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| Breaking: Supreme Court blocks Biden OSHA vaccine mandate, allows rule for health care workers |
| 2022-01-13 |
| [Fox Business] Court ruled that COVID-19 is not an occupational hazard but a 'universal risk' The Supreme Court on Thursday issued mixed rulings in a pair of cases challenging Biden administration COVID-19 vaccine mandates, allowing the requirement for certain health care workers to go into effect while blocking enforcement of a mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The latter, an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule that took effect on Monday, said that businesses with at least 100 employees needed to require workers to get vaccinated, or get tested weekly and wear a mask. The Court ruled that OSHA lacked the authority to impose such a mandate because the law that created OSHA "empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures." "Although COVID-19 is a risk that occurs in many workplaces, it is not an occupational hazard in most," the Court ruled. "COVID—19 can and does spread at home, in schools, during sporting events, and everywhere else that people gather. That kind of universal risk is no different from the day-to-day dangers that all face from crime, air pollution, or any number of communicable diseases." |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #9 #6 The idiots in charge seem to be hell-bent on destroying institutions and culture. 'Seem'? Nay Sir, I know not 'seem.' We Are Ruled By Nihilistic Morons |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2022-01-13 20:45 |
| #8 FISA god Roberts, impeach the ego heavy seditionist. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2022-01-13 19:56 |
| #7 the mandate on health care employees at facilities that take medicare and/or medicaid covers about 10M employees also they do not have the option of testing negative instead of being vaxxed some hospitals and clinics have over 20% of their employees un vaxxed so this will play out very badly in some areas |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-01-13 18:49 |
| #6 Good question B. Non-vaxers being discharged by the military are getting hosed. This Biden policy decision impacts national security. The SCOTUS decision is weak-kneed. Maybe another law case will test the Constitutionality of the discharge decision. I saw today, that the military is paying up to $50K for an enlistment bonus. The "woke" military must be having problems with recruiting. The idiots in charge seem to be hell-bent on destroying institutions and culture. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2022-01-13 18:13 |
| #5 How will this effect people being discharged from the military for non-JAB ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-01-13 17:51 |
| #4 Semi weaslely decision by SCOTUS. Good on OSHA part; not good for health care workers. Unintended ramifications for a profession where there is already an exodus of health-care workers. Mandates of any kind are not well-accepted by Americans. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2022-01-13 17:48 |
| #3 Set as headline. Good find, Frank G! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-01-13 16:45 |
| #2 The mandate for health workers at facilities that take federal money can be worked around many ways. SCROTUS has signaled they do not wat to re-visit this. Because they know an argument that working for a federal contractor does not make you a federal employee will open up a dozen cans of worms. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-01-13 16:36 |
| #1 it's about time someone up there got something right, besides the mandate for healthcare workers. Of course there were 3 idiots who on the court. |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-01-13 16:31 |