Legally Qualified: Can Employers Require Vaccines?
Can Employers Require COVID-19 Vaccinations?
Congress returns. Government funding runs out on September 30, 2025, and several healthcare programs and flexibilities expire, including Medicare telehealth flexibilities, Medicare disproportionate share funding for safety...more
Upcoming Hearings/Markups - January 11 - Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee Hearing: “Addressing New Variants: A Federal Perspective on the COVID-19 Response” 10:00 a.m....more
This week in Washington: Reconciliation delayed; short-term debt ceiling fix passed....more
Upcoming Hearings/Markups - September 27 - House Rules Committee Meeting: to discuss H.R. 3110 — PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, H.R. 3992 — Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act and H.R. 2119 — Family Violence Prevention...more
This week in Washington: Becerra confirmed 50-49 to be Secretary of Health and Human Services...more
In the past week, Johnson & Johnson and Merck agreed to cooperate on production of the Janssen vaccine, and the Biden Administration used the Defense Production Act (DPA) to facilitate the arrangement. In addition, the GAO...more
In Washington: Congress continues to debate a new coronavirus relief package, possibly as part of a government spending bill due December 11. Here are the latest developments...more
This week in Washington: Congress gets organized for next Congress; House passes health care bills; COVID-19 vaccine is the talk of the town....more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging individuals to refrain from traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, as many states and communities in the U.S. have begun to enact additional control measures in...more
In Washington - House Democrats postponed a planned Tuesday to vote on a bill to keep the government funded through 11 Dec. as talks resume with Republicans and the Trump administration....more