{"id":7842,"date":"2021-09-14T19:38:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T19:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/?post_type=news&amp;p=7842"},"modified":"2021-09-14T19:38:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T19:38:15","slug":"chamber-issues-statement-on-bidens-proposed-covid-vaccine-mandate-continues-to-gather-information-on-proposal","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/news\/chamber-issues-statement-on-bidens-proposed-covid-vaccine-mandate-continues-to-gather-information-on-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber Issues Statement on Biden\u2019s Proposed COVID Vaccine Mandate, Continues to Gather Information on Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Advocacy News &#8211; September 14, 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Chamber issued a statement late last week in response to the\u00a0Biden Administration\u2019s announcement that it will pursue a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard requiring employers with more than 100 workers to require vaccination or weekly testing.\u00a0 Read the Chamber\u2019s full statement\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/media-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to what the Chamber\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/news\/biden-administration-pushing-sweeping-new-vaccination-mandate-calling-on-private-sector-to-do-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">reported on last week<\/a>\u00a0regarding this proposal, we have gathered additional information that may be helpful to members as they begin to wrap their heads around this proposed requirement.\u00a0 Here is a summary of what we\u2019ve learned:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>OSHA\u2019s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) will be issued in the coming weeks.<\/li>\n<li>OSHA can utilize an ETS when they think workers are in grave danger or there is a new hazard that requires additional protection.\u00a0 An ETS goes into effect once it is published in the federal register and is in effect until superseded by a permanent standard.<\/li>\n<li>The comment period on the ETS begins after the ETS is issued. The expected length of the comment period for this ETS remains known.<\/li>\n<li>States with a state plan (e.g. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or MIOSHA) will have 30 days to implement the ETS or create a standard that is as effective as the ETS.\u00a0 (The definition of \u201cas effective\u201d remains unknown.)\u00a0 \u00a0States that do not comply within 30 days will risk losing their \u201cstate-plan\u201d status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will continue to monitor this issue as it develops.\u00a0 Please contact Wendy Block with any questions at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wblock@michamber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">wblock@michamber.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy News &#8211; September 14, 2021 The Michigan Chamber issued a statement late last week in response to the\u00a0Biden Administration\u2019s announcement that it will pursue a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard requiring employers with more than 100 workers to require vaccination or weekly testing.\u00a0 Read the Chamber\u2019s full statement\u00a0HERE. In addition to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/7842"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/7842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14329,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/7842\/revisions\/14329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}