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Federal contractor vax mandate bottled up in 4 appeals courts

01/18/2022
With OSHA’s vaccine-or-test mandate stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Biden administration is hoping courts will be kinder to its bid to require employees of federal contractors to be vaccinated against covid-19. It’s not looking good.

Supreme Court rejects large employer vax mandate, upholds health-care mandate

01/14/2022
The Supreme Court struck down OSHA’s vaccine-or-test rule, but said the mandate for health-care workers to be vaccinated against covid could go into effect.

Navigate CDC’s new return-to-work guidance

01/13/2022
The CDC recommends a five-day isolation period for everyone who tests positive for covid, whether they have symptoms or not.

4 tips to protect against covid lawsuits

01/13/2022
Covid-safety precautions have come a long way, but the threat of litigation remains.

You risk bias lawsuits if you bypass promotion rules

01/12/2022
When considering promoting an employee, carefully track all of the steps in the promotion process, from the initial job announcement to the final decision. Be sure to follow all your promotion procedures. And never let favoritism taint the process. Otherwise, you could be courting a bias lawsuit.

Supreme Court could strike down one of two mandates

01/11/2022
The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to strike down OSHA’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers but uphold a requirement for almost all health-care workers to be vaccinated against covid.

Read CDC’s new guidance on isolation after positive tests

01/06/2022
The CDC’s new recommendation to isolate for just five days after a positive coronavirus test generated lots of confusion.

Vax mandate is back, Supreme Court to decide

12/23/2021
On Dec. 17, a federal appeals court reinstated OSHA’s vaccinate-or-test requirement for private employers with at least 100 employees. In separate cases, courts have placed on temporary hold mandates for federal contractors and health workers to be vaccinated against covid-19. The U.S. Supreme Court will make the final call.

75% of large employers would scrap vax mandates

12/23/2021
Three-quarters of large employers that would be subject to the Biden administration’s on-hold vaccinate-or-test mandate say they will not require employees to get covid-19 vaccines if courts permanently strike down the requirement.

3 in 10 unvaxxed people would lie to keep their jobs

12/16/2021
Among unvaccinated U.S. employees, 28% say they would consider lying about their COVID vaccination status or fabricating documents in order to keep their jobs.