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As you’ve probably heard by now, the Supreme Court torpedoed OSHA’s vax-or-test mandate

Photo by Mr. Kjetil Ree., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Yesterday was an “opinion day” at the Supreme Court. And, at 10 AM, as expected, the Supreme Court issued an opinion. Unfortunately, it wasn’t in the OSHA vax-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) case. But, surprise, surprise! At about 2:45…

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Could your state still enforce OSHA’s vax-or-test mandate — even if the Supreme Court scuttles it?

via GIPHY Eventually **clicks refresh again on the Supreme Court’s website**, yes, eventually, the Supreme Court is going to decide whether to stay OSHA’s vax-or-test mandate a/k/a the Emergency Temporary Standard a/k/a the ETS. If the Supreme Court enters a stay, that means the ETS is dead, right? Well, maybe…

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Insurance carriers will soon have to pay for COVID-19 at-home tests — up to 8 per person per month.

dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons We still don’t know **clicks refresh on the Supreme Court’s website** whether the OSHA vax-or-test mandate will survive Supreme Court scrutiny. But, in the meantime, the Biden Administration announced some big news yesterday about at-home COVID-19 tests. Starting on Saturday, January 15, 2022,…

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Here’s an update on the OSHA vax-or-test mandate following today’s Supreme Court oral argument

As a younger lawyer, I once told a client — right before an age discrimination trial — that winning the case would be like sinking a two-foot putt. I nearly choked on those words when, during deliberations, the jury asked the judge how unemployment compensation should factor into an award…

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The CDC updated its COVID-19 isolation guidance (again!) to include testing. Sort of.

In an unintentionally-pervy post a few days ago, I told you that the CDC was considering amending its COVID-19 isolation guidance for asymptomatic individuals (and those with resolving symptoms) to include testing. That change did follow. Except, here’s the thing. You can test if you want to. Or you can…

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Here’s how the feds will try to convince the Supreme Court not to stay OSHA’s COVID-19 vax-or-test mandate

After yesterday’s blog posts, you must be somewhat perplexed. First, why did I publish a blog post yesterday with the same title but no actual body? Well, you see, I planned to blog yesterday about the upcoming oral argument on the OSHA COVID-19 vax-or-test mandate and set that post to…

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Dr. Fauci hints at more changes coming to the CDC’s quarantine/isolation rules

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decision last week to shorten its recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine periods to five days for asymptomatic individuals (followed by masking for five more days) did not go over well with many folks. The CDC changed the rule because “science demonstrat[es] that the majority…

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These were the most popular employment law blog posts of 2021

If it had anything to do with COVID-19 vaccination mandates, y’all were reading. That and the third-most-read post, which leaves me wondering whether I should be taking out a restraining order against some of you. Here are the most-read posts from 2021: 5. “And just like that, the CMS vaccine…

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Heads up, employers! The CDC shortened its recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine periods.

Here’s some big news for workplaces. (Looks like I’ll be a busy dude this week updating employer COVID-19 workplace policies and procedures.) Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it is shortening the recommended time for isolation from ten days for people with COVID-19 to five…