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...
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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Vaccine Mandate Challenges
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Vaccine Mandate Challenges, Compliance Dates Remain in Effect For Now While President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate officially took effect today, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard two rounds of...
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...
CMS Vaccine Mandate Blocked From Being Enforced in Ohio, Other States
The CMS vaccine mandate remains halted in 24 states, including Ohio, but is “on” once again in 26 states following orders issued by two separate courts. On Nov. 15, 2021, a panel for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals partially affirmed an injunction entered by the...
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...
Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Contractors in Ohio
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...
Vaccine Mandate Update: White House Halts Enforcement, Ohio Court to Preside Over Litigation
The Biden administration announced the suspension of enforcement of its workplace vaccination and testing requirements Thursday for businesses with 100 or more employees. The announcement comes after a Louisiana-based judicial panel in the 5th Circuit temporarily...