Most of our readers are aware that on November 9, 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring covered employers (employers with 100 or more employees) to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The ETS allows employers to decide whether to adopt weekly COVID-19 testing and mask mandates in lieu of vaccinations. On
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Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing Issued by Federal OSHA
By Phyllis Karasov on
Update 11/8/21 – On Saturday, a three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Louisiana issued a stay of enforcement of the OSHA rule mandating vaccines for employees of large businesses. The ruling blocks the OSHA rule as outlined below. We are following the situation and will keep you updated. …