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Supreme Court blocks Biden admin's Covid requirements for workplaces, allows vaccine mandate for health care workers (nbcnews.com)
The workplace requirement, which was challenged by a group of red states and businesses, would have affected nearly 80 million U.S. workers.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration's rule requiring larger businesses to ensure that workers receive the Covid vaccine or wear masks and get tested on a weekly basis.
But the court said a separate mandate requiring vaccinations for an estimated 20 million health care workers can be enforced.
The workplace rule, announced last fall by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, required companies with 100 or more employees to ensure that their workers either get vaccinated or wear masks and show negative Covid test results at least once a week...
The workplace requirement, which was challenged by a group of red states and businesses, would have affected nearly 80 million U.S. workers.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration's rule requiring larger businesses to ensure that workers receive the Covid vaccine or wear masks and get tested on a weekly basis.
But the court said a separate mandate requiring vaccinations for an estimated 20 million health care workers can be enforced.
The workplace rule, announced last fall by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, required companies with 100 or more employees to ensure that their workers either get vaccinated or wear masks and show negative Covid test results at least once a week...