4 Reasons the Retail Industry Isn’t Thrilled About Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

Today, the Biden Administration issued a new vaccine requirement for private companies, in an effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic and get the country back to normal. But leaders from national retail and footwear organizations aren’t loving it. Under this mandate, employers with 100 or more employees are required to have their staff get vaccinated by a Jan. 4 deadline. Those who opt out of the vaccine have to wear masks starting Dec. 5 and start providing negative COVID-19 tests after Jan. 4. It is estimated the rule will impact over 80 million Americans in the private sector workforce. It now lives in the form of an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), an acceleration measure from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Matt Priest, president and CEO of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, told FN today that his team has been anticipating this move by President Biden and is working to advise its member base, which includes 95% of the shoe industry, including brands and retailers of various sizes, in all parts of the country. “It’s 2021, and there’s a lot of unprecedented territory,” said Priest. “We’re doing our best to help companies understand the requirements and navigate

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