On January 12, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published the Consumer Price Index for December 2021, which increased 7.0% from December 2020. This is great news for landlords who use a CPI index clause that adjusts rent to correspond with changes to inflation, as opposed to a flat percentage…
As we recently shared, the appellate courts dissolved the nationwide injunction preventing the CMS vaccine mandate from going into effect. CMS has now issued new guidance on deadlines for compliance that will impact Florida healthcare employers. According to the new guidance, no later than January 27, 2022, healthcare employers must…
As some may have heard, last week the appellate courts dissolved the nationwide injunctions preventing the OSHA and CMS vaccine mandate regulations from going into effect. So, what does that mean for Florida employers? (Please note that this article focuses on the status of the OSHA and CMS federal regulations…
Late on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, a federal district court issued an order halting Center for Medicare and Medicaid’s (“CMS”) regulations that would require all covered staff to be vaccinated by December 5, 2021. At the moment, this order applies throughout the nation, including in Florida. This this order may…
A federal judge has rejected Florida’s request to temporarily halt the implementation of the mandatory vaccination rules implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Accordingly, covered health care employers should be evaluating what to do in light of the conflict between Florida’s new vaccination law and the CMS…