Tag: OSHA

Senate Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday narrowly voted to block President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the private sector. In a 52-48 vote, mainly along party lines, the Senate voted to pass a resolution of disapproval (pdf) of the rule submitted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is overseen by the Department of…


Alabama Governor Urges OSHA Not to Adopt Economically Damaging Vaccine Mandate

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) not to adopt a COVID-19 mandate that will cause “economic damage” to her state. In a letter sent to OSHA’s Assistant Secretary of Labor Douglas Parker on Dec. 3, Ivey urged the agency not to adopt its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency…


Live Q&A: Court Overrules Biden OSHA Vaccine Mandate; Swedes Unveil COVID-19 Hand Chip

A sixth circuit court in the United States has ruled against President Joe Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate, which establishes vaccine requirements for private companies with 100 or more employees. And in other news, a Swedish company has unveiled a new type of chip to verify vaccination status, which can be inserted under the skin on…


6th Circuit Court Rules Against Biden Administration in OSHA Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit

The Sixth Circuit Court has denied the federal government’s motion to transfer the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) vaccine-or-test requirement lawsuit to a different court, while also rejecting the White House’s bid to dissolve a stay on the mandate, delivering a blow to the Biden administration’s efforts to press ahead with implementation. In a…


Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Suspends Vaccine Mandate Enforcement

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) suspended enforcement of its vaccine mandate for healthcare workers after two court orders earlier this week. A memo issued by the agency, posted by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Twitter Thursday, said that CMS “remains confident” it will prevail in court but is “suspending activities…


Penn State Employees Who Refuse Vaccination Face Reeducation

Despite a federal judge declaring President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate unconstitutional, Penn State University will keep its Jan. 4 deadline requiring employees to get vaccinated, and some employees who choose not to get vaccinated will be given education and counseling. “Many of you know (the mandate) is being challenged in the courts so we don’t…


OSHA Vaccine Mandate Suspended After Flood of Negative Public Comments

More than 68,000 mostly negative public comments greeted President Joe Biden’s proposed Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) rule requiring thousands of businesses to require employees to be vaccinated against the CCP Virus or submit to a rigorous schedule of testing. The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) was proposed Nov. 5 by OSHA, with 30 days of…


Flood of Negative Public Comments Preceded OSHA Vaccine Mandate Suspension

More than 68,000 mostly negative public comments greeted President Joe Biden’s proposed Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) rule requiring thousands of businesses to require employees to be vaccinated against the CCP virus or submit to a rigorous schedule of testing. The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) was proposed Nov. 5 by OSHA, with 30 days of…


Biden Administration Asks US Appeals Court to Reinstate OSHA Vaccine Rule

The Biden administration on early Tuesday asked the U.S. Sixth Court of Appeals to reject an order from another federal appeals court and reinstate its Occupational Safety and Health Administration vaccine mandate for private businesses with 100 or more workers. Several lawsuits that challenge the OSHA rule, known as an emergency temporary standard, were combined…


Business Lobby Files Court Notice Over Biden’s Vaccine Mandate: Stop ‘Bullying Businesses to Comply’

The Job Creators Network (JCN), a business advocacy group, has filed a notice with the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals—which is hearing all legal challenges to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement—and sent a letter to the president saying the group expects the White House to comply with a court decision to freeze the mandate. “We…