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The Employer Handbook BlogIs indefinite unpaid leave irreparably harmful to employees that don’t get vaccinated?
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On Monday, a Texas federal court dealt with a nuanced issue relating to vaccine mandates. Continue reading
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Lawsuits opposing OSHA’s vax-or-test mandate will be decided by lottery, apparently.
I’ve been doing this employment law thing for over 20 years now.
And just like that, a federal appellate court has stayed the Biden vax-or-test mandate for now
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Damn! That was fast! Continue reading
Does the Biden federal contractor vaccine mandate go too far? Nineteen states think so. And they’re SUING!
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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 say. So, other lawsuits against the private employer ETS have not yet followed.
However, an Executive Order requires that employees of certain federal contractors get vaccinated by early December. And that has prompted 19 states to file 4 separate lawsuits against President Biden and others to block the EO. Continue reading
Word is, employees will have to pay for COVID-testing under the new Biden vaccine mandate.
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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 the end of the week, I expected that the White House would release additional information about the vaccine mandate’s scope and substance.
Nada. Well, not quite. Continue reading
Business groups ask President Biden to delay COVID-19 vaccine mandates for a few months
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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.” Continue reading
What a 🥴 private school in Florida can teach us about COVID-19 medical accommodations
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While warming up benching 315 lbs. at the gym yesterday, I listened to The Howard Stern Show.
The EEOC updated its COVID-19 vaccination guidance for employers
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 update is limited to guidance on vaccinations. So, you’d think that it would be easy to tell what the EEOC updated.
Yeah, you’d think that.
These employees actually convinced a court to block a workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandate. But how???
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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 was accused of taking its vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing home staff to the next level. Continue reading