If you are applying for federal public housing, a housing authority must deny your application if it finds that: If you have any questions about what your denial letter means, you should call the housing authority. If you have applied for both state and federal public housing at a housing authority that maintains separate waiting lists, the letter may say that one application has been denied but the other one is still being decided. If you get a denial letter, you should read it carefully to see what the reasons for the denial are.
These laws are slightly different for state and federal public housing. For legal advice or answers to specific questions, please contact one of our attorneys.The laws about public housing say that a housing authority sometimes must deny your application, and sometimes may deny your application. The information contained in this publication should not be construed as legal advice, is not a substitute for legal counsel, and should not be relied on as such. Until then, employers should be wary that, although the ETS presently is in purgatory, the court selected may deem the ETS valid, thus requiring employers to implement a written policy soon as possible.
HR Legalist will monitor the lottery and will provide an update as soon as practicable, detailing the impact of the circuit court selected. Accordingly, all healthcare- and federal-contractor-related rules remain in effect. While workers have commenced lawsuits challenging the rules applicable to these industries, no court has yet halted the rules. The Fifth Circuit’s decision to stay the ETS has no impact on the healthcare industry or federal contractors. Thus, while the ETS is currently halted, its fate is still very much up in the air. The court selected will have the authority to either affirm or undo the injunction the Fifth Circuit put in place. On November 16, 2021, a lottery is set to take place, which will indicate which circuit court will hear the various appeals concerning the ETS. Presently, appeals are pending in the following circuits: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Under federal law, when multiple lawsuits involving “one or more common questions of fact” are filed in separate courts, the petitions are consolidated and heard by one court chosen at random. That confusion, however, may be addressed soon. Understandably, the disconnect between the White House and the Fifth Circuit has caused confusion amongst private employers.
In between the Fifth Circuit’s two decisions, the White House advised employers to comply with the ETS. Following the arguments from various parties, the Fifth Circuit issued a “permanent” injunction, blocking OSHA from implementing and enforcing the ETS. On November 6, 2021, the Fifth Circuit halted the rule, issuing a temporary injunction. On November 5, 2021, several states filed emergency lawsuits in various courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, to invalidate the ETS. Presently, there is no definitive answer, but tomorrow we will be one step closer. Should we enact the written vaccine policies required in the emergency temporary standard (ETS) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? The Fifth Circuit has said no, but the White House has said yes. Many employers are asking the same question: