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No Vaccine, No Employment? Know Your State Law

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The new Texas ban on vaccine mandates may be just the start. COVID-19 vaccination mandates have been the subject of litigation and the target of state legislation since the vaccines became readily available. While several...more

McAfee & Taft

New Texas law prohibits COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s latest push against vaccine mandates takes form in a new law now in force in the Lone Star State. Senate Bill 7 prohibits private employers from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine...more

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Private Sector Employers Face $50,000 Fine for Vaccine Mandates, New Texas Law Says

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Texas has joined a number of other states in prohibiting employers, including healthcare providers, from requiring their workforces to be vaccinated against COVID-19. As a result, employers in Texas must...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Texts Regarding COVID Vaccine Eligibility Are Not Actionable Under TCPA, Texas Northern District Holds

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently held that unsolicited text messages that simply inform recipients of the availability of a free COVID-19 vaccine are protected by the “emergency purposes”...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New Texas Executive Order Limits Employers’ Ability to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines in Texas

As many may have seen, on October 11, 2021, Governor Greg Abbott of Texas issued Executive Order No. GA-40 (the "Texas Order"), immediately limiting Texas employers' ability to compel employees to receive COVID-19...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

COVID Confusion: Texas Governor Issues Executive Order Effectively Banning Vaccine Mandates

In a move sure to generate controversy, confusion, and litigation, on October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order effectively prohibiting all private businesses from requiring employees or customers...more

Baker Donelson

Texas Joins Montana in Banning Private Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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On October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order (EO) GA-40 which bans any entity, including private employers, from requiring the COVID-19 vaccination for employees or customers. Texas now joins Montana...more

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