Friday, 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”); and The CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs Omnibus COVID-19 Health […]
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021
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 (“OSHA”) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), causing OSHA to pause enforcement of the ETS. […]
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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 Rule), which requires facilities participating in Medicare or Medicaid to […]
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Monday, November 15, 2021
November 15, 2021 Nine attorneys from Seigfreid Bingham have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, including three as Rising Stars. Super Lawyers honors outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Those recognized are: 2021 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Greg Gerstner, Construction Litigation Brenda Hamilton, […]
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Friday, November 5, 2021
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 vaccinated by January 4, 2022.Highlights of the CMS rule (which will be published in the Federal […]
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Thursday, November 4, 2021
November 4, 2021 Kansas City, Mo. – Seigfreid Bingham, P.C., received a “Best Law Firms” ranking in the 2022 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers®“Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, […]
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Thursday, November 4, 2021
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 employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear a mask at […]
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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 with respect to COVID-19 vaccinations. On October 25, 2021, the EEOC issued another update […]
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Friday, October 22, 2021
By Cody Weyhofen October 22, 2021 On September 24, 2021, pursuant to President Biden’s Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (the “Order”), the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force published guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccination and safety requirements for federal contractors (the “Guidance”). As explained in a prior Seigfreid Bingham client alert, […]
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Friday, October 1, 2021
October 1, 2021 Seigfreid Bingham is ecstatic to announce two new shareholders of the firm. Jordan May, joined Seigfreid Bingham in 2014 as a summer associate and is a member of the litigation section. She primarily practices in the areas of employment, construction, and transportation. Rachel Sterbenz joined the firm in 2015 as a summer […]
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