While contractors and other businesses were quick to hail the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for its announcement it is withdrawing the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccination or testing emergency mandate for employers with 100 or more employees issued last November, the agency said it would still propose the requirement as a rule, which would have a more lengthy federal rule making approval process.
Publication of the change in the Federal Register is set for Jan. 26, the agency said.