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Supreme Court's OSHA Ruling Puts Many Employers Back on The Spot

Supreme Court's OSHA Ruling Puts Many Employers Back on The Spot

Published January 17, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s mandate-or-testing rule for large employers, and many businesses now have a high-stakes decision to make. In its 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court found the OSHA rule to be an overreach of emergency authority by the federal agency — capping off weeks of legal twists, turns and uncertainty that frustrated many employers. Employment attorneys ...

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Emergency Vaccine Rule for Large Employers Will Be Issued in "The Coming Days"

Emergency Vaccine Rule for Large Employers Will Be Issued in "The Coming Days"

Published November 3, 2021

The Federal Register will publish within days the Labor Department's rule requiring private businesses with 100 or more employees to vaccinate them or test them weekly, fulfilling an announcement President Joe Biden made in September. The Office of Management and Budget completed its required review of the emergency rule on Monday. "On November 1, the Office of Management and Budget completed its regulatory review of the ...

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Businesses with 100 or More Employees May Soon Be Subject to Vaccine Mandate

Businesses with 100 or More Employees May Soon Be Subject to Vaccine Mandate

Published September 13, 2021

On Sept. 9, 2021, President Biden announced, as part of his “Path out of the Pandemic” Action Plan, a forthcoming OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) which will require employers with 100 or more employees (projected to impact over 80 million workers) to mandate all employees be vaccinated or produce a negative COVID-19 test at least once per week prior to being permitted to report to work.

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