On January 25, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) vaccine mandate for employers who employ 100 or more workers. This withdrawal is in response to a recent Supreme Court decision to impose a stay on enforcement of the standard pending the resolution of a court challenge. More information about the Court’s decision can be found in the January 20, 2022, edition of Compliance Corner. Accordingly, OSHA will not enforce the ETS, although it encourages workers to get vaccinated.
The ETS also served as a proposed rule for a permanent occupational safety and health standard. The agency stated that it continues to serve that function, just without an enforceable emergency temporary standard. This means that the proposed rule is currently making its way through the administrative process and may re-emerge as a final rule later.
Interim Final Rule Withdrawal »
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