Punching In: Biden’s Shot Mandate Plunges OSHA Into Culture Wars

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

OSHA’s National Spotlight | Saying ‘No’ to the Vaccine

Ben Penn: President Joe Biden has thrust the Occupational Safety and Health Administration into the middle of America’s culture wars, for better or for worse.

The surging delta variant and a deep vein of anti-vaccination sentiment across the country prompted Biden to give the Labor Department’s arcane workplace safety arm what may be the most politically challenging mission in its 50-year history.

The White House’s directive for OSHA to issue an emergency regulation within weeks to require businesses with 100 or more workers to mandate ...