Double-Take: Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of EO 14042 Limited to “Vaccine Mandate” Only
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- On Friday afternoon, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, which had earlier issued a nationwide preliminary injunction of Executive Order 14042, against Executive Order 14042’s vaccine mandate, made clear that the injunction applies only to the vaccine mandate and not to... ›
Supreme Court Nixes OSHA Vaccine-Or-Test Mandate But Okays Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Deanne E. Maynard
The Supreme Court has blocked a Biden administration rule relating to COVID-19 vaccine requirements, while allowing another to take effect. The now-blocked rule, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), was a “vaccine or test” mandate: it applied to employers with 100+ workers, and... ›Top Cybersecurity Considerations for Government Contractors in 2022
By: Tina D. Reynolds
The cybersecurity posture of government contractors was an area of intense focus and ongoing regulatory development for the federal government in 2021. The coming year will also include many anticipated cybersecurity-related changes and developments. Read our full client alert.... ›Georgia Court Issues Nationwide Injunction of Executive Order 14042—How Should Contractors Respond?
By: J. Alex Ward, Andrew R. Turnbull and Krista A. Nunez
On December 7, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia ordered a nationwide injunction of Executive Order 14042 (the EO or EO 14042), temporarily suspending the EO’s vaccination, masking, and social distancing requirements and all implementing guidance. Although the Georgia... ›Ready, Set, Certify: OFCCP Releases Mandatory Annual AAP Certifications
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On December 2, 2021, OFCCP announced that it was launching its Affirmative Action Program Verification Initiative (the AAP VI), requiring all federal supply and service contractors and subcontractors to certify annually whether they have developed and maintained an affirmative action program (AAP) for each... ›New York Enacts Employee Monitoring Notification Law
By: Suhna N Pierce
New York recently joined Connecticut and Delaware as one of a small number of states with statutes that require employers that engage in electronic monitoring of employees to provide prior written notice of the monitoring. On November 8, 2021, the State of New York... ›Crossing the Line: Hospitality, Gifts, and Unfair Dismissal
By: Annabel Gillham, Oliver Spratt and Michelle Si-Ting Luo
Mr D Thompson v Informatica Software Ltd In a recent appeal at the EAT an individual (the “appellant”), who had been a senior employee of the employer (ISL), was found to have been fairly dismissed for gross misconduct after authorising payment of ~$5,400 to... ›Untangling the Vaccine Mandate – Updates and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
By: J. Alex Ward, Andrew R. Turnbull, James A. Tucker and Krista A. Nunez
Since our October 14, 2021 webinar, much has developed in the rapidly evolving compliance world of Executive Order 14042 , Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO” or “EO 14042”). In case you missed it, we issued two prior alerts on some... ›Federal Court Temporarily Halts OSHA ETS—EO 14042’s New January 4, 2022 Vaccine Deadline Remains
By: Andrew R. Turnbull, Krista A. Nunez and Jinny S. Hwang
Less than three days after the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) released its November 4, 2021 emergency temporary standards on COVID-19 vaccines and testing (the “ETS”), on November 6, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed the ETS,... ›Unpacking the New OSHA ETS for COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Jinny S. Hwang
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its highly anticipated emergency temporary standards for COVID-19 (the “ETS”) along with a landing page on its website with various compliance materials, FAQs , and a pre-recorded webinar. As expected, the ETS... ›