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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged... more +
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -
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2023 Health Care Employment Law Year in Review

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Employment matters in the health care industry once again prompted significant attention from federal and state governments in 2023. While much of our 2022 Year in Review discussed how states were beginning to address...more

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Path out of the Pandemic: Employer Considerations Under the National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan

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On 2 March 2022, President Biden released his administration’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan (Plan) to “enable America to move forward safely” from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Plan focuses on four main areas—(1)...more

Brooks Pierce

Pick Your Backlash: Deciding on a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Means Backlash for Employers, Regardless of the Policy They...

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Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID vaccine or test mandate for businesses with at least 100 employees. Thereafter, the Biden Administration...more

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Impact of Recent OSHA and CDC Updates on Employers’ Mandatory Vaccination Policies

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Now that OSHA has withdrawn its vaccine or test rule, many employers are considering the use of mandatory vaccination policies in their workplaces. Employers have met this development with varied responses – some employers...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Follow-up: The COVID Crystal Ball—Predicting the Future for Employers Five Questions Answered

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On February 2, 2022, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC attorneys Bill Wahoff, Jeff Tour, and Ashley Faulkner held an interactive webcast and provided employers an opportunity to ask questions related to paying for testing, creating...more

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Supreme Court Ruling Permits CMS Vaccine Mandate for Employees of Healthcare Facilities to Become Effective

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On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinions in each of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) vaccination...more

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The Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Are Barely Hanging On

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The vaccine mandates President Biden announced on September 9 have not aged well. Two are enjoined nationwide and a skeptical Supreme Court so undermined one that the government withdrew it, at least for the immediate future....more

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If the Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate Doesn’t Get You, the OSHA ETS Might

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In the past few days, there have been multiple developments in the legal challenges to the various vaccine mandates, one in favor of a mandate, one against. In addition, the first vaccine mandate challenge has now reached the...more

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Federal Vaccine Mandates Are Back in Play—For Now

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The courts continue to move the vaccine mandate goalposts on employers as dozens of legal challenges work their way through the courts. The latest developments are major game changers for employers. As of the publishing of...more

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OSHA Moves to Implement Large Employer ETS by January 10, 2022, After Sixth Circuit ‎Lifts Stay

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In November 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard that applied to employers with 100 or more employees (the “ETS”). The ETS required those employers to either adopt a policy requiring their employees to be...more

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UPDATE: Sixth Circuit Panel Lifts Fifth Circuit’s Stay on OSHA’s Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard

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Just before 7 p.m. on Friday, December 17, 2021, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Stay issued by the Fifth Circuit, which prevented the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) from enforcing...more

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It’s Back (for Now Anyway): Sixth Circuit Dissolves Stay of OSHA ETS on Vaccines

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In the ever-changing vaccine mandate legal tennis match, the Sixth Circuit on Friday entered an opinion lifting the Fifth Circuit’s stay of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 vaccines and testing. Companies with...more

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OSHA Issues Long-Awaited Emergency Standards to Implement Vaccine/Testing Mandate for Large Employers - Updates

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[Editor’s Note (12/20/21): The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has lifted the Fifth Circuit’s injunction halting enforcement of the OSHA Standards, and, specifically, the mandate regarding vaccination or weekly...more

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Vaccine Mandate Update for Employers: Happy Holidays and Now What?

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After a wild weekend following some headline-grabbing court rulings, employers are heading into the holidays wondering what on earth is going on with workplace COVID-19 vaccine requirements. While clarity remains elusive, our...more

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OSHA COVID-19 Rule Will Go into Effect on January 10, 2022 After Stay is Lifted

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On December 17, 2021, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay on OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), allowing OSHA to move forward with enforcing the ETS — including its rule requiring large...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Return of the ETS: Sixth Circuit Lifts Stay of Vaccination or Weekly Testing Mandate for Large Private Employers; OSHA Issues New...

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On December 17, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the stay of the OSHA standard requiring vaccination or weekly testing of workers at private employers with 100 or more employees that the...more

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OSHA ETS in effect; Fifth Circuit stay dissolved

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On December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the stay that blocked OSHA from enforcing its vaccine or testing mandate. The OSHA ETS is once again in effect unless the United States Supreme Court agrees...more

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Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Blocked in Nationwide Injunction

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On December 7, 2021, a federal district court in Georgia issued a nationwide injunction blocking the federal contractor vaccine mandate and other protocols. In a 28-page decision, the district court determined that the...more

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Court Enjoins Vaccine Mandate Nationwide: The Practical Implications for Federal Contractors

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On December 7, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (District Court) issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the federal government from enforcing Executive Order (EO)...more

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Staying Current on the Stays, Updates on Federal Vaccine Mandates, and the Alabama Vaccine Exemption Law

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As we are sure you have heard, many people are not all that psyched about the federal government mandating that employees get vaccinated. Just to keep everyone on the same page in these ever-changing times, here is a quick...more

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Executive Order 14042 - Update 12.0 U.S. District Court Issues Nationwide Injunction

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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

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COVID-19 Developments for Federal Contractors…

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[Editor's Note (12/07/21): A second court―the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia―has issued an injunction halting enforcement of the federal contractor vaccine mandate on a nationwide basis. The district...more

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Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Blocked Nationwide

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A federal judge in Georgia issued a nationwide injunction blocking Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The case is Georgia v. Biden, S.D. Ga., No. 21-cv-00163, 12/7/21. The mandate was set to take effect on...more

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Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Blocked in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee

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On November 30, 2021, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued an order granting a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of the vaccine mandate for federal contractors set forth in...more

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Federal Courts Freeze Federal Contractor and CMS Vaccine Mandates

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Preliminary injunction blocks vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors - On November 30, 2021, The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction preventing the...more

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