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NATSO filed comments on Jan. 19 with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in response to its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to […]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13, 2022, blocked the Biden Administration from enforcing a "vaccine or testing" mandate for all employers with at least one hundred employees. Technically the Court's decision temporarily stays the rule pending the outcome of a decision on the merits by the Sixth Circuit and any subsequent petition for review of that decision to the Supreme Court. As a practical matter, the Court's opinion makes clear that the Court's majority does not believe OSHA has the authority to issue the vaccine mandate. But it is hard to see a path forward where OSHA gets this rule reinstated.

The Department of Labor will provide a briefing with senior DOL and OSHA officials to discuss recent developments and updated guidance related to the Emergency Temporary Standard vaccine and test rule.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit on Dec. 17 dissolved the 5th Circuit’s stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA’s”) Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), which imposes […]

Robert J. Baker, shareholder, partner at Chartwell Law, provides information on the OSHA ETS requirements and advice on how to comply with the rule. Baker answered specific questions from NATSO members on religious exemptions, which tests are considered acceptable and more.

Since the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay on OSHA’s vaccine mandate, the case was transferred to the 6th Circuit. For the time being, the rule remains on hold. The […]

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Nov. 30 extended the comment period for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard to Jan. 19, 2022. OSHA extended […]

A federal appeals court on Nov. 12 kept in place its "stay" against Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA’s) mandate that all large employers require their workers to get vaccinated or submit to weekly testing starting in January. But it's not the final word on the matter.

NATSO continues to analyze the nearly 500-page proposed rule and will provide a more detailed analysis to members in coming days.

OSHA is expected to finalize its vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 employees as soon as this week. NATSO anticipates a 40 to 75 day window between when the […]

NATSO sent a letter on Sept. 27 to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) detailing the questions and concerns NATSO members have raised in response to President Biden’s executive order directing businesses with more than 100 employees to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or produce a negative COVID-19 test weekly. The agency is expected to issue the directive in the coming weeks.

The American Trucking Associations issued a statement late September 10 stating that the Administration's proposed vaccine requirement threatens to cause further disruptions throughout the supply chain, impeding the nation’s COVID response efforts and putting the brakes on any economic revival.