HEALTH
OSHA Suspends Implementation, Enforcement Of Biden’s Private Business Vaccine Rule Due To Court Order
Shelby Talcott
Senior White House Correspondent
November 17, 2021 2:53 PM ET
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) suspended its implementation and enforcement of President Joe Biden’s vaccine rule for private businesses with 100+ employees due to a court order.
Biden’s vaccine rule, announced in September, requires businesses with 100+ employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccines or have weekly testing for employees. OSHA subsequently announced its rules surrounding the requirement in November and officials had originally planned for a Jan. 4 compliance deadline.
On Nov. 6, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a temporary halt of Biden’s rule, and the appeals court granted a motion to stay on Nov. 12. (RELATED: ‘A Decision We Applaud’ — Big Business Endorses Biden’s Vaccine Mandate)
“The court ordered that OSHA ‘take no steps to implement or enforce’ the ETS ‘until further court order,'” OSHA noted on its website. “While OSHA remains confident in its authority to protect workers in emergencies, OSHA has suspended activities related to the implementation and enforcement of the ETS pending future developments in the litigation.”
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