Category: OSHA

‘Potentially Catastrophic’: US Postal Service Seeks Waiver From Biden OSHA Vaccine Requirement

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has asked federal officials for a temporary waiver from President Joe Biden’s CCP virus vaccine mandate due to potential staffing and supply chain shortfalls. “Given the significant challenges that our nation’s supply chains are already experiencing, we respectfully suggest that the nation cannot afford the additional potential substantial harm that would…


Supreme Court to Take Up Challenges to Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments on challenges to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. In an announcement on Wednesday (pdf), the nation’s highest federal court said it would on Jan. 7 take up two separate disputes challenging the Biden administration’s mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees, and for…


Faith Groups Seek Emergency High Court Stay on OSHA Mandate; GOP Lawmakers File Amicus Brief for Navy SEALS

Attorneys for nearly a dozen faith-based employers are asking the Supreme Court to  issue an emergency stay on enforcement of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate and to take the case for a full review by the nine justices. “Relief is warranted because the mandate seeks to issue sweeping non-workplace, public health measures. The Occupational Safety…


Faith Groups Seek Emergency High Court Stay on OSHA Mandate

Attorneys for nearly a dozen faith-based employers are asking the Supreme Court to  issue an emergency stay on enforcement of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate and to take the case for a full review by the nine justices. “Relief is warranted because the mandate seeks to issue sweeping non-workplace, public health measures. The Occupational Safety…


Christian Ministries Ask Supreme Court to Block OSHA Vaccine Mandate

Several Christian ministries said they would file a petition with the Supreme Court in a bid to block President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for private businesses. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the mandate, enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in early November but the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the…


Businesses Have Until Jan. 10 Before Facing Penalties for Noncompliance With COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: OSHA

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) on Saturday announced a six-day grace period beyond the Jan. 4 deadline for compliance with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers, saying that it would not issue citations to give employers more time to adjust. OSHA said in a Dec. 18 statement that it would not be…


Boeing Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Boeing on Friday suspended its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for U.S. employees, becoming the latest company to drop the rule amid pushback from some employees and in response to a court decision blocking federal mandates. The plane-making giant said in an internal memo obtained by media outlets that its decision was spurred in part by a…


Appeals Court Allows Biden’s Private Business COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate to Take Effect

A federal appeals court late Friday in a split decision ruled that the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private employers of companies exceeding 100 people can take effect. The 2–1 decision by a panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dissolves the stay entered by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…


Appeals Court Allows Biden Admin’s Private Business COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate to Take Effect

A federal appeals court late Friday in a split decision ruled that the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private employers of companies exceeding 100 people can take effect. The 2–1 decision by a panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dissolves the stay entered by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…


OSHA Opens Investigation Into Deadly Amazon Warehouse Collapse in Illinois

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said Monday it will investigate the partial collapse of an Amazon distribution center in tornado-ravaged, Evansville, Illinois, over the weekend. “OSHA has six months to complete its investigation, issue citations, and propose monetary penalties if violations of workplace safety and or health regulations are found. No further…