On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) each released a final rule (the Final Rules).

The CFPB has published its Fall 2020 rulemaking agenda as part of the Fall 2020 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. It represents the CFPB’s fourth rulemaking agenda under Director Kraninger’s leadership.

It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we look at President-Elect Biden’s likely Department of Labor agenda and the challenges COVID-19 vaccines and rapid jurisdictional changes are creating for employers.

As vaccines become available to employees, what do employers need to know, what should ‎they do, and what should they avoid?‎ Employers may establish legitimate health and safety requirements that are job-related and ‎consistent with business necessity, including immunization requirements.