A federal judge has blocked President Biden’s mandate requiring federal contractors and subcontractors in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee to get COVID-19 vaccines. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, United States District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove of the Eastern District of...
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White House Extends Deadline for Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
On Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, the White House announced that the deadline for federal contractors and subcontractors to become fully vaccinated has been extended until Jan. 4, 2022. Federal contractors will have an additional four weeks to comply with the requirements,...
Appeals Court Reaffirms Hold on President’s Vaccine Mandate
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld its decision to put a hold on President Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate Friday, calling it “staggeringly overbroad.” The court affirmed its ruling despite the White House’s position that the hold “would endanger many...
Government Responds to 5th Circuit Court Block of Vaccine Mandate
On Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, the Biden administration filed its response to the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to block OSHA’s much anticipated COVID vaccine rule for private sector employers. In its short, two-page order, the 5th Circuit Court of...
Federal Court of Appeals Temporarily Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
[UPDATE: On Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, the Biden administration filed its response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to block OSHA’s much anticipated COVID vaccine rule for private sector employers.] A federal appeals court has put a temporary halt on the Biden...
OSHA Releases Emergency Temporary Standard for Vaccine and Testing Mandate
[UPDATE: 11/6/2021 - A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees] OSHA released its 490-page Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) governing employers with 100 or more employees...
COVID Vaccine Mandate Update: Another Judge Rules Against Natural Immunity Claim
On Friday, a federal judge ruled against a Michigan State University employee who challenged the school’s vaccine requirement based on the fact that she previously had COVID-19 and recovered. Jeanna Norris asked the court to intervene to block the university’s...
Workplace Vaccine Mandates: What Employers Need to Know
A Webinar Covering What Employers Need To KnowReleased: September 29th, 2021 In light of President Biden’s recent announcement calling for vaccine requirements for employers with 100 or more employees, employers are once again reviewing their policies and scrambling...
President Biden Unveils Sweeping Vaccine Mandate
On Thursday, President Biden announced the most sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate to date, which may affect as many as 80 million American workers. This new, expansive mandate calls for vaccine requirements for federal contractors, private-sector employees and...
Issues Related to Unemployment Fraud Persistent
While a sense of normalcy is returning to many aspects of daily life, issues related to unemployment fraud indicate that they will long outlive the pandemic. KJK has been following this issue since our clients first reported being personally affected earlier this...