Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi has issued an Executive Order (EO) requiring all private sector employers with at least 50 employees to adopt COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements.
Under EO 2021-075, which is similar in scope to the recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard, such employers must require their employees to provide:
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination;
A negative test result at least every seven days; or
Certified proof of recovery within the last three months from COVID-19.
Although the EO went into effect immediately, covered employees will have 45 days, or until December 30, 2021, to complete their vaccination cycles and submit proof of vaccination to their employers.
The EO also consolidates into a single document the requirements imposed by past executive orders. Requirements such as verification of vaccination status for visitors of certain industries, including restaurants, beauty salons, barbershops, aesthetics salons, spas, gyms, casinos, theaters, and other establishments in the dining and entertainment industries, remain in place.
The EO provides that private-sector employers with fewer than 50 employees are not required to comply “for now.” However, the EO says these employers are “urged” to take measures such as requiring proof of vaccinations or proof of results.
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