OSHA withdraws vaccine and testing mandate, effective Jan. 26 OSHA withdraws vaccine and testing mandate, effective Jan. 26 Pam / Tuesday, January 25, 2022 0 4567 Article rating: No rating The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is withdrawing its vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard, effective Wednesday. The move follows a Jan. 13 ruling by the Supreme Court blocking a Biden administration effort to require employees of large employers to get a COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask. The court ruled 6-3 in the employer case with the court’s conservative majority concluding the administration overstepped its authority by seeking to impose the OSHA vaccine-or-test rule on U.S. businesses with at least 100 employees. More than 80 million people would have been affected. Read more
Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for large employers Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for large employers Pam / Thursday, January 13, 2022 0 5101 Article rating: No rating The Supreme Court today issued a ruling blocking a Biden administration effort to require employees of large employers to get a COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask. The court, however, allowed a vaccine mandate for most U.S. health care workers. The court ruled 6-3 in the employer case, which applies to organizations with at least 100 employees. Read more
OSHA releases update regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandate OSHA releases update regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandate Information follows Friday court decision on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard Pam / Monday, December 20, 2021 0 5710 Article rating: 4.3 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an update on the “COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing” Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) in the wake of Friday’s federal court ruling reinstating the Biden administration’s mandate for vaccination or testing. The ETS applies to employers with 100 or more employees companywide. It states that “covered employers must develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work.” OSHA's statement addresses providing employers time to come into compliance with the ETS requirements. Read more
ATSSA offers resources as vaccine mandates pose challenges ATSSA offers resources as vaccine mandates pose challenges Online resources aid understanding of changing requirements, legal status Pam / Wednesday, December 15, 2021 0 5603 Article rating: 5.0 Two years into the global pandemic, businesses face ongoing challenges and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19. Supply chains are impacted. Workforce issues confront employers of all sizes. And vaccine mandates threaten to intrude on daily operations. As mandates make their way through the courts, companies are in limbo as they seek to navigate the maze of rules and regulations across the country and at every level of government. With that in mind, ATSSA assembled key documents and resources to assist members. Read more
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