UPDATE: December 17, 2021
In a move that comes as no surprise, the EEOC has updated its COVID-19 technical assistance to provide guidance on when COVID-19 may be considered a “disability” under the ADA, making specific reference to the DOJ/HHS
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In a one-line ruling on Monday, December 13, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the last of the legal challenges to the vaccine mandate for health care workers in New York. It also dismissed a challenge to a similar mandate…
Uncertainty with the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
By David Hickey & Amba Datta
Where the Mandate Stands and Current Considerations for Contractors and Subcontractors
The federal contractor vaccine rollout continues to present thorny issues for federal contractors. President Biden issued Executive Order (“E.O.”) 14042 in early September 2021, requiring federal contractor employees to…
DeBlasio’s Parthian Shots: What Businesses Need to Know
Days after New York City announced its first positive case of the Omicron variant, Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced a sweeping upcoming vaccine mandate for virtually all private employers in the City. According to DeBlasio, this “preemptive strike,” set to go…
DOL Issues Cybersecurity Guidelines and Begins Audits
To address growing cybersecurity risks to plan participants and their retirement assets, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a set of guidance for retirement plan sponsors and fiduciaries, their service providers, and plan participants aimed at mitigating cybersecurity risks. The…
New Health Plan Requirements and Other Updates
This Advisory provides a summary of recent developments impacting Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requirements applicable to employers, as well as other recent changes impacting employer-sponsored health plans.
ACA Affordability Threshold Decrease
Employer-sponsored health plans will satisfy the ACA affordability requirement…
The Federal COVID Vaccine Rule is Here
In September, as the Delta variant was sweeping the nation, President Biden announced a comprehensive national strategy to get more Americans vaccinated and to set the path out of the pandemic. As part of this plan, the President announced that…
The Accommodation Process Requires More Than Lip Service
Updated October 21, 2021.
Employers implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination programs are no doubt starting to feel the pressure resulting from an influx of religious and disability accommodation requests. In all the internal commotion (and resulting strain on human resources departments),…
Show Me a HERO: Department of Labor Clarifies New York’s HERO Act
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the serious threat posed by unchecked airborne infectious diseases, and has prompted New York to pass the Health and Essential Rights Act (aka the “HERO Act”), which serves to establish health and safety protocols…
Top 10 Takeaways from Federal Contractor and Subcontractor Vaccine Mandate
By David Hickey & Amba Datta
On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, requiring federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19. On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued its 14-page guidance on the order, detailing the new obligations and…