COVID Policy Mandate
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the job, date of enforcement is January 4, 2022.
The emergency temporary standard covers employers with 100 or more employees – firm or company-wide – and provides options for compliance. The ETS also requires employers to provide paid time to workers to get vaccinated and to allow for paid leave to recover from any side effects.
