Breaking Legal News & Current Law Headlines | Daily Legal Briefing
  • Home
  • Hot Topics
  • Breaking
  • Business
  • Big Law
  • Small Law
  • Law School
  • Legal Tech
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Breaking Legal News & Current Law Headlines | Daily Legal Briefing
No Result
View All Result
Home Breaking

U.S. govt asks court to immediately lift stay on COVID vaccine rule

Daily Legal Briefing by Daily Legal Briefing
November 23, 2021
in Breaking
0
U.S. govt asks court to immediately lift stay on COVID vaccine rule
4
SHARES
33
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

FILE PHOTO: A syringe is filled with a dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up community vaccination center at the Gateway World Christian Center in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Nov 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court to immediately lift a court-ordered stay on a sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule to avoid “enormous” harm to public health, or alternatively to allow a masking-and-testing requirement, according to a court filing.

Delaying the rule by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that requires employees to be vaccinated or tested weekly would lead to thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the government said in a Tuesday filing with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The administration of President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has issued several rules aimed at encouraging vaccination, although OSHA’s Nov. 5 standard is the most far-reaching.

The OSHA rule requires businesses with at least 100 employees, covering tens of millions of American workers, to comply by Jan. 4.

Although 82% of U.S. adults have gotten at least one vaccine dose, requiring shots against COVID-19 has become a divisive political issue over trade-offs between civil liberty and public health.

The rule was challenged by Republican-led states, businesses and trade groups and the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans quickly blocked it, calling it “staggeringly overbroad” and a “one-size-fits-all sledgehammer.” read more

After the stay was imposed by the 5th Circuit, lawsuits from around the country were transferred to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. read more

That has given the Biden Administration an opportunity to ask for the ruling by the 5th Circuit to be reviewed.

The government said in its filing that if the 5th Circuit’s ruling remained, it should at least be modified to allow the masking-and-testing requirement.

A modified stay would also shield employers from state and local laws banning vaccines and face coverings, the government said.

Florida is among the states that have banned businesses from requiring vaccination against COVID-19. read more

 

Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delaware;
Editing by Bernadette Baum

Click to Read Original Article

Previous Post

Holmes arrives in court to testify for third day in Theranos fraud trial

Next Post

Georgia jury begins deliberating whether three men murdered Ahmaud Arbery

Daily Legal Briefing

Daily Legal Briefing

Related Posts

More U.S. colleges turn to law schools to find their next president
Breaking

More U.S. colleges turn to law schools to find their next president

by Daily Legal Briefing
December 8, 2021
NLRB considering overhaul of test for approving smaller unions
Breaking

NLRB considering overhaul of test for approving smaller unions

by Daily Legal Briefing
December 8, 2021
Cravath plays bonus catch-up as larger law firm payouts spread
Breaking

Cravath plays bonus catch-up as larger law firm payouts spread

by Daily Legal Briefing
December 8, 2021
Mass tort TV ads in serious slump as pandemic drags on
Breaking

Mass tort TV ads in serious slump as pandemic drags on

by Daily Legal Briefing
December 8, 2021
Prosecutors call ex-boyfriend of Ghislaine Maxwell accuser to testify at trial
Breaking

Prosecutors call ex-boyfriend of Ghislaine Maxwell accuser to testify at trial

by Daily Legal Briefing
December 8, 2021
Next Post
Georgia jury begins deliberating whether three men murdered Ahmaud Arbery

Georgia jury begins deliberating whether three men murdered Ahmaud Arbery

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Premium Content

Dinners with Ruth | Book by Nina Totenberg | Official Publisher Page

Dinners with Ruth | Book by Nina Totenberg | Official Publisher Page

September 28, 2022
Lawyer Gets Epic Shout Out During Oscar Acceptance Speech

Lawyer Gets Epic Shout Out During Oscar Acceptance Speech

March 14, 2023
How Can an Alaska Sexual Harassment Lawyer Help You?

How Can an Alaska Sexual Harassment Lawyer Help You?

November 23, 2021

Browse by Category

  • Big Law
  • Breaking
  • Business
  • Hot Topics
  • Law School
  • Legal Tech
  • Small Law

About US

Breaking Legal News & Current Law Headlines | Daily Legal Briefing.
Online coverage of breaking legal news and current law headlines from around the US. Top stories, videos, insight, and in-depth analysis.

Categories

  • Big Law
  • Breaking
  • Business
  • Hot Topics
  • Law School
  • Legal Tech
  • Small Law

Recent Updates

  • Former Biglaw Attorney Suspended From Practice For Insider Trading
  • This Biglaw Firm Is Expanding By Hiring A Boatload Of Lateral Partners
  • Lawyers Should Nurture Smaller Clients

© 2021 Daily Legal Briefing | Breaking Legal News & Current Law Headlines

No Result
View All Result
  • Contact Us
  • Home

© 2021 Daily Legal Briefing | Breaking Legal News & Current Law Headlines

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?