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Lawsuits opposing OSHA’s vax-or-test mandate will be decided by lottery, apparently.

Image Credit: Winning Lottery Ticket by Gan Khoon Lay from the Noun Project I’ve been doing this employment law thing for over 20 years now. Two decades of practice have taught me plenty. But, every once in a while, I learn something new. For example, I was reading the government’s…

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And just like that, a federal appellate court has stayed the Biden vax-or-test mandate for now

fast by Alice Design from the Noun Project Damn! That was fast! I think I was on page 423 of the 490-page COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), preparing for that free Zoom that I’m hosting on Friday (details below). That’s when I heard the news on Saturday…

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7 priority items to get your workplace ready for OSHA’s new vaccine-or-test mandate. (And a Zoom on Fri 11/12 at noon ET).

Image by StockSnap from Pixabay I have a confession. I have not read all 490 pages of the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). However, I did read the updated regulations (starts on page 473) and listened to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) webinar. And, fortunately,…

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Does the Biden federal contractor vaccine mandate go too far? Nineteen states think so. And they’re SUING!

Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay In September, the State of Arizona sued President Biden to stop his vaccination mandate for private employers. Since then, several other states have threatened to sue to stop the mandate. But, no one knows yet what exactly the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard is going to…

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Word is, employees will have to pay for COVID-testing under the new Biden vaccine mandate.

Image by fernando zhiminaicela from Pixabay Last week, business groups asked the White House to delay President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private companies with 100+ employees “until after the holiday season.” Also, last week, labor unions asked the White House for additional worker protections beyond mandatory vaccinations. By…

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Business groups ask President Biden to delay COVID-19 vaccine mandates for a few months

Photo by form PxHere CNBC’s Spencer Kimball has reported here that “business groups are pleading with the White House” to delay President Joe Biden’s Covid vaccine mandate for private companies with 100+ employees “until after the holiday season” because they fear it could that “cause a mass exodus of employees.”…

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What a 🥴 private school in Florida can teach us about COVID-19 medical accommodations

Image Credit: Google Street View While warming up benching 315 lbs. at the gym yesterday, I listened to The Howard Stern Show. And I heard Howard talking about a private school in Florida that — get this — will force students to stay home for 30 days after every COVID-19…

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The EEOC updated its COVID-19 vaccination guidance for employers

By U.S. Government – Extracted from PDF file here, Public Domain, Link Without any fanfare or press release (sigh), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its list of frequently asked questions entitled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.” The…

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These employees actually convinced a court to block a workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandate. But how???

Image by torstensimon from Pixabay Ever since a federal judge in Texas upheld a workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandate back in June, the consensus among judges and lawyers was that employers could require workers to get a COVID-19 shot as a condition of employment. But, recently, the State of New York…

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We’re this close now to getting that Biden employer vaccine mandate. THIS CLOSE!

Image Credit: Pxfuel.com Possibly as early as next week, reports NBC News. Back in early September, President Biden instructed OSHA to prepare an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring private employers with 100+ employees to require workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or test them regularly. Late Tuesday evening, OSHA reportedly submitted…