In our last alert, we discussed the Sixth Circuit dissolving the Fifth Circuit’s nationwide injunction on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) and that the Supreme Court (“the Court”) would be holding a special hearing...more
1/24/2022
/ Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance Dates ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On December 13, 2021, the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued an order requiring that all private sector employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. ...more
12/24/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Local Ordinance ,
New York ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Vaccinations ,
Vaccine Passports ,
Workplace Safety
In the beginning of last week, the courts were busy hearing challenges to various COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Here’s what we know: preliminary injunctions have been granted to halt enforcement of the Centers for Medicare...more
Background - On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) ( 29 C.F.R. Part 1910.501), stemming from President Biden’s strategic plan, Path Out of...more
On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a strategic plan, Path Out of the Pandemic, which includes a requirement upon larger-sized private employers to issue vaccine mandates to their workforce or be faced with...more