The Department of Health and Human Services will end the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. While the end of the pandemic is doubtlessly a relief for...
Yesterday afternoon, President Biden announced new federal vaccine mandates expected to impact nearly 80 million Americans representing two-thirds of the American workforce. The mandate is aimed at combating the ongoing...
Many employers are starting to institute mandatory vaccine policies and they are coming under attack by employees who have chosen not to be vaccinated. So far, these attacks have been...
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced a temporary, and in some cases permanent re-wiring of many parts of the U.S. economy, Congress passed the CARES Act, which included a whole host...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has determined that federal law does not prohibit public agencies and private businesses from requiring COVID-19 vaccines. Thus, the DOJ’s finding paves the way for...
The Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently released guidance regarding the emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) to protect health care workers from the coronavirus. The OSHA...
On Saturday, June 12th, Federal District Judge Lynn N. Hughes ruled that Houston Methodist, a major hospital system in Texas, may require its employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, dismissing...
On April 27, 2021, Governor DeWine signed into law special legislation designed to account for decreases in property values caused by “a circumstance related to COVID-19 pandemic or state COVID-19...
Like most sectors of the economy, the construction industry was faced with innumerable challenges resulting from the novel coronavirus. Now, as the country attempts to move past the pandemic, those...
On April 11, 2021, a new law was enacted to help protect Kentucky businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. The law, found in 2021 Ky. Acts Chapter 205, provides liability...
