With these compacts, if you are a licensed physical therapist in Texas and Texas has engaged in a compact with Utah, you could move to Utah and immediately begin work in your profession.
While the PRO Act has yet to be passed into law nationally, California passed legislation that serves as the model for the new classification system outlined in the PRO Act. And it was a disaster for workers and consumers.
This legislation comes at a time when in Utah having a government-issued permission slip determines if you are allowed to work in over 300 professions.
The 490-page mandate from OSHA — the federal agency issuing this mandate without Congressional review — has no end date, and also requires business owners to ensure that "each employee who is not fully vaccinated wears a face covering."