President Joe Biden announced in September that he would require U.S. employers with 100 or more workers to ensure employees are either fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested each week for the virus.\u00a0 Earlier this month The Department of Labor\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health Administration unveiled details of the rule\u00a0. (1)\u00a0More recently in response to a legal challenge, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to stay OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard.\u00a0 As a result, OSHA has suspended vaccine enforcement, until further court order. (2)<\/p>\n
The new vaccine requirement, if allowed by the courts, will be effective January 4, 2022.\u00a0 It requires that employees receive a vaccination for COVID-19 or be tested weekly.<\/p>\n
HRSource can help you meet this requirement. It will track the employee\u2019s vaccine status, and if unvaccinated, it will track COVID-19 test dates and test results.\u00a0 Additional fields can be easily added if desired, including vaccination and booster dates.\u00a0 Reports can flag unvaccinated employees who have not been testing in the past week.<\/p>\n
Clients with the SelfSource file upload capability can use that tool to allow employees to upload their vaccine card.<\/p>\n
Contact Auxillium West HRnetSource for more information or to activate this feature.<\/p>\n
Additional rules include:<\/p>\n
\u201cVaccine mandates are politically polarizing and have become an emotional issue for employees and their families\u2026That\u2019s why leading with empathy will be key to creating the environment of trust and mutual understanding we need to successfully navigate this new workplace challenge.\u201d (2)<\/p>\n
(1) https:\/\/hrexecutive.com\/5-expert-takeaways-from-the-new-osha-vaccine-mandate\/<\/a><\/p>\n (2) https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/coronavirus\/ets2<\/a><\/p>\n