Imagine two best friends, one a former Dallas Cowboys player and the other, a former player on the Cowboys’ practice team. After a night of dinner with teammates and drinking at a club, the former player loses control of his car driving them home […]
Since the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses that took an economic hit due to the shelter-in-place orders have sued their insurance providers for denying coverage of their claims. While most of the lawsuits were initially filed in state […]
Tom's presentation on "Cessation of Production and Production in Paying Quantities: A Primer for Operators" will take place on Wednesday, December 15, from noon to 1:00 p.m. and will advise operators and other industry participants on everything […]
As we head toward year-end and look forward to 2022, there are planning tips for businesses and individuals to consider in order to retain current U.S. immigration benefits and the ability to travel internationally and return to the U.S. The ability […]
On, November 30, 2021, a district court in the Sixth Circuit entered a stay of the mandate affecting federal contractors, linked here. The decision affects contractors in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, but there are similar court cases pending in […]
Congratulations to Dennis Duffy for being named a top advisor on workforce issues in this year's edition of Lawdragon's 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers. As Lawdragon states, "It’s been a remarkable journey watching the […]
Douglas Bracken, Dennis Duffy, Colin Durham, and Andrea (AJ) Johnson hosted an educational webinar informing clients on best practices for navigating the COVID-19 mandates in the workplace.
Director, Andrea "AJ" Johnson will serve on a panel at the HBA's Construction Law Section's monthly meeting on "Vaccine and Mask Mandates" on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at noon. Click here for more details.
Congratulations to our M&A team for their ranking in The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker’s M&A database! The Texas Lawbook released its rankings for law firms whose Texas lawyers led mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures […]
OSHA Ordered to “Take No Steps to Implement or Enforce the Mandate."1 Fifth Circuit Stay of Vaccine-Mandate ETS Continues through Court’s Temporary Injunction Issued 11/12/2021. OSHA Rule Denigrated as “One-Size-Fits-All Sledgehammer.”2
On Friday, November 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit entered its temporary injunction against the “Mandate” also referred to as the “emergency rule” or “ETS.” This swift shut down of both the rule and its enforcement by OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration), followed the appellate court’s original emergency stay, entered less than one week ago, on November 6, which came just one day after the official issuance of the OSHA rule.
Scarcely two days after OSHA had issued its emergency rule or "ETS" mandating COVID vaccinations in the workplace, the Fifth Circuit on November 6, 2021, granted an emergency stay of the entire rule - stopping in its tracks the federal government (OSHA), from proceeding with a very lengthy rule and, some contended, a rather oppressive mandate, all fashioned through the auspices of OSHA. The just-inked ETS mandated that employers with 100 or more employees had to act as the government's COVID vaccination enforcers so that their employees were either fully vaccinated against COVID or tested, at least, weekly, if an employee was unvaccinated, to ensure that he/she was not COVID-positive. At this point, the entire OSHA rule is suspended while the courts consider the matter further. The Fifth Circuit decision is linked here.
Seventeen of Kane Russell Coleman Logan’s practice groups were ranked in the 2022 Edition of “Best Law Firms” published by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers®. KRCL was selected for national recognition in one practice […]