OSHA rules could drive quarantine-driven labor shortages
Posted On: Dec. 28, 2021 10:10 AM CSTEmployment lawyers say that a federal mandate for companies with 100 or more employees to ensure they’re vaccinated or tested weekly could worsen severe worker shortages by forcing staffers who test positive to quarantine even if they have no symptoms, USA Today reports. Such worker absences could become widespread, particularly at workplaces where employees can’t work remotely, such as stores and restaurants.