New NYC Mayor Eric Adams has announced that he plans to keep New York City’s vaccine mandate in place. Adams explained that his Winter 2022 COVID Plan will revolve around six “pillars,” including that the private sector mandate will remain in effect “with a focus on compliance, not punishment.” This is not materially different from the approach taken by DeBlasio’s administration, which had stressed cooperation with businesses, not prosecution.
We will continue to monitor for further developments on this issue. In the meantime, NYC employers and, more specifically, City fiscal intermediaries are reminded of this mandate, which will continue to be in effect irrespective of the fate of OSHA’s vaccination mandate at the United States Supreme Court.