Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers Halted Until September
A federal appeals court in New Orleans has once again postponed the enforcement of the President’s vaccine mandate for federal workers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for...
Fifth Circuit Overturns Injunction on Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reinstated President Biden’s executive order mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all federal civilian...
Indiana Passes Restriction on Employer Vaccine Mandates
The Indiana General Assembly recently passed House Bill 1001. This bill limits employers’ ability to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine.
This bill has been quite controversial and was changed...
Louisiana Supreme Court Holds that Unvaccinated At-Will Employees May Be Discharged
The Supreme Court of Louisiana has issued a duo of related rulings finding that private employers may be permitted to terminate at-will employees within the state...
OSHA Announces that It Is Withdrawing the COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing Mandate
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it is withdrawing its emergency temporary standard (ETS), requiring large employers to...
Texas Now Subject to CMS Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
The U.S. Supreme Court recently stayed the preliminary injunctions issued in the cases filed in Missouri and Louisiana against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’...
The U.S. Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate
In a per curiam decision, the United States Supreme Court has upheld the health care worker vaccine mandate issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
Federal Court in Michigan Rejects Employees Request for a Temporary Injunction Due to a Failure to Show “Irreparable Harm” Would Result
A Michigan Court Decision has recently again affirmed the ability of employers to take a hardline...