March 29, 2024
States Revise COVID-19 Standards As White House Weighs OSHA ETS
As the White House continues to weigh OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19, several states are adapting their emergency pandemic rules for long-term use, including moves by California regulators to loosen requirements for vaccinated workers and by Oregon to retain that state’s once-temporary standard indefinitely. The latest moves to modify and extend workplace-safety requirements could preview how federal officials will respond to calls for a nationwide ETS to treat vaccinated workers differently from those who still lack immunity to...
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