Executive Order No. 595

The record

Jurisdiction

Massachusetts

Level

State

Authority

Mass. Const. Part 2, c. 2, s. 1, art. 1

Issued

2021-08-19 Aug. 19, 2021

Effective

2021-08-19; proof of vaccination required no later than October 17, 2021 (read as 2021-08-19)

End

'until amended, superseded, or revoked by subsequent Executive Order'; later rescinded by Executive Order No. 607 (date not verified here) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Aug. 19, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Workplace rulesVaccination or testing

Addressees

• all executive department employees, including full-time, part-time, seasonal, intermittent, temporary, post-retiree and contract employees, and interns
• Human Resources Division

Functions reached

• WF/HR contract employees and staffing placements at executive agencies
• PL staffing firms' placements with State agencies
• CB State agencies as customers

Collection

Massachusetts MA

Operative words

It is the policy of the Commonwealth that all executive department employees shall be required to demonstrate that they have received COVID-19 vaccination and maintain full COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of continuing employment.... The HRD policy shall include... a requirement that all executive department employees demonstrate no later than October 17, 2021 to their employing agency... that they have received COVID-19 vaccination...;... appropriate enforcement measures to ensure compliance, which shall include progressive discipline up to and including termination for non-compliance.

Enforcement

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