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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…

Governor DeSantis has signed into law the Florida Legislature’s bills addressing COVID vaccinations, effective November 18, 2021 through June 2023. Under the new state laws, a private employer cannot impose a COVID-19 vaccination on full-time or part-time employees or contract employees unless they allow the following exemptions: Medical reasons, including,…

In what might be the biggest news yet during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal agencies issued several mandates in the last couple of weeks requiring a variety of employers to develop and put in place mandatory vaccination programs by early December. At the same time, the State of Florida has not…

As of October 1, 2021, Florida businesses are now required under Fla. Stat. § 409.2576 to report services received from independent contractors to the State Directory of New Hires. Businesses that pay or will pay independent contractors more than $600 during a calendar year must file a report within 20…