{"id":"MET-PIT-052","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Allegheny County, Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"PIT","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"County Executive Rich Fitzgerald (as reported by WESA)","authority":"County Executive\u0027s authority over the county workforce","instrument":"County employee COVID-19 vaccination requirement announced September 29, 2021 (proof of vaccination by December 1, 2021)","title":"Allegheny County government employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 1 (WESA, Sept. 29, 2021)","dateIssued":"2021-09-29","effective":"2021-12-01 (deadline)","end":"Post-period compliance date","startDate":"2021-12-01","endDate":"","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","EMP"],"addressees":["about 5,000 county employees under the County Executive (excluding court employees and independently elected officials\u0027 staff)"],"clause":"(as reported) approximately 5,000 county employees under his authority [must] provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination by December 1, 2021... Unvaccinated employees faced termination... county employees must take all available steps to protect themselves and avoid spreading COVID-19 to their co-workers and members of the public.","enforcement":"Termination for non-compliance (as reported); health and religious exemptions discussed.","functions":["WF","HR"],"notes":"Announced within Q3 2021; about 75 percent of county employees vaccinated at announcement; 700 more vaccinated after the August new-hire rule.","sourceUrl":"https://www.wesanews.org/health-science-tech/2021-09-29/allegheny-county-executive-announces-vaccine-requirement-for-government-employees","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":3215600,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PIT","url":"/library/MET-PIT-052","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PIT-052","citation":"County Executive Rich Fitzgerald (as reported by WESA), County employee COVID-19 vaccination requirement announced September 29, 2021 (proof of vaccination by December 1, 2021) (Sept. 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-PIT-052)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["MET-PIT-051"]}