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2 courts, 2 sets of COVID-19 emergency workplace rules, 2 different outcomes.  What it means

On Thursday, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from enforcing COVID-19 emergency temporary standards. Under those standards, employers with 100 or more employees would have had to mandate that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, though with the option of allowing unvaccinated employees to mask at work and test weekly for the disease. Narrow exceptions were made for employees who work remotely or outdoors 100 percent of the time. Non-compliant employers faced big fines.

Click here to read the full article written by SCMV Shareholder Dan Eaton and published in The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Click here for a printable version.

January 17, 2022  |  Categories: News, Employment Law
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