An appeals court says the Biden administration can enforce vaccine rules for large employers, lifting an order that had blocked them
Soon after the order came down, those challenging the mandate said that they'd turn to the Supreme Court to put it on hold.The decision in favor of employer mandate, from the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals, came after a separate appeals court on Friday declined a Justice Department request that it reinstate the administration's federal contractor mandate, which had been blocked nationwide by a federal judge earlier this month.
In a 2-1 vote, the 6th Circuit wiped away the 5th Circuit order halting the OSHA mandate on Friday.A fight headed to the Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court is expected to have the final say on the Biden administration's vaccine mandate, with the cases raising questions about the federal government's ability to require vaccines as well as claims that the Biden administration violated administrative law in how it rolled out the policies.
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