U.S. Labor Department submits initial text of Biden's vaccine mandate to the White House
The Hindu
The mandate would apply to businesses with 100 or more employees and will be implemented under a federal rule-making mechanism known as an emergency temporary standard
The U.S. Labor Department on October 12 submitted to the White House the initial text of President Joe Biden's plan to require private-sector workers to be against or get tested regularly.
The department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration submitted the proposed rule for review. Some details could change, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move indicates the proposed standard could be released soon.
The mandate would apply to businesses with 100 or more employees and will be implemented under a federal rule-making mechanism known as an emergency temporary standard. It would affect roughly 80 million workers nationwide.
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