On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order reaffirming its initial stay of the vaccination/testing requirements. In its order, the Court chose to put a freeze on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates, calling the requirements “staggeringly overbroad”.
The Emergency Temporary Standard issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration required mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly testing beginning January 4, 2022 for individuals who worked for employers with one hundred or more employees.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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