Biden’s vaccine mandate has shifted the debate from whether companies should require jabs to how to implement the directive
Businesses are awaiting more details in a formal rule that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to issue in coming weeks.
The Biden administration will also require federal employees in the executive branch and government contractors to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The new mandates will cover about 100 million workers, or two-thirds of all workers in the U.S., administration officials said. Businesses with hourly employees who are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act likely will have to pay those employees for the time they spend getting tested, lawyers said.
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