Business owners with 100 or more people on the payroll — collectively employing an estimated 80 million U.S. workers — will have to ensure a vaccinated workforce or face fines up to $14,000 per failure, as part of an upcoming OSHA regulation outlined by President Biden on Thursday.
The plan does allow for an unvaccinated worker in the private sector to undergo weekly COVID testing as an alternative. The requirement is also expected to include accommodations for religious exemptions.