{"id":17297,"date":"2021-11-17T19:20:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T00:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=17297"},"modified":"2021-11-17T19:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T00:21:00","slug":"osha-suspends-implementation-and-enforcement-of-large-employer-vaccine-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/11\/17\/osha-suspends-implementation-and-enforcement-of-large-employer-vaccine-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"OSHA suspends implementation and enforcement of large employer \u2018vaccine mandate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a November 12 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says they have suspended all activities related to the implementation and enforcement of the emergency temporary standard requiring employers with more than 100 employees to require vaccination or COVID-19 testing pending future developments in the litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/osha.jpg?resize=1024%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/osha.jpg?resize=1024%2C384&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/osha.jpg?resize=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/osha.jpg?resize=768%2C288&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/osha.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling by the court ordered that OSHA can take no steps to implement or enforce the emergency temporary standard \u201cuntil further court order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OSHA\u2019s emergency temporary standard said covered employers must develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy unless they adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employers had 30 days to implement a vaccination and\/or 60 days to implement a mask and test plan from November 5, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read more from OSHA&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/coronavirus\/ets2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a November 12 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says they have suspended all activities related to the&hellip; 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