October 26, 2021 – MABA recently sent a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) summarizing the problems that would be created by a new private-sector vaccine mandate. An administration proposal under review at OMB would require any employer with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly. In addition to the letter, we reviewed concerns with this proposal on a call with staff from OMB, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Small Business Administration this afternoon. The letter from MABA is available here. We continue to encourage vaccination against COVID-19 on a voluntary basis. MABA recently joined a range of state and national agricultural organizations in encouraging agricultural employees and rural Americans to get the vaccine. We support a voluntary approach to this effort, and oppose a private-sector mandate. # # #
