OSHA issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that requires large employers (100+ employees) to enforce COVID-19 vaccination and testing. This is a major step in mandating vaccination although it does leave open the possibility of getting a weekly negative COVID-19 test instead.
Interestingly, OSHA doesn’t have a way to enforce this thoroughly as there are not enough agents to check every large employer. That means they are probably prioritizing audits based on complaints made against a company.
Read the OSHA ETS summary.
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NYC Mandates Employee Vaccination for Large Employers
In anticipation of a wave of cases due to the COVID-19 omicron variant, NYC requires private employers with 100 or more employees to mandate vaccination for in-person workers. Every worker must have their first vaccine does by December 27, 2021.