Breaking: Department of Labor will announce that employees at all businesses with more than 100

[malaise]

workers must either have been vaccinated or are tested once weekly.
This is on top of all Federal workers being required to be vaccinated.

Lots of fines coming for masks on flights as well.

[boston bean]

1. Finally.

[Evolve Dammit]

20. Finally is right, but why 100? That's a huge number where it's still OPTIONAL.

[boston bean]

23. It covers about 60% of employees. .

[Evolve Dammit]

40. chipping away at the edges. Require it for everyone it's FDA-approved for. No vaccine, no service.

[Amishman]

29. Probably thinking anything smaller would be negatively impacted by the work involved

Company X should have 20 employees, but only has 17 right now due to the labor crunch. They can't spare the time and resources to come up with a formal program to cover the requirement without a significant negative impact.

Have to consider likely avenues the Pubs will take to try and overturn. Burden on small businesses is a common and obvious one, because there could be a nugget of truth to it

[Evolve Dammit]

38. Give employees two hours of leave to get a damn shot. It's not hard. They don't WANT to.

[Amishman]

54. I'm not talking about that, I'm talking administration

Since this is a required program with penalties, businesses will have to be very careful with what information they collect, how they verify authenticity, how the data is kept, who has access, etc. Especially if they go the route of a testing program.

The employee getting the shot is the simple part.

[Evolve Dammit]

61. Sorry for not understanding your intent.

[Amishman]

68. All good, most people wouldn't immediately think of the bureaucracy

I've made a career designing and building software in highly regulated industries, I'm painfully aware of how much overhead a seemingly simple regulation can require.

[Evolve Dammit]

69. Sure. And that is the challenge; to craft regs that are easily read and incorporated. Rare.

[James48]

39. That's where the most danger is.

Companies with only a dozen employees have much less likelihood of infecting others, than companies witth over a hundred workers.

[Evolve Dammit]

41. that does seem logical, but at this point needs to be required for everyone with public interaction.

[KS Toronado]

43. I'd go one step further, masks for everyone everywhere

Indoors (working or shopping), outside gatherings regardless of the size of the crowd.
People are welcome to take it off at home, and yes some allowance for restaurants.

[Evolve Dammit]

51. absolutely

[NightWatcher]

2. Here come the lawsuits. I hope the DoL attys made this thing bulletproof.

Look at Biden trying to save everyone's life.

[dalton99a]

3. No more coddling anti-vaxxers. They need to be ostracized and penalized wherever possible.

[The Mouth]

28. They need to be treated like drunk drivers, or random shooters

[fescuerescue]

64. Jail them all

[The Mouth]

65. For their own protection, as well

[Lovie777]

4. K & R . . .

[lagomorph777]

5. I hope we can make this stick.

Vaxing the workforce will make a big difference.

Also need to vax the kids, please.

[unblock]

6. Just federal contractors? Or all large businesses?

[malaise]

7. All large businesses as well n/t

[dsc]

14. The contractor mandate doesn't

Allow testing as an alternative

[bullwinkle428]

8. FUCK YEAH!!! The large multi-national I work for has been dragging their

feet on the idea of a mandate, so I'm thrilled to hear they won't have to make the choice for themselves.

[Tomconroy]

9. Also all health care facilities to be fully vaxxed or lose

Medicare and medicaid funding. No more Mr. Nice Guy.

[malaise]

10. Excellent

Rec

[Tomconroy]

11. In all, expected to apply to 100 million.

[Steelrolled]

31. As well as medicare and medicaid recipients

[Irish_Dem]

57. "People have a right to know if their health care providers are vaccinated."

Hell yes.

[MichMan]

12. So this overules any union contracts ?

About time that is no longer an excuse

[underpants]

13. 💥

[liberal_mama]

15. This is good! Also, mandate vaccinations for all students eligible to get vaccinated now

They also need to approve the vaccine for under age 12 and mandate that too. This is the only way these people will do the right thing.

[Pinback]

16. Thank you, Nanny State

for protecting us from Coronamorons.

[Maggiemayhem]

17. Thank Goodness

Citizens of states that have low vaccination rates and no masking or distancing protocols are very grateful. Time is of the essence as no one is fully vaccinated for six weeks unless it is J & J. No unemployment for the vaccine resistant for quitting or being fired.

[monkeyman1]

18. waiting !

waiting for insurance company's to say " get vaccination or you foot the bill " !

[Evolve Dammit]

21. They will still make you pay. They are insurance companies after all. You will pay.

[littlemissmartypants]

22. But NOT for the vaccine. It's free.

You may however, pay with your life with out it.

[Evolve Dammit]

36. insurance companies were waiving most covid-related costs. Not anymore. Not sure about break-through

cases, which is not anyone's fault who's vaccinated and being careful. It's evolving to the consumer/patient. Sorry, but we have a major health care problem (#1 cause of bankruptcy in U.S.) and I am sick of insurance companies whose coverage gets worse every year. You are correct about vaccinations and why anti-vaxxers aren't is not just their problem; it's ours as well.

[louis-t]

19. MAGAT heads will explode, the screaming will be 24/7

and the virus will decline in a huge way within weeks.

[rurallib]

24. Will it be enforced? By who, I wonder

MAGAts are already more than willing to die for the cause. I suspect they will fight tooth and nail to disobey.

[Moebym]

25. There will be much gnashing of teeth

But this was the right thing to do, and not a moment too soon.

[Mr.Bill]

26. How about if they say that any businesses

who do not require their employees to be vaccinated must file and pay their income taxes weekly. That might get their attention.

[empedocles]

27. Need a bit more than fines on flights, - for the 'well-offs'

[cannabis_flower]

30. I've already been vaccinated but....

Does this apply to companies that have workers who only work from home?

[boston bean]

33. Ayup!

[Lunabell]

32. Absolutely this!!

This is a community health mandate! These anti-science covidiots are dangerous.

[Javaman]

34. about time.

I can't even begin to tell you of the assholes my GF encounters at her job.

[Farmer-Rick]

35. Sooo good to hear

Maybe this will make anti-vaxxers think twice before they put their children's life at risk by NOT vaccinating.

[AllaN01Bear]

37. eggscllent.

[leftinalabama]

42. It's not mandated

Biden is urging this from the Labor Dept but not mandating it if I’m hearing MSNBC correctly. Wish it was mandated for everyone.

[PatSeg]

44. Whoa, that is a big deal

Some MAGATS aren't going to be happy.

[ProfessorGAC]

56. They Can Consider Themselves "Owned"

Now who's owning whom?
Let's see how committed they are to their objections when a steady income could be on the line.

[PatSeg]

58. Yes, I was thinking the same thing

Giving up a paycheck to make a point is pretty extreme. Of course, these are the same people who will put their lives and their family's lives at risk for a QAnon principle, so who knows.

[ProfessorGAC]

59. Except...

...that type;
a) probably care about their family's wellbeing less than they claim, &
b) they would not consider that THEY would ever pay for risking their life.
But, no paycheck, when the check signer is saying "get the shot or get lost" is real, right now, and is about THEM.
There will be whining & moaning, & lawsuits, but the courts have already held employers can require medical safety measures of their employees.
A lay opinion, but I doubt lawsuits go anywhere.

[PatSeg]

70. Yes, I suppose for quite a few

losing their job might be a bridge too far. I'm sure there will still be a few, however, who will never give up the fight, being they have lost all grasp of reality.

[fescuerescue]

63. they can all remember well that it was BIDEN that owned them!

And owned them hard.

That's what I'm talking about!

[Paper Roses]

45. It is my opinion that this 100 employee level is too low. It should be everyone!

I live in a small town and try to shop local. I wear a mask everywhere I go. It bothers me that the level of 100 does not help any of us who may come in contact with anyone who might work for a firm with less than 100 employees whose employees do not need to get vaccinated. They shop in my town, they live in my town but who knows where they have been or to what they have been exposed.

I see a lot of my townsfolk are good about wearing masks BUT: who or what may help those of us who try to follow proper protocol and the next idiot feels he is exempt because he works for a small company. Heck with the 100, the law should require everyone... and immediately.

[Smackdown2019]

46. Kicking and Screaming!

I posted kicking and screaming last week.... maybe someone listened... lol.

[malaise]

48. Ha

[Smackdown2019]

47. Kicking and Screaming!

I posted kicking and screaming last week.... maybe someone listened... lol.

[leftstreet]

49. Sounds like asking DOL to give paid time off to vax

That's what I'm seeing in the articles

[malaise]

53. That too

[leftstreet]

55. Excellent

[KatyaR]

50. I wonder if that will apply to churches?

We have abided by the CDC guidelines up to now.

[AllyCat]

52. This is fantastic!!

My nurse manager told me today she is stunned how many employees are getting “religious exemption” from the now mandated vaccine. This will make it so they have to get tested to the point they give up and quit or just go against their death cult leaders and get the vaccine keeping us all a bit safer in the process.

[Texaswitchy]

60. Just walk into any CVS or Walgreens.

Walk-in.

You do not need a appointment.

Grow the hell up.

[fescuerescue]

62. Glad to see Biden put the hammer down on these people.

They will regret the day they messed with Biden.

[malaise]

66. Rachel is doing a fabulous historical overview

of the Federal government at work - absofuckinglutely brilliant!

[MustLoveBeagles]

67. It's about time

[Bluethroughu]

71. Fine people 1000.00 if they are not wearing a mask in public buildings

They fined people in 1918 big bucks, it helped get people to mask up.