With the passage of H.R. 4445, Congress has discovered a point of agreement: barring the mandatory imposition of arbitration for employees suffering from sexual assault or sexual harassment in the workplace. President Biden has indicated he is likely to sign the bill...
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Biden Administration Withdraws Workplace Vaccine Mandate
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally withdrew the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large private employers effective Jan. 26, 2022. This announcement follows the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision to block the Biden administration...
After SCOTUS Ruling on Vax Mandate, What’s Next for Employers?
On Jan. 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) granted an emergency request for relief staying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to impose vaccination...
Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Deadline Pushed in 24 States
Following the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision to enforce the COVID-19 vaccine mandate over healthcare workers at facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid, the deadline to become fully vaccinated has been extended. The Centers for Medicare...
SCOTUS Blocks Employer Vaccine Mandate, Lets Healthcare Mandate Take Effect
Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decisions regarding two of the Biden administration workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements: (i) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all...
Sixth Circuit Won’t Lift Ban on Contractor Vaccine Mandate
A federal appeals court ruled it will not lift a ban in three states on President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. On Jan. 5, 2022, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stay an injunction blocking the mandate from taking effect in...
Supreme Court to Review Federal Vaccine Mandate via Oral Arguments on Jan. 7
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) announced Wednesday it will hear oral arguments regarding the legality of enforcement of the Biden administration’s federal COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandates for large employers and health care facilities. The federal CMS mandate applies...
Court Reinstates Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling from last month blocking the implementation of the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate for large employers, reinstating the mandate. On Dec. 17, 2021, a three-judge panel for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals...
Separate Courts Block Healthcare Vax Mandate a Day Apart, Affecting Millions
On Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, U.S. District Judge Matthew Schlep for the Eastern District of Missouri blocked the federal COVID-19 mandate for healthcare workers, enjoining the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) from enforcing its new rule requiring vaccinations for...
Judge Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Nationwide
A federal judge has issued a nationwide ban on President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors. On Dec. 7, 2021, United States District Judge R. Stan Baker of the Southern District of Georgia granted a preliminary injunction...