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Biden Administration Announces Public Vaccine Mandates That Require Action by Large Private Employers, Federal Contractors, and Healthcare Employers
September 15, 2021
By: Matthew Mitchell & Amanda Thibodeau
On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced the Path Out of the Pandemic – a strategic plan to respond to the continued spread of COVID-19 (the “Plan”). In general, the Plan outlines a broad-brush approach to combating the continued ill-effects of the pandemic, including:
- Strategies to increase vaccination rates;
- Strategies to maintain school operations;
- Strategies to implement additional safety regulations; and
- Strategies to implement additional economic stimulus programs.
The widely reported-on, cornerstone of the Plan is a mandate that, when implemented, will require large employers, federal contractors, and healthcare employers to adopt mandatory vaccination policies for their employees (the “Vaccine Mandate”).
The basic elements of the Vaccine Mandate can be found in our COVID-19 Alert.
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