For the last few months, we have been fielding calls from clients in the healthcare industry asking about things such as whether they still needed to screen patients upon entry to facilities, whether employees must still wear masks at all times, and whether they still had to treat vaccinated employees differently from unvaccinated employees. We...
There is a lot going on right now for healthcare employers. The first phase of CMS’s vaccine mandate is in full effect nationwide (now including Texas), the CDC has changed masking guidance in some circumstances, and it has been two months since OSHA let the Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard expire. To help you navigate...
**Note that a federal court has issued a temporary injunction stopping the CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandate in certain states. Please read our blog post here for the latest information on this injunction. Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published their much-anticipated rules mandating...
On May 28, 2021, a group of Houston Methodist Hospital employees filed a lawsuit challenging the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees. The lawsuit, filed by 117 employees, was the first to challenge a health care employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The employees’ grievances included that the vaccine is unsafe and that employers may not treat...
Alissa SmithAlissa represents health systems, hospitals, pharmacies, long-term care providers, home he...
Hannah McCallumHannah brings specialized knowledge and real-life experience to help her clients make infor...
Andrew BrantinghamAndrew's experience spans a wide range of industries, and has particular depth in...
Rebecca BrommelBecki assists clients in the areas of litigation and administrative law wit...
Katie CownieKatie has worked on business and corporate issues for more than 20 years. Many of...
Lillie CoxLillie assists a wide array of healthcare industry clients with corporate transact...
Ross C. D'EmanueleRoss works in the health care provider, payor, and drug and medical device segment...
Nathan EbnetNate represents clients in all stages of complex civil disputes, from pre-...
Elise FesterElise counsels a wide variety of clients in the Health Care industry on regulatory...
Adam FreedAdam provides strategic advice to health care providers through all stage...
Randall HansonRandall is an associate in Dorsey’s health transactions and regulations practice group.
Alan IversonAlan is a litigator in Dorsey’s trial group with a focus on clients in...
Michael JenkinsMike serves clients in highly regulated industries, including health care and gam...
Jamie McCartyJamie counsels clients in the healthcare industry in connection with complex busi...
Neal N. PetersonNeal regularly advises clients regarding compliance with laws specific to the he...
Mara SandersMara regularly advises clients on matters of state and federal regulatory complia...
Vanessa J. SzalapskiVanessa's practice focuses on litigation in the healthcare industry, including gen...
Claire H. ToppClaire works in three diverse sectors – health care, tax exempt organizations,...