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Executive Order No. 7: COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate (City employees), November 1, 2021

Executive Order No. 7: COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

Mayor William Peduto · City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania
Level
City
Authority
City Charter and laws of the City of Pittsburgh; Declaration of Emergency of March 13, 2020 (recited)
Issued
2021-11-01 Nov. 1, 2021
Effective
2021-11-01 (vaccination deadline December 22, 2021) (read as 2021-11-01)
End
Post-period
In force
Nov. 1, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Limitation types
Workplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • all City of Pittsburgh employees, full-time, part-time and interns
Functions reached
  • WF (public-employer mandate; recital of the Aug. 9, 2021 new-hire condition)
  • HR
Collection
Pittsburgh MET-PIT

Operative words

WHEREAS, as of August 9, 2021, as a condition of employment, new City of Pittsburgh employees are required to be vaccinated.... 1. All City Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 22, 2021.... C. Employees with approved exemptions will be required to take COVID-19 diagnostic tests on a weekly basis in accordance with current Policy.... 4. City Employees who are not fully vaccinated and do not have an approved accommodation will be subject to employment actions, including unpaid administrative leave and/or discipline up to and including termination... 5. This Order supersedes all previous orders, directives, policies, and guidelines pertaining to COVID-19 vaccinations, masking, and testing.

Enforcement

Unpaid administrative leave; discipline up to termination.

Notes

Post-period instrument stated precisely; its recital fixes the August 9, 2021 vaccination condition for new City employees and its paragraph 5 confirms that City masking and testing directives existed before November 1, 2021.

Retrieval note

Recites ACHD case rates of 350 to 400 per day and a county vaccination rate of about 66 percent at issuance.