Source: Factset
Companies can require vaccines only of employees returning to the workplace, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said.Credit.John Muggenborg for The New York Times
At the urging of business groups, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has made clear how companies can issue vaccine mandates to workers coming back to the office, and what incentives those employers can offer to promote inoculation.
Companies can require vaccines only of employees returning to the workplace, and not those who work outside the office, the E.E.O.C. said in guidance released on Friday. But doing so still counts as a mandate, so companies must give the same legally required considerations that companywide vaccine requirements would entail, like making accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act for employees who can’t receive the vaccine. That means allowing for exceptions for those who may be unable to take the vaccine for health reasons, like an allergy.
Shots are reaching more 12- to 15-year-olds, more Black and Latino adults and some of the country’s vaccine-hesitant. Several automakers suspend operations at factories in Chennai, India, citing the pandemic.
The T.S.A. expects two million air travelers a day to pass through its checkpoints, numbers not seen in more than a year. Hong Kong exempts top business executives from tough quarantine measures.
Live Updates: Bidenâs Budget Proposal Calls for $6 Trillion in Spending
President Bidenâs request to Congress, which must approve federal spending, faces better odds than recent predecessors because his fellow Democrats control both chambers. Vice President Kamala Harris will speak to Naval Academy graduates.
Hereâs what you need to know:
President Joe Biden made remarks about the economy at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday.Credit.Doug Mills/The New York Times
President Biden will propose a $6 trillion budget on Friday that would take the United States to its highest sustained levels of federal spending since World War II as he looks to fund a sweeping economic agenda that includes large new investments in education, transportation and fighting climate change.