{"id":"MET-BOS-041","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Boston, Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"BOS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Acting Mayor Kim Janey (City of Boston as employer of 18,000 workers)","authority":"Municipal employer authority; BPHC public health emergency","instrument":"City of Boston COVID-19 vaccination verification or weekly testing policy for City employees, onsite contractors and volunteers","title":"Vaccination mandate announced for City of Boston employees (boston.gov, August 16, 2021)","dateIssued":"2021-08-16","effective":"Phased: Sept. 20, 2021 (employees serving high-priority residents: BPS, BCYF, libraries, Age Strong, Disabilities); Oct. 4, 2021 (public-facing services: Public Safety, Parks, ISD, Registry, Parking Clerk); Oct. 18, 2021 (all others)","end":"Not within the period (superseded by the Dec. 2021 vaccination requirement)","startDate":"2021-09-20","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","EMP"],"addressees":["all City of Boston employees, onsite contractors and volunteers who provide services onsite at City worksites, including full-time, part-time, seasonal, emergency and probationary workers"],"clause":"the new policy will require employees to report their COVID-19 vaccination status or submit to weekly testing.... The updated policy applies to all City of Boston employees, onsite contractors and volunteers who provide services onsite at City worksites... If an employee cannot verify they are fully vaccinated, they are required to submit proof of a negative COVID-19 test result every seven days.... All employees who provide services to high priority residents... are required to comply with this policy on or before September 20, 2021.... on or before October 4, 2021. All other City employees, onsite contractors and volunteers are required to comply with this policy on or before October 18, 2021.","enforcement":"Condition of onsite work; Vaccination Verification online portal from Aug. 30, 2021","functions":["WF City workforce and onsite contractors (staffing, janitorial, security vendors)","HR credentialing of contractor personnel","PL placements at City worksites"],"notes":"Reaches private contractors and volunteers onsite at City worksites; face coverings \u0027continue to be required in all municipal buildings\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.boston.gov/news/vaccination-mandate-announced-city-boston-employees","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210815id_/https://www.boston.gov/news/vaccination-mandate-announced-city-boston-employees","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":161523,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-BOS","url":"/library/MET-BOS-041","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-BOS-041","citation":"Acting Mayor Kim Janey (City of Boston as employer of 18,000 workers), City of Boston COVID-19 vaccination verification or weekly testing policy for City employees, onsite contractors and volunteers (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-041)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":[]}