On November 4, 2021, OSHA released its COVID–19 Emergency Temporary Standard. Employers with 100 or more employees must develop a COVID-19 mandatory vaccination or weekly testing policy and follow specific rules for unvaccinated employees and those who test positive.
Employers have until January 4, 2022 to ensure that employees who are not fully vaccinated are tested at least weekly prior to entering the workplace. We provide specific requirements of the ETS, along with answers to some of the most pressing questions from employers.
Indicating that continued reliance on the General Duty Clause of the OSH Act, 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1), was insufficient to protect “unvaccinated employees from the grave danger of being.