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President Biden Issues New Vaccine Mandate For All Employers With 100 Or More Employees
Frustrated with a lagging rate of vaccinations, the Biden Administration decided to get out the stick since the carrot has not improved the vaccination rates to the levels that it wants to see. The Department of Labor, through the Occupational … Continue reading
Employers Revisit Mandatory Vaccinations for Employees Following Full Approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
On Monday, August 23, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) formally approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for individuals 16 years of age and older. With this new and much-anticipated approval from the FDA, the Department of Defense immediately mandated … Continue reading
Department of Justice Affirms Employers’ Ability to Mandate Vaccines
When the EEOC confirmed months ago that employers could mandate Covid-19 vaccines without violating employment laws, the agency did not answer a lingering question regarding a non-employment statute, section 564 of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (Section 564) which … Continue reading
What Can and Can’t You Do To Get Ready for Flu Season?
As we get ready for flu season employers are faced with the quandary of what to do when they want a healthy workplace in order to maintain productivity and morale but they still need to respect individual employee’s beliefs about … Continue reading