OSHA’s Planned Covid Vaccine Rule Has Firms Asking, What’s Next?

Large employers that have been reluctant to require their workers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 will soon face a mandate to do so following a potentially game-changing announcement from the White House.

President Joe Biden said Thursday that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will develop an emergency temporary regulation ordering companies with 100 or more employees to require staff to be vaccinated or tested weekly. The rule will also call for workers to get paid time off so they can get inoculated and recover from any ill effects from doing so.

“This will be welcome news to many employers ...