The Supreme Court today blocked the employer vaccine mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which would have required employers with 100 or more employees to ensure staff are vaccinated or tested weekly for COVID-19, among other requirements.
Economic activity grew at a modest pace in the final weeks of 2021 as many parts of the country reported constrained growth due to supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, according to the Federal Reserve’s first Beige Book release of the year.
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The Supreme Court announced last night that it will hold oral argument Jan. 7 in the challenge to the employer vaccine mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
With many COVID-19 mortgage forbearance programs winding down, the CFPB and the Department of Justice today sent letters to mortgage servicers reminding them of service member and veteran mortgage borrowers’ rights under federal laws and regulations, including the CARES Act, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Regulation X and Regulation Z.
While the total amount of commercial real estate loans held by banks has grown, individual institutions’ holdings of CRE loans relative to capital levels have remained below peaks observed during the last recession, the FDIC said in the latest edition of FDIC Quarterly.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance yesterday, in the form of 14 additional questions-and-answers, regarding the circumstances where COVID-19 is considered a “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The CFPB today issued a “Supervisory Highlights” report focusing on examiner observations of several financial products conducted between January and June of 2021.
A federal court in Georgia today enjoined the federal government nationwide from enforcing its vaccine mandate for federal contractors working on federal contracts.
Economic activity grew at a moderate pace from early October to mid-November, but some parts of the country reported constrained growth, despite strong demand due to supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, according to the Federal Reserve’s eighth Beige Book release of the year.