The National Retail Federation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association, which requested a 90-day implementation period during meetings with White House officials last month, said the mandate would burden their members during the busy holiday shopping season.
pits government against private employers instead of working with them to create a safe working environment"While the mandate on private employers technically begins post-holiday, the planning time to design and implement the mandate will fall during the busiest part of the shopping season," the association said in a statement on Thursday.
The Biden administration also pushed back the deadline for federal contractors to comply with a stricter set of vaccine requirements for staff to Jan. 4 from Dec. 8, to match the deadline set for other private companies and health-care providers. The National Association of Manufacturers is worried about "undue cost burdens" as the mandate is implemented. Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, called for the Biden administration to remain flexible.
If these businesses and business groups have that many irrational, fear-driven anti-vaxxers on the payroll, the mandate correction is the least of their problems.
But it’s not a burden for thousands of employees to burn through all of their sick time, some becoming disabled and dying? Of course it’s not a burden: these companies plan on turnover. Employees are expendable.