COVID-19

This page is designed to provide you new information regarding COVID-19 pertinent to employers and employees. This includes any new forms or updates as we get them. Thank you to our Industry Partners, highlighted below, for all of their help and resources. Click on the blue words to get the links.

National News

From The White House

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Requiring All Employers with 100+ Employees to Ensure their Workers are Vaccinated or Tested Weekly
Requiring Vaccinations for All Federal Workers and for Millions of Contractors that Do Business with the Federal Government
Requiring Employers with More Than 100 Employees to Provide Time Off to Get Vaccinated

IEC National

IEC National Meets With Administration on Vaccine / Test Mandate

On Friday, October 22, IEC met with officials regarding the executive order last month, that would require companies of 100 or more employees to mandate a vaccine or regular testing.

IEC explained how Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) specifically stated that construction was a “low-exposure-risk-industry” and therefore, the industry should be excluded from the final rule. IEC also explained how the ETS could further exacerbate current workforce shortages faced by electrical contractors among other issues as also addressed in the Construction Industry Safety Coalition letter.

IEC also joined coalition partners in another letter to the Biden Administration requesting that it delay the mandate in Executive Order 14042, “Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors,” which requires all federal contractors to have their employees vaccinated by December 8.

Employer News

Forms

Medical and Religious Exception Request Forms
Including link for instructions to fill out the forms – scroll down on the page

Omicron poses a very high global risk
New Omicron variant is very likely in the United States already and ‘poses a very high risk of infection surges with severe consequences’ in some places as it spreads globally.

COVID Updates: W.H.O. Warns of ‘Very High Risk’ from Omicron as Questions Remain
As of 11/29, Biden Calls Omicron a ’cause for concern, not a cause for panic’.

OSHA Releases COVID-19 Vaccination & Testing Rules for Employers with 100 or More Employees

Important information from Barran Liebman released 11/4/21

Oregon Health Authority Recommendations and Requirements

Masks, Testing, Vaccinations, and Tracing

State of Oregon Masking Requirements – OHA
Masking is still required in Oregon in indoor settings and most outdoor settings – regardless of vaccination status – where physical distancing is not possible.

Settings That May Have More Guidance

Getting Tested

COVID – 19 Additional Doses Current Recommendation

What You Need To Keep After Vaccination

Information on Contact Tracing

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