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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, July 28, 2025

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PA NIOSH Employees Uncertain About Their Future- The United States Supreme Court handed the Trump Administration a victory, allowing the President to conduct mass firings at federal agencies. Now, Pittsburgh-area employees...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Safer Federal Workforce Publishes Update Regarding Court Injunctions ‎Against Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

On December 9, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued a new statement regarding the court orders enjoining implementation of the federal contractor vaccine mandate. The Task Force statement is as follows: ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Staying Current on the Stays, Updates on Federal Vaccine Mandates, and the Alabama Vaccine Exemption Law

As we are sure you have heard, many people are not all that psyched about the federal government mandating that employees get vaccinated. Just to keep everyone on the same page in these ever-changing times, here is a quick...more

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Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Blocked in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee

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On November 30, 2021, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued an order granting a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of the vaccine mandate for federal contractors set forth in...more

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Federal Courts Freeze Federal Contractor and CMS Vaccine Mandates

Preliminary injunction blocks vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors - On November 30, 2021, The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction preventing the...more

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OMB Attempts to Plug Holes in the Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate

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Likely in response to the flurry of litigation challenging the government contractor vaccine mandate, on November 16 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a new notice of determination and request for comments...more

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OSHA Suspends ETS Enforcement in Wake of Fifth Circuit’s Latest Jab at Vaccine Rule, But Future Remains Uncertain

The saga of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) newly announced COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) continues. As you know, the ETS requires employers with 100 or more employees to mandate...more

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OSHA Issues “Vaccine or Test” Requirement for Large Employers Throughout the US

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On November 4, 2021, the federal Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (the “ETS”). The ETS implements the additional measures to encourage...more

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OSHA Issues Long-Awaited Emergency Standards to Implement Vaccine/Testing Mandate for Large Employers

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On November 4, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its long-awaited emergency standards to implement President Biden’s Vaccine/Testing Mandate for businesses with 100 or more...more

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Myth Buster: There is Not a General Testing Alternative for Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

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This is the first in a series of posts from Verrill with the purpose of helping to dispel myths that are currently circulating concerning employment laws and rules related to COVID-19. On September 24, the Safer Federal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Executive Order 14042: Survival Guide for Federal Contractors - (An Analysis of What We Know, What We Think, and What We Don’t...

On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) to implement COVID safety protocols for Federal service contractors and subcontractors. While the EO did not outline specific rules, it did direct a Federal...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

And … They’re Off! Contractors Race to Comply Now that the COVID-19 Vaccination Deviations Have Arrived

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Well, that was quick. In four memos dated September 30 and October 1, contractors learned the terms of the contract provisions implementing the COVID-19 vaccine and masking requirements mandated by President Biden’s...more

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Federal Vaccine Mandates – What We Know and What We Don’t

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On September 9, President Biden announced plans to require that federal workers, federal contractors, and employees of employers with 100 or more employees are vaccinated or tested weekly for COVID-19. The Occupational Safety...more

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Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Clock Is Ticking

On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the Task Force) issued its initial guidance (the Guidance) for federal contractor COVID-19 safety mandates. The Guidance was issued pursuant to US President Joe...more

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