When Federal Employees Lie About Covid-19 Vaccination Status
Federal employees are subject to harsh consequences if they lie about their Covid-19 vaccine status, says Stephanie Rapp-Tully, partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC, who specializes in…
What the FDA’s new vaccine approval could mean for federal employee vaccine mandates
There’s still a lot of confusion about exactly how agencies will implement President Biden’s mandate for all federal workers to get vaccinated or subject themselves to COVID…
GovExec Daily: The Legal Implications of the Biden COVID-19 Mandate for Feds
As part of its vaccine-or-testing mandate for on-site federal employees, the Biden administration is instructing agencies to establish their own COVID-19 testing programs, either…
Unvaccinated federal employees will face discipline for refusing coronavirus testing at work
Federal employees who are not fully vaccinated will face discipline if they refuse to be tested for the coronavirus when reporting to work in person, the Biden administration…
U.S. Contractors Grapple With Biden Vaccine Proof or Test Order
Businesses with federal contracts are scrambling to comply with a White House order requiring their employees to prove they’re vaccinated against Covid-19 or regularly undergo…
Will feds get The Vaccine — or sue instead?
The pandemic is like the worst house guest ever. It departs only after rendering its hosts haggard. At last it looked like things might get back to normal. But no. The guest…
When will marijuana be federally legal and what would it mean for troops, clearance holders?
You might have read recent comments by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas regarding the legalization of marijuana. His comments were likely an indication of what justices might…
COVID-19 mandates wade into uncertain legal territory
Public and private employers seeking to mandate the COVID-19 vaccines are bolstered by a Department of Justice opinion and high-profile victory in Texas, but their chances in…
What would happen to the federal employees who resist a vaccine mandate?
The White House is considering a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal employees, but any such move will create complications with workforce groups and in the area of…
Proposed vaccine mandate for federal employees could face some legal hurdles
The White House is “strongly considering” requiring federal employees show proof they received their COVID-19 vaccinations in order to return to their workplaces. The…