City of Boston COVID-19 vaccination verification or weekly testing policy for City employees, onsite contractors and volunteers

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Boston, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts

Level

City

Authority

Municipal employer authority; BPHC public health emergency

Issued

2021-08-16 Aug. 16, 2021

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) (read as 2021-09-20)

End

Not within the period (superseded by the Dec. 2021 vaccination requirement) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Sept. 20, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Workplace rulesVaccination or testing

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

Functions reached

• WF City workforce and onsite contractors (staffing, janitorial, security vendors)
• HR credentialing of contractor personnel
• PL placements at City worksites

Collection

Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

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

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