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Construction Industry Challenges OSHA’s New COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

Leading Construction Associations Challenge Emergency Temporary Standard, Noting it Will Put Firms at Risk of Losing Workers to Smaller Employers Instead of Getting More People Vaccinated

November 16, 2021

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Today AGC, ARTBA. and SWACCA filed a petition for review of OSHA’s new COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

New Federal COVID Vaccine Rule Will Likely Add to Sector’s Labor Challenges, AGC Predicts

Construction Officials Say Federal Mandates Add to Industry’s Confusion by Creating Different Standards for Firms Based on Size and the Work they Perform and Offering Conflicting Details

November 5, 2021

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Instead of providing additional resources and support to encourage workers to do the right thing, the Biden administration’s new vaccine mandates will make the challenge of vaccinating more construction professionals harder, based on our initial analysis of the measure.

Can We Require Our Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Should We?

Philip Siegel

January 26, 2021

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The short answer to whether vaccines can be a condition of employment is "yes," but employers have a lot to consider before making it a policy.

CDC Guidelines Say Construction Workers to Receive Vaccines After Frontline Workers

Chris Gray

January 7, 2021

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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has clarified that construction workers will likely receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the third phase of its rollout program.