
Nation's top trade groups hail SCOTUS ruling after filing emergency appeals against Biden's vaccine mandate
CNN
The nation's largest industry trade groups are calling the US Supreme Court's decision to block US President Joe Biden's vaccine or testing requirement for businesses a victory for employers.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court froze a lower court opinion that allowed the mandate to go into effect nationwide. The Biden administration's COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard directed businesses with more than 100 employees to require vaccines or mandatory weekly testing for employees under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which protects workplace safety. The mandate would affect 80 million workers.
"While NRF [National Retail Federation] has maintained a strong and consistent position related to the importance of vaccines in helping to overcome this pandemic, the Supreme Court's decision to stay OSHA's onerous and unprecedented Emergency Temporary Standard is a significant victory for employers," said David French, senior vice president of government relations with the National Retail Federation.

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