Q: What steps may an agency take if a Federal employee refuses to be vaccinated or provide proof of vaccination? A: As an initial matter, an agency should provide employees with information regarding the benefits of vaccination and ways to obtain the vaccine. If the individual continues to refuse to be vaccinated or Read more
Q: Which individuals within an agency should have access to information on employees’ vaccination status? A: The Privacy Act permits disclosure within the agency to employees “who have a need for the record in the performance of their duties.” 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(1). Agencies should only disseminate information to the appropriate Read more
https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/ The collection and use of this information for many agencies is subject to the OPM/GOVT-10 Employee Medical File system of records notice (SORN) and OPM regulations (5 C.F.R. part 293, subpart E). Under those rules, each agency must have written instructions for its EMF system with appropriate safeguards. Employees Read more
Local Officers Attached, you will find a notice from the Agency for making two “small” changes to the language of their Workplace Safety Plan (WSP). The small changes amount to adding “Portable” workloads, to the workloads they can call employees into the offices to work on – and the elimination of Read more
US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One upon arrival at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Delaware on July 3, 2021. Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (CNN)President Joe Biden on Friday fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul after he refused to submit his resignation as the President had requested, a Read more
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