From our Capital Thinking blog, our public policy colleague Stacy Swanson shares the latest federal employment law developments in in the legislative and executive branches during the week of January 17, 2022.

This is a weekly post spotlighting labor topics in focus by the US legislative and executive branches during the previous week.

In this issue, we cover:

• Federal Vaccine Mandate Updates
• COVID-19 Updates
• Notable Labor Department Developments
• Updating Mergers Guidelines

The U.S. Congress was in session this week. Democrats in the U.S. Senate fell short in their effort to approve voting rights legislation. Facing unified Republican opposition, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) sought to change the filibuster rules to allow for passage of the legislation by a simple majority vote. Consistent with their previously announced positions, Senators Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) voted against the proposed change. As a result, the proposed legislation was not put to a vote.

U.S. President Joe Biden participated in a two-hour long press conference on January 19, touting his Administration’s first year accomplishments before engaging in a Q&A. He also spotlighted the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, saying:

We’ll be creating better jobs for millions of people modernizing our roads, our bridges, our highways, our ports, our airports — everything from making clean water; lead — removing lead pipes that every American can turn on —...

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