White House officials over the weekend expressed confidence that the administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses will be upheld after an appeals court …
White House officials over the weekend expressed confidence that the administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses will be upheld after an appeals court temporarily blocked it on Saturday. “I’m quite confident that when this finally gets fully adjudicated, not just a temporary order, the validity of this requirement will be upheld. It’s common sense, Chuck, if OSHA can tell people to wear a hard hat on the job, to be careful around chemicals, it can put in place these simple measures to keep our workers safe,” White House chief of staff Ron Klain, a top confidant to President Joe Biden, told “Meet the Press,” referring to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. About two-dozen states, numerous private entities and individuals, and even a media outlet have filed lawsuits against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates. The OSHA rule stipulates that employees at all businesses with 100 or more workers get vaccinated or submit to weekly testing and wear face masks in the workplace.
