1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Federal Employees and COVID-19 Vaccination Attestations: Immediate Takeaways Updated August 13, 2021 Executive Order 13991 established the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force) to provide ongoin
2、g guidance to heads of executive agencies on government operation and employee safety during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. On July 29, 2021, the Task Force issued revised “model safety principles” to executive agencies and departments. Among other safety principles, this guidance
3、 instructs federal agencies to determine the vaccination status of federal employees and onsite contractors, and requires employees and onsite contractors to “sign an attestation confirming their vaccination status.” Those who decline to provide an attestation must wear a mask and be subject to test
4、ing and other safety measures. This effort to promote COVID-19 vaccination, similar to some state and municipal employers requirements, follows newly reported increases in COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations attributable to the spread of the contagious Delta variant of COVID-19. While some n
