DeSantis, considering it a way to “protect jobs in Florida,” said at a news conference that “don’t just leave out people who have been serving faithfully on this issue, on what is basically a choice.” personal information about their individual health. “
Biden headed the Department of Labor last week to demand that all companies with 100 or more employees make sure their workers are vaccinated or tested once a week to detect the virus. Companies could face fines of thousands of dollars per employee if they fail to comply. The president also signed an executive order requiring all government employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, with no option to test them regularly.
Companies that want employees to return to work and stay in work will benefit from vaccine requirements, said U.S. general surgeon Dr. Vivek Murthy. The mandate will also benefit employees, he added. “I think this will not only improve public health, but give people more peace of mind,” Murthy told CNN on Sunday.
But DeSantis said Monday that the warrants are a violation of Florida’s new law passed during the state’s most recent legislative session that prevents private companies from requiring vaccination tests, but they also apply to government agencies.
“So if you look at places here in Alachua County, like the city of Gainesville, I mean they’re millions and millions of dollars potentially in fines. Orange County: Many, many more than that,” DeSantis said, and he added that “the network The result of Biden’s policy is that you will have good people and workers who will lose their jobs and lose them in very key industries.”
“I just think it’s fundamentally wrong. We shouldn’t allow the federal government to attack people’s livelihoods,” he said.