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Supreme Court Blocks Vaccine Mandates

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that OSHA has no legal authority to enforce the Biden administration鈥檚 vaccine order for private businesses with 100 or more employees. Earlier this month, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the stay ...
Jan 17, 2022

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that OSHA has no legal authority to enforce the Biden administration鈥檚 vaccine order for private businesses with 100 or more employees. Earlier this month, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the stay on the vaccine requirement for federal contractors. 

九色视频 joined the Coalition for Workplace Safety and other like-minded organizations in calling for a halt to the mandates. Manufacturers were already struggling with a workforce crisis before the pandemic. COVID-19 added another layer to the challenge. Implementing and complying with a vaccine program would be an undue burden on employers and employees. 

The Supreme Court鈥檚 decision only prevents OSHA from enforcing the 鈥渧accine-or-test鈥 standard, pending review on its merits by the 6th Circuit and any subsequent courts considering the petition. However, it is hard to imagine the review going ahead given that the high court鈥檚 majority stated it does not believe OSHA has the authority to issue the standard.

From the Supreme Court :

鈥淎lthough COVID鈥19 is a risk that occurs in many workplaces, it is not an occupational hazard in most. COVID鈥19 can and does spread at home, in schools, during sporting events, and everywhere else that people gather. That kind of universal risk is no different from the day-to-day dangers that all face from crime, air pollution, or any number of communicable diseases. Permitting OSHA to regulate the hazards of daily life鈥攕imply because most Americans have jobs and face those same risks while on the clock鈥攚ould significantly expand OSHA鈥檚 regulatory authority without clear congressional authorization.鈥

鈥淎lthough Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given that agency the power to regulate public health more broadly. Requiring the vaccination of 84 million Americans, selected simply because they work for employers with more than 100 employees, certainly falls in the latter category.鈥 

Stay tuned for updates on this topic and other rules and regulations impacting the manufacturing technology industry. Email me at athomas@九色视频online.org if you have any questions.

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