Biden discussed a rule being developed by the Department of Labor that will require businesses with 100 or more workers to ensure their employees are vaccinated or show a negative test result weekly or more frequently.
President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled new vaccine mandates as he warned of a “tough stretch” for the country in the fight against the delta variant of the coronavirus.
Some large employers such as Disney DIS, -0.96%, Facebook FB, +0.18% and Google GOOG, -2.07% GOOGL, -1.86% are among those currently requiring employees to be vaccinated. Delta Air Lines DAL, -4.21% has said it would impose a $200 monthly insurance surcharge on unvaccinated employees. Rep. Jeff Duncan, a South Carolina Republican, tweeted that mandating vaccines is “nothing short of tyranny” and infringes on Americans’ liberties.
“We expect to bargain over this change prior to implementation, and we urge everyone who is able to get vaccinated as soon as they can do so,” Kelley said, according to the Journal. The roughly 17 million health-care workers who work at Medicare- or Medicaid-participating facilities will also have to be vaccinated, according to the White House.
Last week, Biden said there was “no question” the delta variant was the reason August’s payrolls report wasn’t stronger. On Friday, the government reported that just 235,000 jobs were created last month, which was far below economists’ expectations.
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