In the strongest language issued on the subject to date, on August 13, 2021, OSHA revised its COVID guidance for employers ("Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace")
As more governments and employers across the country begin to impose mandatory vaccination requirements as a condition of returning to the physical workplace or classroom, legal challenges to such policies are inevitable.
The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") issued updated guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
On August 11, 2021, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole issued an Order effective immediately that requires individuals to wear a face mask.
Ith transmission of the Delta variant on the rise, many employers are revisiting plans to implement COVID-19 vaccination policies. As we have previously explained, employers may encourage and mandate vaccination.