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For all of you employers confused about the status of the various vaccine mandates…join our party. In fact, there have been major developments in two of the three major “vaccine mandate” laws/rules in just the past few days.  To help you keep things straight, here is the status of these 3 vaccine laws/rules, as of (the… More

We are pleased to announce: Subscription pricing is here to stay! Based on your feedback, we have added some options so you can find the budgeting plan that best suits the needs of your organization.   Prices will go up on January 1 – so we encourage you to lock in 2021 rates before the end… More

New Form Recommended by the EEOC for Processing Requests for Religious Accommodation, New Deadline for Federal Government Contractors As part of their overall effort to keep us on our toes, the EEOC is now suggesting that the request for religious accommodation form published by the White House’s Safer Federal Workforce Task Force may be overbroad. … More

Federal Government Contractors- the Safer Federal Workplace Task Force issued updated FAQs with a bit more guidance on how to comply with the federal contractor vaccine mandate. Based on questions we have been hearing from you, highlights from the updated guidance include: December 8th is still the deadline to be vaccinated. BUT– if an employee… More

President Biden directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring employers with 100 or more workers to require that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, or undergo weekly testing. OSHA released almost 500 pages of materials, so we are still working our way through the implications. And predictably,… More

On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) published additional guidance for employers implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements with respect to proffered religious objections from current and prospective employees. Specifically, the guidance addresses the interplay between these new requirements and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act which prohibits employment discrimination based on race,… More

Effective October 1, 2021, the D.C. City Council enacted emergency legislation that would expand the benefits available to employees under the D.C. Universal Paid Leave Act (UPLA) and the D.C. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).  Although emergency legislation ordinarily expires after 90 days, Mayor Bowser also signed legislation to make these changes permanent following… More

We are already working with many of you as you roll out a vaccine mandate policy for your workforce. As soon as the policy goes out, you will likely receive questions about potential accommodations. As a reminder – if you require the vaccine, you must consider reasonable accommodations for people who qualify (either for a… More

As a follow-up to our previous Alert on the new vaccine mandate for government contractors, and in response to questions we have received from many of you, we share the following: What is a covered contractor? Contracts – new contracts awarded after November 14, 2021 (and possibly for contracts awarded between October 15 and November… More

We have heard from many of you asking for the details on the recently-announced 3-prong federal vaccine mandate.  As a reminder—President Biden announced Executive Orders outlining expectations for a vaccine mandate for federal government contractors and for health care workers, and a mandate/testing requirement for employers with 100+ employees.  The Biden Executive Order announcement from… More