Following the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month, the Biden administration is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation for large businesses. The regulation was issued as an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on November 5, 2021, requiring businesses with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers were fully vaccinated or undergo regular Covid-19 testing. If it had been approved, it would have affected 80 million individuals.
The withdrawal is effective today, Wednesday, January 26th. OSHA continues to strongly encourage vaccination of workers.
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Although not federally required to do so, many employers will likely still continue to track and test for their own workplace safety and record-keeping protocols. Please contact us if you need assistance with the review of any changes to your policies.
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