Partners Discuss Latest Developments with COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS

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12.20.21

In an interview with SHRM, Emily Litzinger weighs in on what employers should know now that the ETS has been revived by a U.S. appeals panel.

"It is yet to be known whether another stay of the ETS is on the horizon, but in the meantime, it is important for employers to continue to prepare for whatever may come out of the litigation," she said.

According to Emily, employers with 100 or more employees should review their policies and vaccine-or-testing compliance before upcoming deadlines in January and February.

In a separate interview with SHRM, Kristin White recommended that employers provide notices and start gathering vaccination information now, "then, they can hold off finalizing the plan and testing for a couple of weeks while they gather vaccine information and the litigation moves forward," she said.

In another interview with Law360, Travis Vance said that once employers have a rough idea of the percentage of vaccinated employees, they can decide how and whether to handle the tremendous logistics of weekly testing for unvaccinated workers.

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