Companies, including federal contractors, will have until Jan 4 to ensure workers are fully vaccinated, a holiday reprieve many businesses were hoping for. Companies will not be required to pay for the weekly testing that will be required for unvaccinated employees after that date.
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They are saying it is to relieve companies of paying for the weekly testing.
More than a month after President Joe Biden floated the idea of a federal vaccine mandate for private employers, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released the new rules of the road for businesses on Thursday.
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Companies, including federal contractors, will have until Jan 4 to ensure workers are fully vaccinated, a holiday reprieve many businesses were hoping for. Companies will not be required to pay for the weekly testing that will be required for unvaccinated employees after that date.
The vaccine compliance deadline for federal workers, with no testing option, remains Nov. 22.
Biden called on the OSHA to issue an emergency temporary standard that would require private businesses with at least 100 employees to put vaccine mandates in place or ensure workers are taking part in weekly testing.
Many businesses have already started working to comply with the expected rules, but there were a number of outstanding questions.