In two per curiam opinions released Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court released long-awaited guidance on two vaccine mandates issued by federal agencies.
The first, National Federation of Independent Business v....more
1/14/2022
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The Supreme Court is currently considering the validity of two rules promulgated by federal agencies in the past months regarding vaccines and testing in the workplace. Whether those rules—OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard...more
1/13/2022
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Virus Testing
On December 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati dissolved the stay on enforcement of OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), known colloquially as the vaccine mandate. The ETS was...more
The challenge to OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that was pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has been transferred. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict...more