Jamie Brabston, Director and Senior Legal Consultant, provides a summary of the status of the various COVID vaccine mandates, with a focus on Executive Order 14042. Although this federal contractor vaccine mandate is currently subject to an injunction, covered contractors still have some COVID related obligations for maintaining a safe workplace that should not be overlooked. Jamie also discusses the importance of good faith compliance efforts, including clear communications to employees regarding their right to request an accommodation for those contractors that have moved forward with their own policies on mandating vaccines. We note that since the time of this recording, January 13, 2022, the vaccine mandate for Federal workers was also blocked by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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