Court lifts hold on OSHA vaccine policy; testing compliance pushed to Feb. 9
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2021-12-20T19:16:00
The legal delay affecting the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine rules for large employers has been lifted, with updated guidance from OSHA extending compliance deadlines for businesses who temporarily paused their vaccine policy rollouts to redouble their efforts.
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