On September 13, 2021, the U.S. Ways and Means Committee released draft legislation advancing a number of tax increases and changes. The proposed changes would help to pay for the social and economic policies advanced in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package Congress has been working on, which the Democrats […]
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House Ways & Means Committee Tax Proposal – Individual Income Tax
On September 13, 2021, the U.S. Ways and Means Committee released draft legislation advancing a number of tax increases and changes. The proposed changes would help to pay for the social and economic policies advanced in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package Congress has been working on, which the Democrats […]
President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan Also Requires Federal Contractors to Mandate Vaccine
As detailed in Baird Holm’s recent COVID-19 Information Hub articles, on September 9, 2021, President Biden announced an extensive new COVID-19 Action Plan (“Action Plan”) which includes vaccine mandates for large employers, health care workers, federal employees, and certain federal contractors. These mandates are part of the White House’s new […]
Interim Final Rule Expected in October to Mandate Vaccines in Most Health Care Settings
Along with President Biden’s September 9th announcement that he directed OSHA to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring vaccinations for all employers with over 100 employees, he also announced that his administration will require COVID-19 vaccination of staff within all Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities. To carry out this requirement, […]
The President Delivers a Bombshell: Employers with 100 or More Employees Must Mandate Vaccination
Late afternoon on September 9, 2021, President Biden announced that employers with 100 or more employees that are subject to the jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) will need to require their employees to either be vaccinated or show a negative COVID-19 test result on a weekly […]

