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From what I hear, it'll take months (at a minimum) for the fed govt to finalize this requirement. It will take some time for them to actually write the details (which they haven't yet), and then there is expected to be legal challenges, etc. So for now, I wouldn't take any action but definitely worth learning how others plan to do it so you know too when it comes time
We are preparing and looking at all our options around testing and tracking.
This is an interesting policy gesture, but in practice, I can’t imagine how it will realistically work on a broad scale. I think it’s going to cause a lot of chaos, and finally, many companies will throw up their hands and tell the government it’s just not viable.
It's already been proven not viable.
I'd like to posit that vaccine mandates are already in place for most employees. The only difference is that instead of asking for proof of vaccination (against things like smallpox, measles, etc.), they ask for your degree. Employers don't have to ask for proof of those vaccinations because it is understood that you've already fulfilled those requirements through higher education. So when people say this vaccine mandate is "unprecedented" and "unenforceable", I would like you to pause for a moment and ask why this is any different from any of the other times you were mandated to participate in a system that is simply trying to save your life.
I don’t need “a system” run by my employer to save my life. Today marks month 7 of post-infection for me. Doing just fine and don’t need Big Daddy Employer to “keep me safe.” I do that by working remotely and staying metabolically healthy.
And what if an employee already had Covid so they don't need the vaccine?
Just stopping by to let Accenture 1 know that I had covid twice, around 12 months apart. Reinfection DOES happen.
We will be continuing what we are doing now and recommending it and if they do not want to get it they have to test … also having covid does not mean you can’t get it again and you still should be vaccinated. I have an employee that has has it 3 times so far…
We are requesting that all employees on vaccinated by the 17th. Or at least have one shot by the 17th monitoring the employees after the fact is also something that we’ve kept in mind ive collected all vaccination cards.
We are also taking copies of cards and tracking them in a spreadsheet
Since we have a couple sites in California we already mandated weekly testing back using a 3rd party vendor (Color) in December. Starting in June those who were vaccinated can opt out. Weekly testing has actually been very helpful once they got used to the process
Not sure how they can enforce mandates for empmoyees of companies that have and will continue to be remote.
Interesting how, now that the OSHA rule is out, remote workers are specifically excluded!
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/coronavirus-ets-exemption-remote-workers.aspx
Looks like the OSHA "emergency temporary standard" (not an OSHA "rule") is on a fast track. Get ready for both compliance--as well as lawsuits from a bunch of states' attorneys general, and I suspect, immediate injunctions against the "not really a rule." From Bloomberg:
The U.S. Labor Department advanced an emergency regulation for final White House review that will force many private-sector companies to require employee vaccinations or virus testing.
DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration sent the rule to the White House’s regulatory office Tuesday, the agency announced. Although the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs can sometimes take months to conclude its analysis, President Joe Biden called for an expedited process, which could mean the office will give its OK in as little as a day.
OSHA would then be able to publish the emergency temporary standard, and it would take effect immediately. Historically, the agency has provided businesses with a short period before they’d be required to comply.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/osha-sends-employer-vaccine-rule-to-white-house-for-final-review
Interestingly, OSHA has only issued NINE of these "not a rule" standards over time--and of the six that were challenge in court, only ONE was allowed to go into effect.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-analysis/analysis-osha-emergency-covid-rule-imminent-but-vulnerable