In recent weeks, the NBA, NFL, and NHL have been hit with a rash of COVID-19 outbreaks, leaving teams with depleted rosters and forcing some games to be postponed, while college football has been forced to cancel a few bowl games. Consider how many restaurants, stores, hotels, and factories there are in the United States.… Continue reading Omicron May Sideline Many Workers Under Vaccination-or-Testing Mandate
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U.S. Supreme Court to Take Up Biden Vaccine Mandate Cases on January 7
The United States Supreme Court agreed last week to hear arguments over the Biden administration’s nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19 mandate for large businesses, as well as a separate vaccine requirement for healthcare workers. According to the brief court order, the court will hear oral arguments in the two cases on January 7, with rulings expected soon… Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court to Take Up Biden Vaccine Mandate Cases on January 7
Vaccine Mandate for NYC Private-Sector Workers Goes into Effect December 27
In what Mayor Bill de Blasio described as a “first in the nation measure,” New York City will require all private-sector workers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The new mandate will take effect on December 27th, just days before a new mayor takes office and while a federal vaccine mandate for many private-sector employees… Continue reading Vaccine Mandate for NYC Private-Sector Workers Goes into Effect December 27
DOL Extends Comment Period on COVID Vaccine & Testing Standard to January 19
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended the comment period for the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard to Jan. 19, 2022. OSHA extended the comment period by 45 days to allow stakeholders additional time to review the ETS and collect information and data necessary for comment. Submit comments… Continue reading DOL Extends Comment Period on COVID Vaccine & Testing Standard to January 19
New Orleans Federal Court Keeps Stay on Vaccine Mandate in Place
The federal appeals court in New Orleans refused to lift its stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees on Friday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration order requiring those workers to be vaccinated by Jan.… Continue reading New Orleans Federal Court Keeps Stay on Vaccine Mandate in Place
Biden Team Wants Vaccine Mandate Challenges Consolidated, A Quick Court Ruling
The Biden administration wants the multiple challenges to its workplace rule consolidated in a single federal court and has asked for a decision by early next week, putting its private employer vaccine mandate on hold. In court filings on Monday, the US Department of Justice stated that one of the federal circuit courts should be… Continue reading Biden Team Wants Vaccine Mandate Challenges Consolidated, A Quick Court Ruling
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for Worker COVID Requirements
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the job. The nation’s unvaccinated workers face grave danger from workplace exposure to coronavirus, and immediate action is necessary to protect them, according… Continue reading OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for Worker COVID Requirements
Florida Sues Biden Over Contractor Vaccine Mandate
The state of Florida on Thursday sued President Joe Biden’s administration over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors, opening yet another battleground between Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the White House. The lawsuit, announced by DeSantis at a news conference, alleges the president doesn’t have the authority to issue the rule and that it… Continue reading Florida Sues Biden Over Contractor Vaccine Mandate
OSHA Faces Legal Threats and Enforcement Challenges As It Crafts Biden’s Business Vaccine Mandate
President Biden’s success in getting more Americans vaccinated against COVID could rest in large part on a chronically underfunded and understaffed federal agency working to craft a mandate for large businesses in the face of legal threats and enforcement obstacles. Last month, Biden directed the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an… Continue reading OSHA Faces Legal Threats and Enforcement Challenges As It Crafts Biden’s Business Vaccine Mandate
Vaccine Mandates Reach 25% of Companies After Biden Order
One in four companies has instituted a vaccine mandate for U.S. workers, a sharp increase from last month, following President Joe Biden’s directive ordering large employers to require shots or weekly testing. Another 13% of companies plan to put a mandate in place, according to Brian Kropp, chief of human-resources research at consultant Gartner. The… Continue reading Vaccine Mandates Reach 25% of Companies After Biden Order