Four Employees Sue Claiming Bristol Myers Refused Vaccine Religious Exemptions December 2, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Bristol Myers Squibb Co. was sued on Wednesday by four employees who said the drugmaker refused to grant them religious...
Federal Judges Uphold Status Quo in Rulings on 3 New York COVID Vaccine Mandates October 13, 2021 By Bob Van Voris Federal judges issued three different decisions on New York state and city requirements for Covid-19 vaccinations, upholding the status quo...
Biden Administration Releases Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate and Exemptions October 6, 2021 By Zeke Miller With just weeks remaining before federal workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19, the federal government has outlined procedures for employees...
Religious Exemptions Grow as COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Rise September 23, 2021 By Colleen Long and Andrew DeMillo An estimated 2,600 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out of the required...
Judge Temporarily Blocks New York Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers September 15, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. judge in New York on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a requirement that healthcare workers receive...
What’s an Employer to Do If Workers Avoid COVID Vaccine? September 3, 2021 By Tom Murphy What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines? They can require vaccination and fire employees who don’t comply, or...
Employers Get Religion With Vaccine Mandates August 12, 2021 By Tom Hals As coronavirus infections rise again, U.S. companies mandating vaccinations are confronting an uncomfortable question rarely asked by an employer –...
EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Employment Laws December 16, 2020 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released updated guidance on the responsibilities and rights of employers and employees related...
Supreme Court Supports Employers’ Religious Rights in Contraception, Teacher Employment July 9, 2020 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court struck two blows for religious rights, including a decision that upholds Trump administration rules giving employers...
Next LGBT Legal Battle for Supreme Court Will Be Religious Exemptions: Analysis June 16, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley and Jan Wolfe The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major legal fight over...