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New Law Will End Forced Arbitration in Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Cases

Posted by: Elizabeth M. Roberson on February 14, 2022

Last week, the Senate passed a bill, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, that will nullify forced arbitration clauses in sexual assault and sexual harassment cases. The bill has been sent to President Biden’s desk for signature and is expected to be signed…

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CMS Issues Supplemental Guidance on Interim Final Rule on Vaccination for States Impacted by Recent Supreme Court Ruling

Posted by: Virginia A. Talley and Shelley M. Jackson on January 20, 2022

On January 14, 2022 the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued supplemental guidance (the “Supplemental Guidance”) for implementation of its Interim Final Rule – Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination (“CMS Rule”). 

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Beware of the Illinois Employee who Insists on Independent Contractor Status

Posted by: Nancy J. Townsend on January 19, 2022

Imagine that your company contracts with a salesperson, consultant, or other professional, who insists on an independent contractor arrangement. He wants to be free to accept other work opportunities. Your company accommodates by paying a daily rate for services, setting up a payment-upon-invoicing…

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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Key Decisions on OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Rule and CMS’s Mandatory Vaccination Rule

Posted by: Elizabeth M. Roberson and Shelley M. Jackson on January 14, 2022

Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two key rulings relating to mandatory COVID-19 workplace measures. The rulings contain important implications for private and certain other employers with 100 or more employees and for health care entities subject to conditions of participation…

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Significant Changes to Illinois Law Affect Employers’ Restrictive Covenant Agreements

Posted by: Elizabeth M. Roberson on January 6, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, Illinois employers must abide by significant new amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the “Act”). Specifically, these amendments pertain to non-competition and non-solicitation agreements between employers and their employees that are entered into after January 1,…

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OSHA Withdraws Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard, Recordkeeping Obligations Remain in Place

Posted by: Virginia A. Talley and Shelley M. Jackson on December 29, 2021

On December 27, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) withdrew the non-recordkeeping portions of the Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (“Healthcare ETS”). In its Statement on the Status of the OSHA COVID-19 Healthcare ETS (“Statement”), OSHA announced that it…

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Off-Again, On-Again: Sixth Circuit Lifts Stay on OSHA’s Vaccination-or-Test Mandate

Posted by: Shelley M. Jackson on December 21, 2021

Employers with 100 or more employees may feel whiplash as they once again prepare to pivot in connection with the Biden Administration’s push to implement mandatory vaccination-or-test policies in the workplace. On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency…

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‘Tis the Season: Court Issues Nationwide Temporary Stay of CMS Mandatory Vaccination Rule

Posted by: Shelley M. Jackson and Amy J. Adolay on December 1, 2021

The Biden Administration’s push for mandatory vaccinations in the workplace has been dealt another blow, this time to the Interim Final Rule (the “CMS Rule”) issued on November 5, 2021 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and scheduled to go into effect on December 6,…

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Overview of New Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Employers Podcast

Posted by: Shelley M. Jackson and George C. Lepeniotis on November 17, 2021

Employment Practice attorney Shelley M. Jackson discusses the new vaccination requirements for employers with over 100 employees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Krieg DeVault LLP publication should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion on any specific facts or circumstances.  The contents are intended for…

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Overview of New Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Employers [WEBINAR]

Posted by: Amy J. Adolay, Shelley M. Jackson, and Elizabeth M. Roberson on November 10, 2021

Employment Practice attorneys Amy J. Adolay, Shelley M. Jackson, and Elizabeth M. Roberson recently hosted a webinar on the new vaccination requirements for employers with over 100 employees: Overview of New Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Employers.  A recording of the webinar and the…

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The Wait Is Over: OSHA and CMS Release Interim Final Rules on Mandatory Vaccinations and Other COVID-19 Safety Issues

Posted by: Shelley M. Jackson and Elizabeth M. Roberson on November 5, 2021

Yesterday employers learned details of two significant new COVID-19 employment-related vaccine and safety mandates from the Biden Administration. First, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released an Interim Final Rule applying an Emergency Temporary Standard (“OSHA…

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EEOC Issues New Guidance on Religious Objections to the COVID-19 Vaccines

Posted by: Elizabeth M. Roberson and Virginia A. Talley on October 28, 2021

Earlier this week the EEOC updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers (“Q&A”) to add a section discussing religious accommodations to the COVID-19 vaccines. If your company has not yet had to determine whether an employee qualifies for an accommodation because of a religious objection…

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