The New York Times | Starbucks Ends Its Plan to Require Worker Vaccination and Testing

Brett Coburn is quoted on the challenges facing companies in complying with varied state and local COVID-19 regulations following the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine-or-testing mandate.

Brett Coburn comments on what employers should know about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine-or-testing mandate.

This week, Congress passed a bill raising the nation’s debt limit to avoid a potential default and CMS issued a final rule rescinding COVID-19 vaccine requirements for facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid. 

Brett Coburn is quoted on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s move to withdraw its vaccine-or-testing mandate.

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s mixed ruling on federal vaccination mandates, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released three separate guidances for three groups of states. Our Labor & Employment and Health Care Groups explore the ramifications of the Court’s ruling, what the new guidances say, and when health care facilities in every state (yes, even Texas) will have to comply.