In a clear response to the recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued by the Biden Administration, Iowa, Tennessee, Utah, and Florida recently have joined the expanding list of states passing laws curtailing the use of COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers.

More than 10 states have now passed such laws, even as the OSHA ETS has been stayed temporarily by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and a related, consolidated lawsuit by several state attorneys general and some private employers challenging the ETS is now scheduled to be heard by the Sixth Circuit.

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Photo of Joanne Braddock Lambert Joanne Braddock Lambert

Joanne Braddock Lambert is office managing principal of the Orlando, Florida, office of Jackson Lewis P.C.

Photo of Tasos C. Paindiris Tasos C. Paindiris

Tasos C. Paindiris is a principal in the Orlando, Florida, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and co-leader of the firm’s Hotels & Leisure industry group. His practice concentrates on litigation and advising clients in many different areas of workplace law.

Tasos’ experience includes…

Tasos C. Paindiris is a principal in the Orlando, Florida, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and co-leader of the firm’s Hotels & Leisure industry group. His practice concentrates on litigation and advising clients in many different areas of workplace law.

Tasos’ experience includes representing clients in a variety of forums, including state and federal courts, the state and federal Departments of Labor, state and local human rights agencies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.

Tasos assists employers in complying with the challenging array of federal and state laws that protect injured and ill employees, the most notable being the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. He works closely with employers to provide compliance advice and develop programs for disability, leave and absence management.

Tasos is also an experienced litigator and has successfully litigated cases, including class and collective actions throughout the country, alleging wage and hour violations, wrongful termination, discrimination, violation of the FMLA and ADA, whistleblower retaliation and other employment related claims. He also assists government contractors in developing affirmative action programs (AAPs) and he represents contractors in compliance reviews by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).