The Illinois Department of Labor (DOL) has adopted federal rules that, if upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States, would mandate large companies to require proof of vaccination or weekly testing from their employees.
The new rules would apply to any company that has over 100 employees - that goes for schools, state workers, and, even your local government like the city of Springfield.
In November, President Joe Biden and the US DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) filed a rule that any public or private company with over 100 employees would have to have their workers get vaccinated or submit to weekly testing.
Those rules are being contested and went to the Supreme Court, which hear four hours of oral testimony on Friday.
But Friday night, the Illinois DOL adopted the rules, claiming that they will go with whatever the supreme court decides and wanted to give businesses time to adjust.
In a statement from Paul Cicchini, and ILDOL spokesperson, they said,
The Illinois Department of Labor, on January 7, 2022, filed Peremptory Rules to adopt the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard.
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