Minnesota Frontline Worker Payments Act
By emmabonnet |
On April 29, 2022, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law the Minnesota Frontline Workers Payments Act (“The Act”) to serve as a thank you by providing bonus pay for COVID-19 frontline workers. Those who were employed for at least 120 hours in Minnesota in one or more of the eligible frontline sectors (discussed below)…
Read More Osha Withdraws Large Employer Ets: But Wait, There Is More Coming . . .
By rebeccablanshan |
To our dedicated followers, if you are keeping score, we last reported that the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Emergency Temporary Standard dictating larger employers implement a vaccine or testing mandate in its decision on January 13, 2022. (Supreme Court Blocks OSHA ETS But Upholds CMS Vaccine Mandate). OSHA announced today that it is…
Read More Supreme Court Blocks OSHA ETS, But Upholds CMS Vaccine Mandate
By Vogel Law Firm |
On January 7, 2022, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on two COVID-19 related federal vaccine or test mandates. Those arguments centered on whether the Court should enjoin the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”)…
Read More Nationwide Injunction Lifted on CMS Vaccine Mandate; Mandate Remains Enjoined in N.D.
By rebeccablanshan |
Back in November, we informed you that a federal court in Missouri temporarily halted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule, requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies for most employers participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs, in 10 states, including North Dakota. After that decision, a separate federal court in Louisiana issued a nationwide…
Read More Stay Lifted on OSHA ETS
By rebeccablanshan |
On December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion, dissolving the stay on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) for large employers. What does this mean? This means OSHA’s ETS rule, requiring COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly testing, is back on and in effect for employers with 100+…
Read More The North Dakota Employer’s Blog: OSHA Vaccine-or-Testing ETS remains in Question, while ND Governor Burgum signs HB 1511 into Law
By rebeccablanshan |
OSHA Vaccine-or-Testing ETS On November 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that OSHA stay implementation and enforcement of its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), which requires private employers with 100+ employees to have vaccine-or-testing policies. The ETS is stayed until an appellate court further reviews the pending ETS to…
Read More North Dakota Employer’s Blog: Hold that mandate. OSHA Vaccine ETS Blocked by the Fifth Circuit – What to do next.
By rebeccablanshan |
Still trying to figure out the newly issued large employer Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing issued last week? Well, a federal appeals court temporarily blocked its enforcement, at least in Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, causing many employers to ask “what next”? The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a…
Read More North Dakota Employer’s Blog: OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Testing and Emergency Temporary Standard Issued
By rebeccablanshan |
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its much-anticipated COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which will be effective November 5. The ETS requires all employers with 100 or more employees to either (1) mandate COVID-19 vaccinations; or (2) require unvaccinated employees to wear masks and test for COVID-19 on at least…
Read More North Dakota Employer’s Blog: Is Your Parenting Leave Policy Ready for a Baby Boom?
By rebeccablanshan |
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, there was speculation of a baby boom in the coming months due to couples spending virtually all their time at home together, perhaps with too much “downtime.” An immediate baby boom ended up not occurring, according to a recent study by University of Michigan researchers. The slight pause in…
Read More North Dakota Employer’s Blog: Biden Administration Orders Various Vaccine Mandates
By rebeccablanshan |
The Mandates On September 9, 2021, the Biden administration instructed OSHA to develop an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers who are subject to OSHA regulations, with more than 100 workers, to either mandate vaccination that employees receive the COVID-19 vaccination or be subjected to weekly testing for the virus. The administration has also mandated…
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