{"id":986848,"date":"2021-11-08T20:59:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T01:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=986848"},"modified":"2021-11-08T20:59:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T01:59:46","slug":"biden-admin-tells-businesses-to-implement-vaccine-mandate-despite-federal-court-halting-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-tells-businesses-to-implement-vaccine-mandate-despite-federal-court-halting-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Tells Businesses To Implement Vaccine Mandate Despite Federal Court Halting Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-tells-businesses-to-implement-vaccine-mandate-despite-federal-court-halting-mandate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=986848&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday that the Biden administration\u2019s message to businesses that fall under its vaccine mandate is that they \u201cshould not wait\u201d to implement the measure despite a federal court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-federal-court-freezes-biden-vaccine-mandate-over-possible-grave-statutory-and-constitutional-issues\">ordering<\/a> late last week that the mandate be paused due to possible \u201cgrave statutory and constitutional issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay of the federal requirement for companies with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID vaccinations by January 4, 2022, or implement regular testing for workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think we \u2014 people should not wait,\u201d Jean Pierre said. \u201cIt\u2019s \u2014 we say: Do not wait to take actions that will keep your workplace safe. It is important and critical to do, and waiting to get more people vaccinated will lead to more outbreaks and sickness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, this is about keeping people in a workplace safe,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd so \u2014 and what we\u2019re seeing is more businesses and school closures and most lost jobs in \u2014 keep us \u2014 keep us stuck in a pandemic that we\u2019re trying to end. Like we do not want that to happen.&nbsp; We\u2019re trying to get past this pandemic, and we know the way to do that is to get people vaccinated. So, people should not wait. They should continue to go \u2014 move forward and make sure that they\u2019re getting their workplace vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>REPORTER: We heard this initial White House response to the Fifth Circuit staying the OSHA rule \u2014 the vaccine or test mandate that was (inaudible) \u2014 really take effect there beginning of next year.&nbsp; What\u2019s the \u2014 is the White House concerned that the legal wrangling surrounding that rule could delay the implementation of that?&nbsp; And what\u2019s the administration\u2019s message to businesses and Americans, you know, who are subject to that rule?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY:&nbsp; So, broadly speaking, at least on the confidence, defending a policy is not a new thing from an administration, regardless if it\u2019s a Republican or Democratic administration.&nbsp; This is something that happens all the time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The administration clearly has the authority to protect workers, and actions announced by the President are designed to save lives and stop the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp; And as DOJ said, they will be defending these lawsuits.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But I also want to step back for a second because there is precedence here.&nbsp;&nbsp;You know, the Department of Labor has a responsibility to keep workers<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday that the Biden administration\u2019s message to businesses that fall under its vaccine mandate is that they \u201cshould not wait\u201d to implement the measure despite a federal court ordering late last week that the mandate be paused due to possible \u201cgrave statutory and constitutional issues.\u201dThe 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay of the federal requirement for companies with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID vaccinations by January 4, 2022, or implement regular testing for workers.\u201cWe think we \u2014 people should not wait,\u201d Jean Pierre said. \u201cIt\u2019s \u2014 we say: Do not wait to take actions that will keep your workplace safe. It is important and critical to do, and waiting to get more people vaccinated will lead to more outbreaks and sickness.\u201d\u201cSo, this is about keeping people in a workplace safe,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd so \u2014 and what we\u2019re seeing is more businesses and school closures and most lost jobs in \u2014 keep us \u2014 keep us stuck in a pandemic that we\u2019re trying to end. Like we do not want that to happen.\u00a0 We\u2019re trying to get past this pandemic, and we know the way to do that is to get people vaccinated. So, people should not wait. They should continue to go \u2014 move forward and make sure that they\u2019re getting their workplace vaccinated.\u201dREPORTER: We heard this initial White House response to the Fifth Circuit staying the OSHA rule \u2014 the vaccine or test mandate that was (inaudible) \u2014 really take effect there beginning of next year.\u00a0 What\u2019s the \u2014 is the White House concerned that the legal wrangling surrounding that rule could delay the implementation of that?\u00a0 And what\u2019s the administration\u2019s message to businesses and Americans, you know, who are subject to that rule?KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY:\u00a0 So, broadly speaking, at least on the confidence, defending a policy is not a new thing from an administration, regardless if it\u2019s a Republican or Democratic administration.\u00a0 This is something that happens all the time.The administration clearly has the authority to protect workers, and actions announced by the President are designed to save lives and stop the spread of COVID-19.\u00a0 And as DOJ said, they will be defending these lawsuits.\u00a0But I also want to step back for a second because there is precedence here.\u00a0\u00a0You know, the Department of Labor has a responsibility to keep workers safe and the legal authority to do so.\u00a0\u00a0The Secretary determines \u2014 the Secretary of Department of Labor determines workers at risk or what is called \u201cgrave danger.\u201d\u00a0And if you look around and if we really, you know, zero in, this past year, more than 750,000 people have died of COVID. \u00a0You have more \u2014 about thirt- \u2014 approximately 1,300 people a day who are also \u2014 who continue to die a day, as I said, from COVID.\u00a0 If that\u2019s not a \u201cgrave danger,\u201d I don\u2019t know what else is.\u00a0 Right?So, I want to be really clear as well \u2014 is that the Congress empowered OSHA with \u2014 through a law \u2014 through a law that has been in the books for more than 50 years.\u00a0 So, this is an authority that we believe that Department of Labor has.\u00a0 We are very confident about it \u2014 confident about it.\u00a0 And just to \u2014 just to say this is about keeping people safe in the workplace, and it\u2019s critical and it\u2019s important to do.\u00a0 And so that\u2019s the message that we want to send out.REPORTER: And what \u2014 you know, simply, though, to a business owner that sees the headlines that, you know, the rule has been stayed now, just, you know, will \u2014 should they prepare their employees now to get vaccinated, or should they wait while this law is \u2014 plays out?JEAN-PIERRE:\u00a0 No, that\u2019s a great question.\u00a0 I appreciate the question.\u00a0 We think we \u2014 people should not wait.\u00a0 It\u2019s \u2014 we say: Do not wait to take actions that will keep your workplace safe.\u00a0 It is important and critical to do, and waiting to get more people vaccinated will lead to more outbreaks and sickness.So, this is about keeping people in a workplace safe.\u00a0 And so \u2014 and what we\u2019re seeing is more businesses and school closures and most lost jobs in \u2014 keep us \u2014 keep us stuck in a pandemic that we\u2019re trying to end.\u00a0 Like we do not want that to happen.\u00a0 We\u2019re trying to get past this pandemic, and we know the way to do that is to get people vaccinated.So, people should not wait.\u00a0 They should continue to go \u2014 move forward and make sure that they\u2019re getting their workplace vaccinated.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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