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
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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 October 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance concerning religious accommodations in response to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s pending Emergency Temporary...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