White House sets early January deadline for employers to comply with new vaccine requirements.
from dozens of Republican attorneys general and caused some businesses to raise concerns about finding enough vaccinated workers in an already tight job market.federal contractorsOfficials also said that health care workers will be required to have their employees vaccinated by Jan. 4 if they want to receive payments from Medicare and Medicaid programs, as part of a separate executive order Biden signed in September.
The administration’s “goal is to bring health care providers into compliance — it is not to punish workers or health care facilities,” the official said. “However, we will not hesitate to use our full enforcement authority to protect the health and safety of patients.”
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