Supreme Court Hears Arguments on COVID-19 Mandates
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Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court held a special session to hear arguments on whether a host of employer mandates related to COVID-19 should remain in place. One of the mandates is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS orders employers with 100 or more employees to require their employees to either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or be subject to weekly testing. The ETS, which had been stayed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last November and then subsequently allowed to go into effect by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in December, now awaits its fate before the Supreme Court.
Absent the rule being vacated by the Supreme Court, the ETS will be allowed to be fully implemented and enforced by OSHA. The compliance deadlines are this past Monday, January 10, 2022, and February 9, 2022. NRMCA continues to advocate on and monitor the ETS while updating the membership on its changing status.
Click here for more information on how the rule will impact ready mixed concrete operations, how to comply and to access NRMCA’s template written ETS policy. Click here to review the ETS language, FAQs, fact sheets and other OSHA materials. For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org.
