVID-19 vaccination continues to remain in flux. Beginning December 2021, there was a nationwide stay in the implementation of Executive Order 14042's...more

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Safer Federal Workforce Posts Update on Contractor Vaccine Mandate

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On October 19, 2022, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force published an update for federal contractors regarding new guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) on the contractor vaccine mandate....more

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Expiration Dates – Evaluating Your Current COVID Policies

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Many things have an expiration date - cheese, meat, medicine, certain fashion choices, but some things linger well past their “use by” date – like three-week-old takeout in the very back corner of your refrigerator. During...more

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Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Looks to Return, With Potential Updates

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As we previously reported, on August 26, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision narrowing the nationwide injunction against the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal contractor employees...more

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New Guidance on Contractor Vaccine Mandate Anticipated Soon

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On Friday, October 14, 2022, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) announced that they anticipate further guidance will be issued following the narrowing of the...more

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New Frontier in COVID-19 Vaccine Litigation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Despite President Biden’s recent declaration that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, litigation concerning employer vaccine mandates continues as employers face hurdles to ensure workplace safety and compliance...more

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New York City to End Its Private Sector COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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On September 20, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City will end its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for private sector employees, effective November 1, 2022. Since December 27, 2021, private and public employees...more

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NYC to End Private Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on November 1, 2022

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On September 20, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city will end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers on November 1. Adams stated that lifting the mandate now “puts the choice in the hands...more

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