NV small businesses can be fined over $100k

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The Biden Administration has finally released their long-awaited rules for the federal vaccine mandate, and boy is it something. Businesses must comply by January 4, 2022 — and if they don’t? Small businesses are at serious risk of having to shut down once again.

Nevada small businesses can be fined up to $136,532 for not complying with the vaccine mandate. Since the mandate was initially released two months ago, Governor Steve Sisolak has only said that his team will “further analyze” the new measure.

“Now that the Biden Administration’s rules have been released, Governor Sisolak must clarify if he supports the federal vaccine mandate or not,” said RGA Spokeswoman Maddie Anderson. “The new mandate will put small business owners in an impossible situation just as they are beginning to rebuild after Governor Sisolak’s harmful COVID restrictions shut them down last year. Small business owners and workers across the state await clarity from their governor: does he support this measure that will spurn job loss and again devastate the economy? Or will Sisolak finally find the political courage to do what’s best for Nevada?”