Dear IMLA COVID-19 Working Group: I have a couple of member inquiries related to the federal contract mandate, EO 14042. 1. Have you identified EO 14042 requirements as applying to your City or local government? And, if so, would you be willing to speak with others in a similar situation regarding potential legal efforts to address the mandates? If so, please email me at akarras@imla.org<mailto:akarras@imla.org> and I'll put you in touch. 1. Another member asks whether you are interpreting EO 14042, if it applies to your contracts, as inferring a vaccine mandate on the entire city/county staff. Again, please feel free to email me and I'll pass along your responses. Finally, in my below email, I meant to link to this document instead of the GSA document twice: https://www.governor.wa.gov/VaccineMandateFAQ. I apologize for the confusion. Thank you, Amanda Amanda Kellar Karras Deputy General Counsel / Director of Legal Advocacy P: (202) 466-5424 x7116 Email: akarras@imla.org [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [logo]<https://imla.org/> 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! IMLA's Mid-Year Seminar, April 8-11, 2022 in Washington DC! IMLA's 87th Annual Conference<https://imla.org/annual-conference/>, Oct. 19-23, 2022 in Portland, OR! From: Amanda Karras Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:36 PM To: disasterrelief@lists.imla.org Subject: IMLA COVID-19 Working Group Dear IMLA COVID-19 Working Group: Thank you for those that participated in today's call. If you were unable to attend, you can check out the recording in our dropbox folder (if it's not there yet, check back tomorrow as it has to process). In the meantime, here are a few documents that came up on today's call that I wanted to circulate: * Here is the Sixth Circuit opinion involving Western Michigan University (public university)'s vaccine mandate for its student athletes. As noted on the call, the court concluded the University's policy was not generally applicable under Fulton v. City of Philadelphia / Employment Division v. Smith because it allowed for the opportunity to provide exemptions (religious and medical) and therefore, the University would need to meet strict scrutiny to withstand the students' free exercise challenge. The court concluded on an appeal from a grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of the students that the University was unlikely to succeed on the merits and therefore upheld the injunction. https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/21a0234p-06.pdf * I am attaching draft guidance for federal contractors and subcontractors regarding COVID-19 vaccines. * GSA's website has some additional helpful information for federal contractors: https://www.gsa.gov/governmentwide-initiatives/emergency-response/covid19-coronavirus * This document is also helpful on the issue of federal contractors and vaccines: https://online.flipbuilder.com/bzaa/wmlt/ * Here is a FAQ from Washington State regarding its vaccine mandate. If you scroll down, you'll see links to religious accommodation templates included: https://www.gsa.gov/governmentwide-initiatives/emergency-response/covid19-coronavirus Please click here<https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lk8u55p2rteypgw/AAAzMlpugd0WkiAYBxMJ-C7qa?dl=0> to access the past recordings and associated material. Please note this is being updated as we get any new information, so check back often! Thanks, Amanda Amanda Kellar Karras Deputy General Counsel / Director of Legal Advocacy P: (202) 466-5424 x7116 Email: akarras@imla.org<mailto:akarras@imla.org> [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [logo]<https://imla.org/> 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! IMLA's Mid-Year Seminar, April 8-11, 2022 in Washington DC! IMLA's 87th Annual Conference<https://imla.org/annual-conference/>, Oct. 19-23, 2022 in Portland, OR!