A person I used to be friends with is super excited about working from home since her employer has remote work positions. It's a big company. Will she still be required? I'd love it if so lol
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Not in the US but this is great. Next mandatory national ID's (aka the vaccine passports) that can't be counterfeited or sold by doctors for $10 on the side should be implemented and required to enter any public transportation systems and shopping areas / other venues where people congregate. The workplace requirements are a good start but for their safety and the safety of others unvaccinated people should not be allowed in such venues. But one step at a time and I fear even this will have a hurdle to go through in courts.
Anyone that works at a company over 100 employees, so, Yes.
Seeing ppl push back against this is wild.
Tells me some ppl never had family in the hospital or have family that have major illnesses, sickness.
Pretty sure if it was your family and they had any kind of illness you would take precautions dealing with them.
Imagine a doctor never washing their hands before surgery or not using protective equipment. reusing needles, etc.
Ppl not getting the vaccine are selfish, not thinking about others. If you arent gonna get it, stay inside until this gets better.
One or the other.
i'd be interested to find out.
i was looking around at some public-facing jobs recently (in a blue state fwiw) and most/all of them listed something like "potential exposure to hazardous contagion" at some point in the job description, ostensibly to cover them from covid litigation i guess.
I work from home, a govt contractor.
They had us all take a survey, govt and contractors, about vaccine status. Didnt matter that I never worked in the building before, and we might never go back..
Yup. Anyone ever been in a break room with those Dept of Labor or OSHA papers, posters on the wall? Maybe its time some ppl read them....
I was a govt contractor for another company, and at the beginning of the pandemic when some buildings had to close unless you were essential, we stayed open. We were off site, not a govt building. We also had to carry a paper on us about being essential employees.
Some visitor came in and complained about our Covid safety protocols, anonymously of course. We got a letter from OSHA and had a meeting to talk about how we had to do better. I never knew what it was, maybe we werent wearing masks in the building, not sure. (we were also the only ppl left....all other businesses in there were at home, and about half our office was at home)
Workplace safety is no fucking joke.
based on what?
all employees
I am a teacher in Florida who's fully vaccinated and wears his mask everyday and I think it's absolutely ridiculous our district hasn't mandated masks for schools yet. Hell, they did make a half step and mandate masks on buses and parents went insane.. DeSantis is a a curse on Florida and I'm glad Biden is taking steps to protect the people in this country
In a state where 60% of the population is not fully vaccinated. Just failure all around.
US legal system. Not sure what you mean based on what? The mandates will be challenged in court before going into effect. Especially the private sector ruling. There will be challenges stating he doesn't have the authorization to do so, even with emergency powers.
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"Biden and the Demoncrats want to make you get the vaccine!! I say NO! By the way, you should definitely get the vaccine, which is something I have always said."
They did that earlier this year and I still didn't get time off. I feel like my business is going to start firing people soon.
LMAO!!!
If it gets made part of OSHA rules, guidelines....there's nothing GOP, ant vaxx folks can do but pout about it.
I can assure you that there are plenty of antivaxxers on this forum, they're just wise enough (ironically) to stfu about it.
If only this newfound wisdom could help them get vaccinated
I imagine it means any company that employees 100 or more total. So, like, if you employ 109 people to refill vending machines and no one has an office, all of them must be vaccinated.
From a National Review comment:
"Many governors have quickly responded to Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses. Here are just a few brief excerpts:
Tate Reeves, Mississippi: "The President has no authority to require that Americans inject themselves because of their employment at a private business. This is still America, and we still believe in freedom from tyrants."
Brian Kemp, Georgia: "I will pursue every legal option available to the state of Georgia to stop this blatantly unlawful overreach by the Biden administration."
Kristi Noem, South Dakota: "My legal team is standing by ready to file our lawsuit the minute @joebiden files his unconstitutional rule. This gross example of federal intrusion will not stand."
Henry McMaster, South Carolina: "Rest assured, we will fight them to the gates of hell to protect the liberty and livelihood of every South Carolinian."
Doug Ducey, Arizona: "This will never stand up in court. This dictatorial approach is wrong, un-American and will do far more harm than good."
Greg Gianforte, Montana: "President Biden's vaccination mandate is unlawful and un-American. We are committed to protecting Montanans' freedoms and liberties against this gross federal overreach."
Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma: "It is not the government's role to dictate to private businesses what to do. Once again President Biden is demonstrating his complete disregard for individual freedoms and states' rights."
Those are just a few excerpts from the responses from some of the governors."
www.nationalreview.com
"Many governors have quickly responded to Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses. Here are just a few brief excerpts:
Tate Reeves, Mississippi: "The President has no authority to require that Americans inject themselves because of their employment at a private business. This is still America, and we still believe in freedom from tyrants."
Brian Kemp, Georgia: "I will pursue every legal option available to the state of Georgia to stop this blatantly unlawful overreach by the Biden administration."
Kristi Noem, South Dakota: "My legal team is standing by ready to file our lawsuit the minute @joebiden files his unconstitutional rule. This gross example of federal intrusion will not stand."
Henry McMaster, South Carolina: "Rest assured, we will fight them to the gates of hell to protect the liberty and livelihood of every South Carolinian."
Doug Ducey, Arizona: "This will never stand up in court. This dictatorial approach is wrong, un-American and will do far more harm than good."
Greg Gianforte, Montana: "President Biden's vaccination mandate is unlawful and un-American. We are committed to protecting Montanans' freedoms and liberties against this gross federal overreach."
Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma: "It is not the government's role to dictate to private businesses what to do. Once again President Biden is demonstrating his complete disregard for individual freedoms and states' rights."
Those are just a few excerpts from the responses from some of the governors."
Biden Announces Plan to Require Large Companies to Mandate COVID Vaccines | National Review
The Department of Labor will develop rules requiring employers with more than 100 workers to mandate vaccines or weekly testing for coronavirus.
www.nationalreview.com
Gonna be funny especially from the people complaining that "nobody wants to go back to work"
Joe Biden is the "go hard or go home" president. Covid relief bills, Infrastructure bills, withdrawing from Afghanistan... it's almost breathtaking to watch him from afar.
precedent at least says a state can mandate a vaccine, so lets see how they feel that extends to federal
I like What Biden is doing today.
It's time to stop these assholes from endangering everyone else.
It's time to stop these assholes from endangering everyone else.
They have strong union protections. Thanks to Nixon, apparently, from what I'm reading? Changing the rules for them is much harder than for virtually anyone else.
Fox News doesn't need to worry about that, they all got vaccinated ages ago
good for Biden to require that, time to get real with vaccines
good for Biden to require that, time to get real with vaccines
Yeah, and the *mandate* doesn't apply to them because they're not quite a federal body. However, it sounds like the "Businesses with over 100 employees" OSHA regulation *does* apply to them.
I confess this is the first I've heard of OSHA -- anyone care to break it down?
At the very least, I imagine this isn't the fascist government overreach the right's currently screaming about it.
At the very least, I imagine this isn't the fascist government overreach the right's currently screaming about it.
Great news and about damn time.
I hate the anti-vaccination motherfuckers out there screaming "MUH FREEDOM!".
What about those of us who aren't risking ours and our close families lives and health because we understand there's serious risk? Our freedom has been directly, tangibly impacted by these people and yet...
I hate the anti-vaccination motherfuckers out there screaming "MUH FREEDOM!".
What about those of us who aren't risking ours and our close families lives and health because we understand there's serious risk? Our freedom has been directly, tangibly impacted by these people and yet...
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Wikipedia
This is why OSHA was made.
Reddit - Dive into anything
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Apparently theyve never worked in a business big enough to care about OSHA rulesFrom a National Review comment:
"Many governors have quickly responded to Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses. Here are just a few brief excerpts:
Tate Reeves, Mississippi: "The President has no authority to require that Americans inject themselves because of their employment at a private business. This is still America, and we still believe in freedom from tyrants."
Brian Kemp, Georgia: "I will pursue every legal option available to the state of Georgia to stop this blatantly unlawful overreach by the Biden administration."
Kristi Noem, South Dakota: "My legal team is standing by ready to file our lawsuit the minute @joebiden files his unconstitutional rule. This gross example of federal intrusion will not stand."
Henry McMaster, South Carolina: "Rest assured, we will fight them to the gates of hell to protect the liberty and livelihood of every South Carolinian."
Doug Ducey, Arizona: "This will never stand up in court. This dictatorial approach is wrong, un-American and will do far more harm than good."
Greg Gianforte, Montana: "President Biden's vaccination mandate is unlawful and un-American. We are committed to protecting Montanans' freedoms and liberties against this gross federal overreach."
Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma: "It is not the government's role to dictate to private businesses what to do. Once again President Biden is demonstrating his complete disregard for individual freedoms and states' rights."
Those are just a few excerpts from the responses from some of the governors."
Biden Announces Plan to Require Large Companies to Mandate COVID Vaccines | National Review
The Department of Labor will develop rules requiring employers with more than 100 workers to mandate vaccines or weekly testing for coronavirus.
About time, let's end this shit already. It's been dragging on for far too long with no end in sight.
The USPS is excluded from the Federal mandate because it's not an Executive Branch agency and therefore Biden has no direct authority over its workforce.
