COVID Confusion: Texas Governor Issues Executive Order Effectively Banning Vaccine Mandates - Employment and HR
The Order's language makes no exception for health-care providers such as hospitals and other related entities.
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The Order's language makes no exception for health-care providers such as hospitals and other related entities.
Executive Order GA-40 states that no entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine by any individual who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19.
In a move sure to generate controversy, confusion, and litigation, on October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order effectively prohibiting all private...
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to rage as a large segment of the American population refuses to be vaccinated, employers are increasingly concerned not only with the welfare of...
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: With employers reopening fully and employees returning to the workplace from the pandemic, there has been a steady flow of challenges -- both legal filings and political and public opposition -- by individuals opposing mandatory requirements from employers and institutions to be vaccinated in order to return to work or school, subject to certain legal requirements under the ADA and valid religious objections. The legal challenges have centered, in large part, on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ability to issue “emergency ...