Ongoing unrest associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is leading to a rise in workplace litigation nationwide. More than 4,200 employment litigation cases were filed in the U.S. from early 2020 through early January 2022. That’s according to data compiled by Fisher Phillips LLP, a national law firm specializing in employment and labor law. Issues pertaining…
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Jan 26, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers, giving more clarity to a divisive issue that has loomed over businesses for months. Supreme Court Justices narrowly blocked the enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard, which stipulates businesses with 100 or more employees require their…
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Jan 13, 2022
The fate of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers now rests with the Supreme Court of the United States. Hearings on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard, which stipulates businesses with 100 or more employees require their employees be vaccinated or be tested weekly and wear masks if they choose to…
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Dec 27, 2021
A federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate is on hold for now following a ruling from a federal court judge in Georgia. The temporary injunction from U.S. District Judge R. Stan Baker stops enforcement of the mandate nationwide and is another legal setback for efforts from President Joe Biden’s administration to implement widespread COVID-19 vaccine requirements….
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Dec 8, 2021
Kansas workers cannot be fired from their jobs for seeking a religious exemption to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, according to a new state law. Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill on November 22 that prohibits an employer from terminating an employee who submits a written waiver request citing sincerely held religious beliefs to a vaccine requirement. …
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Nov 30, 2021
A vaccine mandate executive order means employers with 100 or more employees could be subject to additional COVID-19 requirements in a matter of weeks. That timeline assumes the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration moves quickly to craft an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to create an enforcement mechanism and allow President Joe…
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Sep 16, 2021