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Mark Opara and Cody Weyhofen Outline COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and What’s Next
Seigfreid Bingham attorneys Mark Opara and Cody Weyhofen published an article in Ingram’s magazine, summarizing COVID-19 vaccine mandates (implemented in 2021 and revised in 2022) and possible legal challenges for employers in 2023.
Titled “One Year Later: Revisiting COVID-19 Vaccine
Mandates,” Mark […]
SCOTUS Blocks Biden OSHA Vaccine or Test Mandate and Gives the Green Light to CMS Vaccine Mandate
January 14, 2022
By Curry Sexton and John Vering
On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court simultaneously issued two important
opinions regarding vaccine mandates previously imposed by the Biden
Administration:
The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard requiring
COVID vaccination or weekly testing (“OSHA ETS”); […]
OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Back in Force — For Now
December 21, 2021
By John Vering and Shannon Johnson
Stay Blocking Enforcement LiftedAs we recently advised you in a client alert dated December 15, 2021, federal courts had previously blocked enforcement of multiple COVID-19 vaccination mandates, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s […]
Federal Courts Block Enforcement of Vaccine Mandates for Healthcare Facilities
December 15, 2021
By Cody Weyhofen, Mark Opara,John Neyens, and John Vering
On November 29 and 30, 2021, the Eastern District of
Missouri and Western District of Louisiana, respectively, issued injunctions
blocking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) from
implementing its Interim Final Rule (the “Interim Final […]
Courts Block OSHA and Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandates
By Cody Weyhofen, Mark Opara, John Neyens, and John Vering
December 15, 2021
Recently, federal courts blocked enforcement of
multiple COVID-19 vaccination mandates, including the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Emergency Temporary Standard and President
Biden’s Executive Order 14042 regarding federal contractors and subcontractors
(the “Federal […]
CMS Issues Rule Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Staff of Healthcare Facilities Participating in Medicare and Medicaid
November 5, 2021By John Neyens, Mark Opara and John VeringOn November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its much-anticipated interim final rule requiring staff of healthcare facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs to be fully […]
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard on Workplace Vaccine or Testing Mandate
By: John Vering, Mark Opara, and John Neyens
November 4, 2021
On
November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
issued its much-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) generally
requiring employers with at least 100 employees (which includes all full-time
and part-time employees, company-wide) to mandate that their […]
EEOC Updates Guidance on ADA and Title VII Issues Regarding COVID Vaccinations, Including Handling Religious Objections to Vaccinations
October 27, 2021
By John Vering, John Neyens,Shannon Johnson and Mark Opara
On October 13, 2021, the EEOC updated Section K of its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers regarding what employers need to know concerning ADA, Title VII and Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) obligations […]