The Latest Breaking News from OSHA

Commentary: The Supreme Court’s vaccine mandate ruling is the start of something far worse

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to block the Biden administration’s vaccination-or-test requirement for large private businesses will threaten the safety of hundreds of thousands of workers. But the damage it could do goes well beyond the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 26, 2022

Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule

The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or face regular COVID testing requirements

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

Why the Supreme Court's Decision in NFIB v. OSHA May Be Even Worse News for Climate Regulation than You Thought

Insofar as the Court was concerned about pretext, it may be more difficult for the EPA to reduce greenhouse gases using regulatory authority to control emissions.

Reason · Jan 25, 2022

Commentary: Court delivers blow to worker safety

Workers in the U.S. just suffered a gut punch.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2022

Justice Gorsuch's Error in NFIB v. OSHA

The concurrence did not accurately quote a Labor Department brief from 2020.

Reason · Jan 19, 2022

OSHA's Vaccine Mandate Illustrates the Perils of Reflexively Deferring to Government Experts

The question for the Supreme Court was not whether the policy was wise but whether it was legal.

Reason · Jan 19, 2022

Employers are on their own after court guts Biden vaccine-or-testing mandate

With the U.S. Supreme Court blocking the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for private companies, employers now face a patchwork of state rules on COVID-19 workplace safety.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 17, 2022