OSHA Suspends Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate After Court Block

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The Labor Departmentโ€™s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has suspended the enforcement of the Biden administrationโ€™s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses.

The announcement came shortly after a U.S. appeals court rejected a challenge by the Biden administration on Nov. 12 and reaffirmed its decision to put on hold OSHAโ€™s mandate, which requires that businesses with 100 employees or more ensure that workers either be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4, 2022, or be tested weekly and wear a mask.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans stated in an opinion that OSHAโ€™s mandate is โ€œstaggeringly overbroad,โ€ and ordered it to โ€œtake no steps to implement or enforce the Mandate until further court order.โ€

The court had previously issued a temporary halt to the mandate on Nov. 6 pending litigation.

โ€œThe court ordered that OSHA โ€˜take no steps to implement or enforceโ€™ the ETS โ€˜until further court order.โ€™ 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,โ€ the Labor Department affirmed in a statement in recognition of the courtโ€™s ruling.

At least 27 U.S. states, as well as private employers, religious organizations, and other groups, have sued the Biden administration, claiming that itโ€™s exceeding its authority in issuing the mandate.

In the Fifth Circuit Courtโ€™s reaffirmation on Nov. 12, it stated that the Biden administrationโ€™s vaccine mandate โ€œraises serious constitutional concernsโ€ and โ€œlikely exceeds the federal governmentโ€™s authority.โ€

The Epoch Times has contacted Biden administration officials for comment.

Meanwhile, White House officials have continued to call on employers to adhere to the vaccine mandate for private businesses after the initial Nov. 6 ruling.

โ€œWe think people should not wait,โ€ White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Nov. 8, responding to a question on whether employers should hold off on requiring employees to be vaccinated after the court put the mandate on hold.

โ€œWe say: do not wait to take actions that will keep your workplace safe,โ€ Jean-Pierre said. โ€œIt is important and critical to do, and waiting to get more people vaccinated will lead to more outbreaks and sickness.โ€

Employers โ€œshould not waitโ€ for legal matters to be resolved before adhering Bidenโ€™s vaccine requirement, Jean-Pierre added.

โ€œThey should continue to goโ€”move forward and make sure that theyโ€™re getting their workplace vaccinated,โ€ she said.

By Isabel van Brugen

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