National Retail Federation Speaks Out in Favor of Increasing Vaccine Rates Next Year – WWD

A SHOT AT RETAIL: The National Retail Federation has responded to two federal district court rulings relating to the Biden administration’s efforts to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s employer-based companies. Senior vice president of government relations David French said, “The NRF is disappointed that the Sixth Circuit has decided to lift the stay instituted by the Fifth Circuit. NRF Will consider additional legal options. We also continue to prepare our members to comply with this onerous mandate.” The NRF and other trade associations appealed to the Supreme Court Friday night, a NRF spokeswoman said Saturday. The NRF estimates that the order will impact approximately 3.7 million retail workers at OSHA employers with 100 employees or more, the spokeswoman said. That figure does not include corporate offices, she added. In a statement released Friday night, the organization urged the Biden administration to delay the timeline of the implementation of the Emergency Temporary Standards. “We can work together to find visible ways to increase vaccination rates and mitigate the spread of the virus in 2022,” French said. With coronavirus cases spiking and the Omicron variant spreading across the country – and beyond U.S. borders – many governments,…
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