The OSHA enacted the rule as an “emergency temporary standard” needed to protect employees from danger.
5, and workers must complete their vaccine regimen by Jan. The rule says unvaccinated workers must begin wearing masks by Dec. It requires businesses with more than 100 employees to require workers to get vaccinated or to wear a face mask indoors and test negative for COVID-19 on a weekly basis. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration had released the rule Thursday.
Three states led by Florida also filed a challenge in the 11th Circuit at Atlanta, and seven states led by Kentucky filed a challenge in the 6th Circuit at Cincinnati. Louis, according to prior New York Times coverage and Bloomberg Law. Missouri and 10 other Republican-led states have filed a separate challenge before the 8th Circuit at St. The court said it granted the stay because the plaintiffs’ petitions “give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues” with the vaccine mandate. How Appealing links to the 5th Circuit’s Nov. The New York Times, the Washington Post and Reuters are among the publications covering the 5th Circuit stay. The 5th Circuit acted in a suit by several companies and the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Utah.
Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans on Saturday granted an emergency motion to stay the federal government’s vaccine mandate for larger employers pending expedited judicial review.