Publications

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 […]

The Second Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 5, 2022.    This chart provides the status of certain bills related to economic development, energy and renewable energy, government and municipal law, healthcare, real estate and financial transactions, taxation, and telecommunications. Here is a comprehensive list of the bills we […]

The Second Regular Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 5, 2022. As of January 17, there are 49 days left in the session, which concludes on April 20, 2022. Bill introduction concludes on January 20, 2022. Following days one through seven of bill introduction, we identified 45 bills […]

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 […]