TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 23, 2021

The U.S. government today asked the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to immediately lift a stay on its COVID-19 workplace vaccine rule, The Hill reports. The administration’s vaccine and testing mandate was put on hold earlier this month by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Today's 55-page filing argues that delaying implementation of the rule will “endanger many thousands of people and would likely cost many lives per day.” The administration, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), issued a six-month vaccinate-or-test requirement in early November, sparking legal challenges from states, employers and religious groups. All challenges have been consolidated with the 6th Circuit.