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White House press secretary Jen Psaki has once again told businesses with 100 employees or more to continue implementing President Biden’s vaccine mandate despite the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) suspending the implementation per a court order.
“Let me be very clear: our message to businesses right now is to move forward with measures that will make their workplaces safer and protect them and their workforces from COVID-19,” Psaki said during a press conference on Thursday. “Nothing has changed.”
Earlier this week, OSHA suspended the implementation of President Biden’s vaccine mandate in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granting a stay, citing “grave statutory and constitutional issues with the Mandate.”
Psaki said that businesses have already instituted their own version of Biden’s mandate without OSHA’s help. She added:
They are essentially implementing components or versions of these vaccine requirements because they know it’s in the interest of their workforces, to protect their workforces, to make sure they can bring more people back to the work force. We certainly see that as a positive sign.
“We are still heading towards the same timeline, the Department of Justice is vigorously defending the emergency temporary standard in court, and we are confident in OSHA’s authority,” she concluded.
WATCH: Despite two court orders to stop the OSHA federal vaccine mandate, the White House Press Secretary says, "Nothing has changed."pic.twitter.com/1Fn4oFrSVT
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