What Contractors Must Know About Biden Vaccine Order: Explained

The White House’s latest order requiring federal contractors to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for their employees has raised numerous legal questions about its scope and practical implementation—and businesses are pressing for answers.

President Joe Biden‘s executive order, announced Thursday, will affect a wide range of companies that do business with the federal government in industries from information technology and banking to legal services, construction, and manufacturing. Collectively, federal contractors employ about one-quarter of the U.S. workforce, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

The new order appears to go farther than requirements Biden issued in July for contractor employees working ...