Supreme Court Rules on Vaccination Mandate

Summary:

1. BLOCKED - On January 13, 2022, The Supreme Court blocked the COVID vaccination mandate requiring businesses with 100+ employees to vaccinate against the coronavirus or wear masks and undergo weekly testing.

2. ALLOWED - But it is allowing the requirement for the COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers.


Reasoning:

  • The Supreme Court criticized that the rule “draws no distinctions based on industry or risk of exposure to COVID-19.”

  • Also called the rule a “significant encroachment into the lives—and health—of a vast number of employees.”

  • In approving the COVID vaccination mandate for health care workers, the Supreme Court indicated health care workers are already required to be vaccinated for diseases so the COVID vaccination is no different.

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