COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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The Office of Management and Budget is looking to create more consistency in the vaccine mandates, reentry plans and the future of work for the federal workforce.
November 04, 2021 -
The White House on Thursday pushed back the deadline for contractors to comply with its federal vaccine mandate. Contractors now have until Jan. 4, a month later than the original deadline, to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated.
November 04, 2021 -
Nearly 20 states have sued the Biden administration over its federal vaccine mandate for contractors. Attorneys say the president likely has authority to regulate procurement in this way, but the ever-changing guidance associated with the mandate makes compliance difficult for many contractors.
November 03, 2021 -
Only 800 active duty airmen and guardians, out of an Air and Space Force of about 326,000, said they will not get the COVID-19 vaccination, and will face consequences and possible termination.
November 03, 2021 -
Who should be exempted by their employers from a vaccine mandate? In the case of active duty military members, it's not so clear.
November 02, 2021 -
Contractors have some big concerns of their own about how the vaccine mandate is supposed to work in practice. Stephanie Kostro, executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about some of the issues vendors are flagging.
November 02, 2021 -
With deadlines inching closer, employees and contractors get more details on federal vaccine mandateThe Biden administration in recent days has offered up more details on how agencies might handle religious exception requests from federal employees. Contractors should make a "good faith" effort to comply with the federal vaccine mandate, according to recent guidance.
November 01, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Biden administration offered up a few more details on how it might handle employee requests for a religious exception to the vaccine mandate.
November 01, 2021 -
Sheppard Mullin partners Jonathan Aronie, Ryan Roberts, and Denise Giraudo, joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the implementation of President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors.
November 01, 2021 -
Nineteen states are now suing to block President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
October 30, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, we get a look at just how many COVID-19 vaccine exemptions the military is allowing.
October 29, 2021 -
The top Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee say they have a series of unanswered questions about the Biden administration's federal vaccine mandate, namely agencies' plans for approving employee exception requests.
October 28, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, top Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee have more questions about the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for federal employees.
October 28, 2021 -
Is the vaccine mandate for federal employees causing a divide within your agency?
October 26, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Biden administration says federal contractors should decide how they'll grant accommodations to their own employees.
October 25, 2021