U.S. will make large firms give paid time off for vaccinations

Associated Press

November 1, 2021 12:28 pm

Virus Outbreak Employer Mandates — COMPANIES WITH at least 100 workers will be required to give employees paid time off to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and paid sick leave if they have side effects from the shots. That's according to a Biden administration official who spoke Monday, Nov. 1, about pending vaccine-mandate rules from OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. / AP FILE PHOTO/MATT ROURKE

WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government will require companies with at least 100 workers to provide paid time off for employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and paid sick leave to recover from effects of the shots, a Biden administration official said Monday. Those requirements will be part of a pending federal rule that will…