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January 14, 2022

Supreme Court Strikes Down Vaccination-or-Test Mandate for 84 Million U.S. Workers
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The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration's requirement
that workers at large private companies get vaccinated against COVID-19
or be tested weekly. The court's conservative majority ruled the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration overstepped its authority
when it ordered the mandate, affecting some 84 million private sector
employees.

In a dissenting opinion, Justices Breyer, Kagan and Sotomayor wrote,
"Today, we are not wise. In the face of a still-raging pandemic, this
Court tells the agency charged with protecting worker safety that it may
not do so in all the workplaces needed."

In a separate 5-4 decision, justices upheld a vaccination requirement
for Medicare and Medicaid providers, covering about 10 million
healthcare workers.


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