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On February 25, 2022, the Nebraska Legislature passed Legislative Bill 906, which requires employers who mandate COVID-19 vaccinations to grant a vaccine exemption for medical or religious purposes. Governor Ricketts signed LB 906 on February 28, 2022 and it is now effective. According to LB 906, any employer—public or private—that […]

On January 14, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced updated compliance deadlines for the November 5, 2021 Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for covered health care staff.  Baird Holm previously reported on the Supreme Court’s decision to lift the injunction against CMS’s vaccine […]

Many commentators called this one correctly.  Today, the Supreme Court lifted the injunction that had blocked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from enforcing the November 5, 2021 Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring health care entities subject to the rule to ensure their workforce (including contractors) were either […]

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for employers with 100 or more employees. The Court stayed enforcement of the rule. The Court blocked the mandate on the […]

Iowa Employers not subject to the new federal mandate. On Friday, January 7, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments related to federal OSHA’s Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”).  As of the time this article was published, the Court had not rendered its decision.  But if the […]