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11/05/2021
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Update: On Saturday, Nov. 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a stay freezing the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate. The court issued the stay in response to a joint petition from several businesses, advocacy groups and the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Utah. The court asked the government to respond by 5pm on Monday, November 8th and said it would expedite the case. The case could be heard at the court of appeals level or at the Supreme Court. Read More HERE. |
The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the Emergency Temporary Standard identifying Covid-19 as an occupational hazard and setting the requirements for federal contractors and private employers to mandate that their employees be vaccinated. The private employer mandate applies to businesses with 100 or more employees.
Sedgwick, administrator of OWMA's workers' compensation group rating program, has provided a summary of the Emergency Temporary Standard for our association members.