A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in 26 states — requiring millions of workers employed by facilities that receive federal funding to get vaccinated. A three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisana ruled the lower court only had the authority […]
Vaccine Mandates
Courts Block COVID Vaccine Mandates for Healthcare Workers Nationwide and Federal Contractors in Three States as Deadline Nears
The Biden administration was blocked on Tuesday from enforcing two vaccine mandates requiring millions of U.S. workers to get vaccinated against COVID, which were set to begin next week. A federal judge in Louisana issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday halting President Biden’s national vaccine mandate for health care workers. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty […]
Federal Judge Halts Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers in 10 States
Following a lawsuit filed by Eric Schmitt, Missouri’s Attorney General, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri, issued a preliminary injunction, halting the Biden Administration from enforcing its COVID vaccine mandate on healthcare workers in Missouri and nine other states. “It is hereby ordered that Defendants are preliminarily enjoined from the implementation […]
OSHA Suspends Implementation and Enforcement of Biden Administration’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Businesses
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it will abide by a court order issued by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and suspend enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate on businesses with more than 100 employees. In a statement shared on OSHA’s website, the agency said, “The court ordered that OSHA ‘take no steps to […]
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Block on Vaccine Mandate for Employers, Slams Biden Administration for Using OSHA as a ‘Work-Around’ to Force Vaccines
A federal appeals court blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring businesses with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly testing by Jan. 4, stating the rule “grossly exceeds” the authority of the occupational safety agency that issued it. In a 22-page opinion issued on Friday, a three-judge […]