Flash: New Ideas for California COVID Regulations
While Cal/OSHA pushes the pause button on its adoption of federal COVID vaccination rules, an industry group petitions for a new way of regulating in the COVID era. Cal-OSHA Reporter
Vaccine holdouts at key bases pose military dilemma
In August, all branches of the U.S. military gave its service members and civilian employees an ultimatum: Get the vaccine or face being fired, but some employees are pointing to underlying health problems they believe the vaccine could exacerbate while others cite religious exemptions. Real Clear Politics
A measure in the Florida House that would create a new state-level occupational safety and health agency has passed out of its only review committee on a party-line vote. An identical Florida Senate bill was cleared by the judiciary committee Monday. Tallahassee Democrat
Florida lawmakers address vaccine mandates in special session
Florida legislators reconvened on Monday for a five-day special session focused on COVID-19 vaccine mandates, amid ongoing legal disputes from the governor’s administration against the federal government over its vaccine requirements. WTSP
Texas governor challenges COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging the COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate to be imposed by Fed-OSHA. Violations of the rule, set to start January 4, could result in steep fines for each occurrence. KVUE