President Biden's Mandatory Vaccination Proclamation
SPECIAL REPORT BY TRIPP SCOTT'S CATALINA M. AVALOS
On September 9, 2021 President Biden issued COVID-19 vaccination mandates for federal employees and for private sector employers with 100 or more employees. Employees will have to get vaccinated or undergo Covid-19 testing at least once per week. While we wait for specific guidance from the Department of Labor and other federal agencies that regulate the workplace, larger companies meeting the 100 or more employee threshold should begin planning for the implementation of the mandate and notifying their employees of the mandatory vaccination requirement so that employees can begin planning accordingly. We anticipate that employers in the private sector will be given a reasonable amount of time to comply with the mandate. For example, federal workers subject to this mandate are expected to receive a 75-day grace period to get vaccinated. One thing seems to be clear though- the decision to require mandatory vaccinations in the workplace is no longer a matter of choice; at least for larger employers.
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