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A New Year, and a New Law You May Have Missed: Texas Employers No Longer Can Require COVID-19 Vaccinations

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On Nov. 10, 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 7, which amends the Health and Safety Code to prohibit a private employer from taking any “adverse action” against an employee, contractor or applicant because of...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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Sixth Circuit Says Private Employers Not Subject to First Amendment Claims From Anti-Vax Workers

When a social media platform bans a celebrity or politician due to violation of its rules and standards, we frequently hear that individual complain that the action violates their First Amendment rights to free speech. Every...more

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Scrutiny for the Private Sector Will Come from Both Sides of the Aisle in the 118th Congress

This is the fourth part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: SEC. Last year, as we laid out the landscape for congressional investigations in 2022, we noted that...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

The NYC Private Sector Workplace Vaccine Requirement Will Be Optional Starting November 1, 2022

Since December 27, 2021, by an Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City workers have been required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 before entering the workplace....more

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New York City Private Employer Vaccine Mandate To End On November 1, 2022

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On September 20, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City will end the vaccine mandate for the private sector, which has been in effect since December 27, 2021. ...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NYC Private Sector Vaccine Mandate Will End Nov. 1, 2022

On Sept. 20, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city will end a vaccine mandate for private sector employees that has been in effect since Dec. 27, 2021...more

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NYC Private-Sector Vaccine Mandate Becomes Optional Beginning November 1, 2022

​​​​​​​On September 20, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City’s private-sector vaccine mandate would become optional for businesses, beginning on November 1, 2022. The first-in-the-nation COVID-19...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

South Carolina Drastically Limits Private Employer Vaccine Mandates

On April 25, 2022, South Carolina enacted a statute aimed at curtailing employers’ ability to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. To start, the Act absolutely bans state and local governments from requiring...more

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New York City Private Employer Vaccination Mandate Remains, but Exemptions Expanded for Athletes and Performing Artists

On March 24, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed Emergency Executive Order No. 62, which expands an exemption to New York’s vaccination order for private-sector workers to include athletes and performing artists who...more

Morgan Lewis

New Guidance on ‘Key to NYC’ Private Sector COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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New “Key to NYC” guidance for private sector employers was released on Wednesday following New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s December 6 announcement that employees (1) not previously covered under the existing Key to NYC...more

Genova Burns LLC

New York City Requires Vaccination of Private Sector Employees

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On December 13, 2021, the NYC Department of Health issued an Order mandating all NYC private employers to require workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Pursuant to the Order, beginning on December 27, 2021, all...more

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Mayor de Blasio’s Final Act to NYC Private Sector Workers: Get the Jab by December 27!

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On December 6, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced major expansions to the “Key to NYC” program, including directing his Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue a vaccine mandate for private-sector workers. On...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York City Requires Private Sector Employees to Be Vaccinated by December 27

On December 6, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a vaccine mandate which requires that all private sector employees who work in a workplace in the presence of another worker, or who interact with a member of...more

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NYC Releases Guidance on Private-Sector Vaccine Order

On December 6, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a first-in-the-nation vaccination order for private-sector workers in New York City, set to take effect on December 27, 2021. The New York City commissioner of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New York City Mandates COVID-19 Vaccination for All Private Sector Employers

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After a total of seven known cases of the Omicron variant had reportedly been confirmed in New York City, on Dec. 6, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a first-of-its-kind mandate requiring all private sector employers to...more

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New York City Announces Vaccine Mandate for All Private Sector New York City Employers

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On December 6, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced sweeping new vaccine requirements for NYC employers and residents, including a “first-in-the-nation” requirement that all private-sector employers mandate that...more

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The City of New York Set to Become First in Nation to Impose COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on Private Employers

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On December 6, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced a new COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all private-sector employers who employ one or more employees in New York City. The mandate will require that all covered...more

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All NYC Employers Must Prepare for Sweeping COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

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All private sector employees in New York City will need to be vaccinated in order to work in person effective December 27, per a sweeping announcement by Mayor Bill de Blasio earlier yesterday. Dubbed the first such...more

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What Employers Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine/Testing Rules in Light of Recent Court Rulings

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There are few topics as in flux and confusing for employers as the COVID-19 vaccine mandates. This article will summarize the current rights or obligations of private sector employers to require their employees to be fully...more

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NYC Announces Private-Sector Vaccine Mandate

On December 6, 2021, outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced major expansions to New York’s “Key to NYC” program, which was implemented through Emergency Executive Order 225 and became effective on August 17,...more

Foley Hoag LLP

New York City Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers

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On December 6, 2021, New York City announced a vaccine mandate for all private-sector employers that will take effect on December 27, 2021. The mandate, which will require all in-person employees who are in a workplace with...more

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[Webinar] What does the new COVID Mandate Mean for Federal Contractors? - December 15th, 11:00 am PST

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The federal government recently issued guidance to agencies on implementing Executive Order 14042, the White House COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal employees and federal contractors. However, many questions remain...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate: What Government Contractors Need to Know

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The implementation of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order regarding COVID-19 vaccine and safe workplace requirements for federal contractors has caused confusion and prompted numerous questions from federal...more

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Court Extends Order Blocking Vaccine and Testing Requirement for Private Employers

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On Friday, November 12, a federal appeals court extended its November 6 order temporarily staying (or suspending) the enforcement of OSHA’s new rules that require that employers with 100 or more employees ensure that their...more

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