COVID-19 Resource Center & Task Force

Amundsen Davis is committed to partnering with our clients through the legal and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our multi-disciplinary COVID-19 Task Force is developing timely alerts and webcasts to help you and your company through these challenging times. Information and links are grouped below by topic for your convenience. Please don’t hesitate to contact a member of our Task Force or the attorney with whom you usually work at our firm for assistance to guide you through this trying time.

VACCINE MANDATES

• January 25, 2022 - OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate is Dead, Now What?
• January 24, 2022 - Federal Contractors' Alert: Your Vaccine Has Been Halted....Again
• January 17, 2022 - Updated Deadlines for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers
• January 13, 3022 - CMS Health Care Vaccine Mandate Allowed by U.S. Supreme Court
• January 13, 2022 - OSHA's Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Standard Blocked
• December 20, 2021 - OSHA's Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Standard Reinstated
• December 20, 2021 - OSHA’S COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate is Back on!
• December 16, 2021 - CMS Vaccine Mandate - On Again (Sort Of)?
• November 4, 2021 - CMS Releases Interim Final Rule Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Employees and Suppliers
• November 4, 2021 - OSHA Releases COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Rule for Private-Sector Workers
• November 4, 2021 - How are Businesses to Navigate the Conflicting Federal Vaccine Mandates and State Bans on Such Mandates?
  
• October 27, 2021 - EEOC Offers Some Help in Navigating the Murky Waters for Religious Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccines
• October 4, 2021 - Courts Allow Employers to Enforce Vaccine Mandates
• September 27, 2021 - Federal Contractors’ Alert: What We Know and Still Don’t Know About Biden’s Vaccination Mandate
• September 16, 2021 - Wage and Hour Questions on the Vaccine Mandate: Pitfalls for Illinois Employers Covered by the Executive Order  
• September 13, 2021 - Who is a Federal Contractor for Purposes of the Biden Vaccine Mandate?
• September 7, 2021 - What to Consider Before Implementing a Health Insurance Surcharge for Unvaccinated Employees
• August 26, 2021 - Mandating Vaccines in the Workplace: How to Implement a COVID-19 Vaccine Policy 

The Consolidated appropriations act 2021

• December 22, 2020 - STIMULUS 2.0: The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 – Key Provisions for Employers

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What's in it for Employers?

• April 8, 2021 - US DOL Publishes Model Notices for American Rescue Plan COBRA Subsidy
• March 11, 2021 - The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What’s in it for Employers?

COVID-19 Questionnaire for HR Professionals

• March 2021 - COVID-19 Questionnaire (for employees who are symptomatic or presumptively have COVID-19) 

Webcast Recordings

• March 23, 2021 - American Rescue Plan: What Employers Must Know Now
• February 4, 2021 - Stimulus 2.0 - Employer Boot Camp – What You Need to Know Now

Business Continuity

• February 10, 2022 - COVID-19 Employer Updates – Where Do We Stand Now?

• August 13, 2021 - Government Loans and Grants to Businesses – Beware of the “Fine Print”
• July 28, 2021 - I Don’t Want to Wear a Mask…Part 5: CDC Reversal…and School Supplies Include Masks?!?!
• May 17, 2021 - UPDATED: I Don’t Want to Wear a Mask…Part 4: OSHA Weighs In!
• May 14, 2021- I Don’t Want to Wear a Mask…Part 3: Land of the Mask Free and Home of the Brave
• March 9, 2021 - COVID-19 Extension of Group Welfare Plan Benefit Deadlines Clarified Bringing Potential Relief to Employers
• March 8, 2021 - So Your Employee Wants to Work Remotely Out of State
• February 23, 2021 - Check Local and State Health Department Rule: Some Require Reporting of COVID-19 Cases

Bankruptcy

• February 11, 2021 - Congress Pushes Bankruptcy Aid for Those Suffering Financially from COVID-19

Tax

• February 2, 2021 - Time for Employers that Were Subject to FFCRA Leave to Send Corrected W-2's?

Labor Unions

• April 28, 2021 - Health Care Workers and Labor Unions: The COVID "Bump" and the New Administration's Efforts to Unionize More Workers

Insurance coverage

• May 19, 2021- IWCC Establishes Emergency Rule for Certain Workers Sickened with COVID-19
• May 19, 2021- Insurance Coverage For Covid-19 Claims Under D&O Policies

Impact on the ADA

• August 10, 2021 - Lingering COVID-19 Symptoms May Trigger ADA and FMLA Protection
• April 6, 2021 - Can I Ask My Employees If They Have Been Vaccinated?

Occupational Health & Safety

• September 30, 2021 - Budget Bill Increases OSHA Fines Five-Fold
• September 9, 2021 - OSHA to Issue Mandatory Vaccination and Testing Rule for Certain Employers
• August 16, 2021: OSHA Revises Its Guidance
• June 18, 2021 - OSHA ETS: What Health Care Providers Need to Know
• June 10, 2021- OSHA Issues its Emergency COVID-19 Standard
• March 16, 2021 - OSHA's New National Emphasis Program for COVID-19
• March 3, 2021 - COVID-19 Interview Questionnaire for HR Professionals
• February 10, 2021 - OSHA's Latest COVID-19 Guidance

CONSTRUCTION 

• April 21, 2022 - California Court Opens the Litigation Floodgate Re: COVID-19 Exposure in the Workplace
• March 4, 2021 - New Pending Illinois Legislation Could Impact Potential COVID-19 Exposure Claims

HEALTH CARE

• April 28, 2021 - Indiana General Assembly Expands COVID-19 Immunity Protections
• April 12, 2021 - Patience Required: New Federal Court Opinion on the Application of COVID-19 Immunities

TRANSPORTATION

• March 2, 2021 - FMCSA Extends COVID-19 Relief Measures through May 2021
• February 8, 2021 - Going Somewhere? Make Sure to Take Your Mask on Public Transportation
• January 5, 2021 - Maintenance and Cure in the Time of COVID-19

REAL ESTATE

• February 25, 2021 - Post Pandemic Considerations - Real Estate Contracts

OTHER RESOURCES

Having difficulty keeping up-to-date on all of the state executive-level actions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic?  In addition to reviewing the alerts published here in Amundsen Davis’s COVID-19 Task Force Resource Center, check out the Council of State Governments’ website, which has assembled a compilation of all state-level executive orders related to COVID-19. The site is accessible at:  http://web.csg.org/covid19/executive-orders, and allows users to search and view executive orders sorted by state or by subject matter.