OSHA: From The Back Page To The Headlines. If asked in January of 2020 what exactly OSHA is and what it does within the Department of Labor, we would venture that the majority of PMN readers would not have a completely accurate answer at hand. That all changed with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. After the announcement of the vaccine mandate for government contractors in September of this year, OSHA is making even more headlines than it did during the preceding months of the pandemic. On Thursday, the White House, after holding numerous stakeholder meetings, finally released the text of the emergency temporary standard which goes into effect with its publication in the Federal Register on Friday, November 5.
Seyfarth’s comprehensive legal update on the substance of the ETS is worth a read, as it contains significant detail regarding the standard (hint: the ETS has numerous obligations outside of just the vaccine). The White House also put out a helpful fact sheet on the ETS, and the DOL issued numerous FAQs providing additional guidance. Also, for those interested in some fantastic inside baseball, our very own Scott Hecker, Senior Counsel in our Washington D.C. Office, recently testified before the US House of Representatives Education & Labor Committee’s joint subcommittee. It is a fantastic read and listen.
Headline requirement: The ETS requires employers with 100 or more employees to implement a policy on vaccination ensuring their employees receive the final...
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