The announcement came last week, as Santa Clara County moved to the less restrictive yellow-tier. Workers are now allowed to return to the office however, the county is now mandating businesses to track the vaccination status of each worker by June 1st.
Ascertainment of Vaccination Status: Businesses must ascertain the vaccination status of all personnel. Under the order, personnel includes employees, contractors, and volunteers. Until a person’s vaccination status is ascertained, they must be treated as not fully vaccinated. Personnel who decline to provide vaccination status must also be treated as unvaccinated.
Businesses must complete their initial ascertainment of vaccination status for all personnel within 14 days of May 19, 2021, or no later than June 1, 2021.
Thereafter, businesses must obtain updated vaccination status for all personnel who were not fully vaccinated every 14 days (e.g., June 15, June 29, July 13, etc.). Businesses must maintain appropriate records to demonstrate compliance with this provision. The County has provided a template self-certification form for this purpose.
