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Standard Summary
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The Freedom from Mandates Act nullifies Executive Orders 14042 and 14043, bars the Secretary of Labor from issuing vaccination mandates or testing requirements for employees, and prohibits Medicare and Medicaid providers from mandating COVID‑19 vaccination or testing for employees as a condition of participation.
Key Points
- 1Executive Orders 14042 (contractor safety protocols) and 14043 (federal employee vaccination) are declared null and void.
- 2The Secretary of Labor may not issue rules requiring employers to mandate COVID‑19 vaccination or testing of unvaccinated employees.
- 3The Secretary of Health and Human Services cannot require Medicare or Medicaid providers to mandate vaccination or testing for employees, nor penalize them for not doing so.
- 4The act preserves the rights of federal contractors, federal employees, private employers, and healthcare providers.
- 5No new federal mandates on COVID‑19 vaccination are authorized.
Impact Areas
Federal contractorsFederal employeesPrivate employersHealthcare providers participating in Medicare/MedicaidEmployees subject to vaccination mandates
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