The federal government and some state leaders want to require certain workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (or at least test weekly for COVID-19), while other state leaders seek to ban such mandates or expand exemptions. Many employers are confused about how to move forward as courts consider legal challenges to various federal and state directives.
Although the federal vaccine-or-testing rule is on hold, the Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to reinstate the requirement, and employers should note that many other directives remain in place.
