Recording of Briefing
About This Briefing
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced that the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is developing an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) “that will require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any workers who remain unvaccinated to produce a negative test result on at least a weekly basis before coming to work.” This requirement will likely apply to approximately 80 million people, or two-thirds of all U.S. workers, according to the White House.
While awaiting further guidance, many employers are already exploring vaccination and testing options and establishing secure protocols and procedures to track vaccination and testing status. There are a number of legal issues that come to mind when contemplating and preparing for this new standard.
On Tuesday September 21, Leech Tishman’s national Employment & Labor Chair, Philip A. Toomey, along with employment attorney Leah K. Sell, presented a complimentary 1-hour briefing to examine the developing ETS and answer frequently asked questions.
Philip Toomey can be reached at 424.738.4400 or ptoomey@leechtishman.com. Leah Sell can be reached at 412.261.1600 or lsell@leechtishman.com. Or, submit general questions to info@leechtishman.com.