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Could your state still enforce OSHA’s vax-or-test mandate — even if the Supreme Court scuttles it?

The Employer Handbook

Eventually **clicks refresh again on the Supreme Court’s website** , yes, eventually, the Supreme Court is going to decide whether to stay OSHA’s vax-or-test mandate a/k/a the Emergency Temporary Standard a/k/a the ETS. Well, maybe not everywhere–especially if your state has an OSHA-approved state plan.

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Off Again, On Again: LA County Renews Face Covering Mandate

HRWatchdog

On July 16, 2021 — one month after California moved to reopen in full — the Los Angeles County Public Health Department revised its public health order to require face coverings in most indoor settings regardless of vaccination status. This is where the LA County face covering mandate enters the picture. Not a member?

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Federal OSHA Withdraws Mandatory Vax-or-Test Rule, Cal/OSHA Updates COVID-19 ETS Guidance

HRWatchdog

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is withdrawing the vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard (OSHA ETS), effective January 26, 2022. Federal OSHA’s ETS Withdrawal. Cal/OSHA’s Latest COVID-19 ETS Updates. Here’s a rundown of each update.

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Employers start preparing for the supreme court’s vaccine mandate ruling

Business Management Daily

OSHA’s vaccine mandate continues to cause stress and frustration for employers, employees, and many more. Recently, packs of lawyers have begun descending on the Supreme Court to argue the validity of OSHA’s hotly contested vaccine mandate rule. Define your vaccination policy. You have choices.

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And Just Like That! Fed OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards Are Back On.

HRWatchdog

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the stay previously in effect for the federal OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) that impose a vaccinate-or-test mandate for private employers with 100 or more employees. It’s not clear yet what Cal/OSHA will do now that the federal ETS stay has been lifted.

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Why might OSHA’s vax-or-test mandate be legal after all? And what should employers be doing about it?

The Employer Handbook

ICYMI, on Friday evening, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the stay of OSHA’s vax-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). OSHA has announced that it will implement the mandate that requires private employers with more than 99 employees to have all employees vaccinated or masked and tested weekly.

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When Should Employers Consider Lifting Mask Mandates

Abel HR

In a move that caught even health care professionals off guard, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week announced lifting the mask mandate for vaccinated individuals. Whenever an issue of workplace safety arises, we always like to turn to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ).