Month: November 2021

November 19, 2021

6th Circuit To Hear OSHA Vax ETS Challenge; OSHA Suspends Action; State Plans Expected To Wait And Watch

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit was selected to hear the consolidated challenges to Federal OSHA ETS mandating vaccine or test for large employers.  The Sixth Circuit has jurisdiction over federal appeals arising from the states of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and…

November 16, 2021

OSHA Vaccine Mandate: Lawsuits in 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, and D.C. Circuits; 5th Circuit Issues Stay

Background: Multiple Groups including 26 states filed petitions in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and D.C. Circuits, requesting a stay of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) which featured a requirement that employers with at least 100 employees adopt a vaccination policy that requires employees to…