The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, earned its 15 minutes of fame last summer when individuals, such as Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, refused to answer media inquiries regarding their vaccine statuses because of HIPAA. Employers handle a variety of their employees’ medical information.
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently broke new ground on the Burk public policy tort claim. Burk wrongful discharge claims may now be based on allegations that an employer wrongfully terminated an employee for opposing an employer’s violation of an executive order issued by the Governor.
Less than a month ago, CMS issued its Interim Final Rule, which requires all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. But, as with OSHA's ETS, litigation challenging the CMS Rule ramped up over the last month. That litigation came to a head this week with two federal district court rulings.
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CMS issued an emergency regulation requiring COVID-19 vaccination of staff at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified healthcare facilities.
The EEOC’s updated guidance likely stems from the growing number of religious-accommodation requests that employers are fielding due to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s impending Emergency Temporary Standard and other company-specific policies taking effect.
In response to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, OSHA released updated guidance on protecting workers from the virus.
