{"id":1595,"date":"2022-06-09T11:36:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T15:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2022-06-17T14:35:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:35:08","slug":"state-suspends-weekly-covid-testing-requirement-for-unvaccinated-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-40-no-5\/state-suspends-weekly-covid-testing-requirement-for-unvaccinated-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"State suspends weekly COVID testing requirement for unvaccinated employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1596\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/COVID_lab_MB2020_R80000.jpg\" alt=\"COVID Testing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/COVID_lab_MB2020_R80000.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/COVID_lab_MB2020_R80000-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/COVID_lab_MB2020_R80000-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/COVID_lab_MB2020_R80000-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>June 17, 2022 &#8212; <\/em>The state suspended, effective June 7, its requirement that employees not vaccinated against COVID-19 be tested weekly for the virus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nevertheless, the state Office of Employee Relations (OER) told state human resource managers to \u201cencourage all employees to continue testing through home tests or at testing locations.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This is only a suspension of the requirement and OER could lift it at any time and resume weekly testing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Existing disciplinary cases involving state employees who refused to be vaccinated are not affected by this suspension. Employees who violated a mandate at the time are still facing discipline.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Employees who test positive,\u202fare experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or feel that they have been exposed to COVID-19,\u202fshould continue to\u202ffollow\u202fthe\u202flatest\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.edgepilot.com\/s\/6b63eccd\/RIyGd_vWdEusNQ8UlYaIIw?u=https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fcoronavirus.health.ny.gov%252Fisolation-quarantine%26data=05%257C01%257CRichard.Ahl%2540oer.ny.gov%257Cf2bd56d3668a499c87af08da4595099d%257Cf46cb8ea79004d108ceb80e8c1c81ee7%257C0%257C0%257C637898803659923785%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=hencpm0H4r8YncgsgR%252FoAFq%252FFzeeCeDQVln6mC%252BVdg0%253D%26reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">isolation and quarantine guidance from New York State Department of Health<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF\u2019s advocacy resulted in employees at many worksites being able to test, download and upload results on work time.\u202f Also, many sites provided an ability to mail samples through agency mailrooms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 17, 2022 &#8212; 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