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10 December 2021

U.S. Government Issues Guidance on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Injunction

Yesterday the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released guidance regarding the federal government’s compliance with the nationwide injunction issued Tuesday by a federal district court in Georgia that stopped enforcement of the federal contractor vaccine mandate. The OMB guidance, as reported on the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force’s website, confirms that for existing contracts […]

07 December 2021

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Halted Nationwide

Earlier today a federal district court in Georgia issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for covered federal contractors and subcontractors under Executive Order 14042.  Unlike the November 30, 2021 preliminary injunction issued by a federal district court in Kentucky, the injunction issued today applies nationwide. The Georgia court found that […]

06 December 2021

Municipalities May be Eligible to Participate in Multibillion Dollar Opioid Settlement

The Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessell, announced last week that certain municipalities across the state may be eligible to receive direct cash payments from an historic, multi billion-dollar national opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson and the three largest pharmaceutical distributors in the country: Cardinal Health, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen. The settlement was announced in July, […]

02 December 2021

Happy Holidays: Federal Contractors Must Begin Certifying to the Government that they have Prepared Affirmative Action Plans

In August  2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) information collection request for an  Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface through a new online portal.  The portal is a new OFCCP platform where covered federal contractors and subcontractors must certify that they are meeting their obligation […]

01 December 2021

CMS Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers Now Halted Nationwide

Yesterday a federal district court in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction against the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for in-person employees of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified healthcare providers and suppliers that are regulated under certain Medicare health and safety standards.  This nationwide injunction comes only one day after a federal court in Missouri had enjoined the CMS […]

01 December 2021

IRS Proposes Extension of ACA Reporting Deadlines, But This Time, It’s Permanent

On November 22, 2021, the IRS issued proposed regulations that, if finalized (which we expect will happen), will permanently extend the deadline to furnish Forms 1095-C and 1095-B to individuals, and, in limited circumstances, provide an alternative method of furnishing these forms to individuals.  In addition, the IRS reiterated its position that 2020 will be […]

30 November 2021

Federal Court Strikes Down Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate in 3 States

Earlier today, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors.  The court’s injunction only applies to contractors and subcontractors in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee whose contracts would otherwise be covered by Executive Order 14042’s vaccination mandate.  The district court found that the […]

29 November 2021

CMS Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers Halted in 10 States

Earlier today, a federal district court in Missouri issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for in-person employees of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified healthcare providers and suppliers that are regulated under certain Medicare health and safety standards.  The court’s injunction only applies to such providers and suppliers within the states of Alaska, […]