December 20, 2021 5:00 pm COVID-19 Vaccines | Human Resources & Staff Management Federal COVID-19 Vaccinate-or-Test Employer Mandate Back in Play After Appeals Court Ruling The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday reinstated the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more employees either require full vaccination against COVID-19 or a weekly negative test for all employees. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard (OSHA ETS) had previously been stayed by a different appeals court. OSHA has said it will not begin issuing citations for violations of the ETS before Jan. 10. The case is under appeal and may be affected again by a U.S. Supreme Court decision, but Curi recommends that medical practices prepare for the program to be implemented by January to avoid being caught unprepared. To learn more about the OSHA ETS, click here. News & Knowledge All Curi recommendations are based on current CDC criteria at the time of publication. CDC guidance for SARS-CoV-2 infection may, or may not, be adopted by state and local health departments to respond to rapidly changing local circumstances. Providers should always check with their local health department to see if the CDC’s guidance on any given topic has been modified (particularly if more restrictive) from the CDC’s recommended guidelines. Follow this link https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/index.html for contact information to your state/local health department. If local recommendations vary from those of the CDC, and you are unsure what recommendations to follow, then it is safer to follow the more restrictive guidelines/recommendations.