Biden announces vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 workers

On Thursday, September 9, President Biden mandated "that all employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly, affecting about 80 million Americans." Check back here as more details emerge about what this means for Minnesota employers. 

• Biden announces vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 workers from Associated Press (September 9, 2021)
• What Biden's vaccine mandate means for employers from The Business Journals (September 9, 2021)
• Vaccine mandates now required: What to know about Biden’s new rules from HR Executive (September 9, 2021)
• Minnesota businesses await more guidance in wake of Biden vaccine mandate from Fox (September 9, 2021)

How to help employees receive a vaccine:

• Help employees find where to get vaccinated: They can receive them through the health care provider, at a pharmacy and others. The state offers a vaccine locator map to help employers and employees.
• Host an on-site vaccination: Just like hosting an on-site flu clinic, a vaccine provider or health care provider could help you vaccine employees on-site. Contact your health care provider or sign up through the Minnesota Department of Health.

Top vaccine resources for employers

• COVID-19 EMPLOYER BEST PRACTICES AND CHECKLIST FROM THE MINNESOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

• COVID-19 Vaccine Employer Toolkit from the Minnesota Department of Health

• Who's Getting Vaccinated? from the Minnesota Department of Health

General Vaccine Resources

• COVID-19 vaccine FAQ from the Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota Guidance for Allocating and Prioritizing COVID-19 Vaccine – Phase 1a from the Minnesota Department of Health
• Answering patients' questions about a COVID-19 vaccine from the CDC
• COVID-19 Vaccine Phases and Planning from the Minnesota Department of Health
• COVID-19 vaccine data: Vaccine administration in Minnesota from the Minnesota Department of Health
• COVID-19 vaccine dashboard from the Minnesota Department of Health
• General vaccine information from the Minnesota Department of Health
• Myths and facts about the COVID-19 vaccines from the CDC
• COVID-19 vaccine facts and FAQs for business leaders from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Minnesota Vaccine Connector from the State of Minnesota
• Who's Getting Vaccinated? from the Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota Guidance for Allocating and Prioritizing COVID-19 Vaccine – Phases 1b, 1c, 2 from the Minnesota Department of Health
• COVID-19 Vaccine Employer Toolkit from the Minnesota Department of Health
• May 20 COVID-19 vaccine update from the state of Minnesota

Answering human resources vaccine questions

• What to know about communicating, legal compliance and more from HR Executive (December 10, 2020)
• HR’s next big job: Convincing employees to get COVID vaccines from HR Executive (December 10, 2020)
• 4 takeaways for HR from the EEOC guidance on COVID-19 vaccines from HR Executive (December 17, 2020)
• Employers can legally require COVID vaccines—but will they? from HR Executive (December 21, 2020)
• What to consider before implementing a mandatory vaccine policy from TLNT (January 8, 2021)
• Why an employer vaccine mandate could spark backlash from workers from HR Executive (January 22, 2021)
• Don’t have a COVID-19 vaccine strategy? It’s time to make one from HR Executive (Febuary 4, 2021)
• Why many employers are turning to incentives to boost vaccination rates from HR Executive (February 18, 2021)
• Research: Most employers unlikely to mandate vaccinations from HR Executive (February 12, 2021)
• Vaccine Considerations for Employers from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (February 10, 2021)
• Still weighing vaccine incentives? Here’s what 12 employers have done from HR Executive (April 16, 2021)
• Many employers are weighing vaccine mandates. They might not be worth the headache. from The Business Journals (April 16, 2021)
• Biden to employers: Give time off for COVID-19 vaccinations from HR Executive (April 21, 2021)
• Number of the day: PTO for COVID-19 vaccination from HR Executive (April 23, 2021)
• What HR needs to know about how to use vaccine passports legally from HR Executive (April 29, 2021)
• How Will ‘Vaccine Passports’ Impact Business Travel? from SHRM (April 30, 2021)
• As universities mandate vaccines, will more employers join them? from HR Executive (April 30, 2021)
• What the research says about top COVID vaccine strategies from HR Executive (May 11, 2021)
• Can Employers Ask Job Applicants About Vaccination and COVID-19? from SHRM (May 24, 2021)
• Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? from the Associated Press (May 27, 2021)
• Do state bans on vaccine passports impact employer policies? from SHRM (June 11, 2021)
• No shot, no return: Some employers requiring vaccine to come back to the office from The Business Journals (July 8, 2021)
• Will employer vaccine mandates pick up with emerging Delta variant? from HR Executive (July 13, 2021)
• Covid-19 vaccine mandates on the rise as Delta variant leads to Covid-19 surge from The Business Journals (July 27, 2021)
• CDC reverses course on masks for fully vaccinated, puts employers on the spot from The Business Journals (July 27, 2021)
• How employers are reacting to vaccine mandates, Delta threat from HR Executive (July 29, 2021)
• How employers can handle workers who don't want to return due to Covid-19 Delta variant from The Business Journals (August 4, 2021)
• Why Fauci predicts a boost in employer vaccine mandates from HR Executive (August 9, 2021)
• 5 questions to ask before you revise your return-to-work policies from HR Executive (August 23, 2021)
• What the Pfizer FDA approval means for employer vaccine plans from HR Executive (August 25, 2021)

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