The federal government’s COVID-19 Action Plan has three vaccination prongs: a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement for vaccination of all employees of CMS-certified providers of specific enumerated services; an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirement that employers adopt either a policy requiring vaccinations or a policy allowing employees a choice between […]
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Does the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Apply to Local Governments?
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021The New OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS: On Hold Now but Maybe Coming Soon
Sunday, November 21st, 2021Under the federal government’s COVID-19 Action Plan, three separate, new vaccine mandates will affect local government employers. Of the three, one from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will have the greatest impact—if the courts let it stand. The new OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) will require employers to put […]