California Partner Interviews on Interplay of OSHA's Workplace Mandate with State Laws
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11.08.21
In an interview with Bloomberg Law, Ben Ebbink discusses how some states may handle costs arising from the federal vaccine mandate. While OSHA’s rules do not indicate whether the employer or employee should absorb costs related to testing, Ben advises that some states, including California, are likely to put that cost on the employer. “We’ll have to see what Cal/OSHA says when they put out their language to adopt/conform to the emergency temporary standard, but I have a hard time seeing them saying the cost for testing can be passed to employees,” Ben said.
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