Update on Vaccine Mandates for Businesses, Health Workers and Federal Contractors December 6, 2021 By David A. Lieb and Geoff Mulvihill Millions of health care workers across the U.S. were supposed to have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by...
Update on Court Challenges to Biden Covid Vaccine Rules December 2, 2021 By Tom Hals Courts have recently blocked some of the Biden administration’s rules and regulations aimed at increasing U.S. vaccination against COVID-19, which...
Biden Administration Extends Comment Period on OSHA Vaccine Rule to Jan 19 December 1, 2021 The Biden administration on Tuesday extended the comment period on its sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule by 45 days as...
U.S. Unlikely to Impose Further Restrictions Due to Omicron COVID Variant, Says Fauci November 29, 2021 By Susan Heavey The United States is unlikely to impose further restrictions amid the anticipated arrival of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the nation’s...
Travelers Weigh Canceling, Delaying Trips as Countries Tighten Rules on Omicron Fears November 29, 2021 By Jamie Freed and Chen Lin SYDNEY/SINGAPORE – Some would-be travelers are considering canceling or delaying trip plans in response to fresh curbs prompted by the...
Washington Paper Mill Fined $140K for Failing to Protect Workers from COVID November 24, 2021 A Cowlitz County, Washington, papermaking plant is facing nearly $140,000 in fines after one worker died and more than a...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Covid Claim Volume Trending Down After Summer Surge November 23, 2021 The summer surge of COVID-19 claims that hit the California workers’ compensation system in July and August appears to have...
Idaho Lawmakers Advancing Vaccine Workers’ Comp Legislation November 17, 2021 By Keith Ridler A bill making it easier for Idaho residents to get workers’ compensation if they become ill after taking an employee-mandated...
Eight Dead from COVID, 89 Infected at Connecticut Nursing Home November 17, 2021 Eight residents of a nursing home in Connecticut have died during a coronavirus outbreak while 89 residents and employees have...
6th Circuit to Hear Consolidated Lawsuits Challenging Biden Workplace Vaccine Rule November 17, 2021 By Tom Hals A judicial panel on Tuesday consolidated 34 lawsuits challenging the Biden administration’s workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule in the 6th U.S....