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New York City Court Temporarily Blocks Department of Education Vaccine Mandate
As we previously reported, New York City Mayor de Blasio announced a mandate that all New York City public school teachers and staff would be required to get at least one dose of a vaccine by September 27, 2021 or face termination. According to the mandate, Department of Education staff would no longer have the […]
U.S. District Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Barring New York From Excluding Religious Exemptions For COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on Healthcare Workers
On September 14, 2021, a federal judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of New York’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers seeking a religious exemption to the requirement. The mandate requires covered entities to ensure their personnel are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with the first dose for current personnel received by September 27, 2021, for general hospitals […]
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President Biden Orders OSHA to Issue New Rule Mandating Vaccines for Large Businesses, Federal Workers and Healthcare Workers
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced the implementation of a six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy to combat the COVID-19 virus. The President indicated that the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) is developing a rule that will require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated […]
New York Designates COVID-19 as an Airborne Infectious Disease Triggering HERO Act Safety Plan Requirements for Employers
The New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”), which was enacted on May 5, 2021, mandated new workplace health and safety protections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One section of the law requires employers to implement an airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan (“Plan”) based on the model plan provided by the […]