Viewpoint: Supreme Court’s decision to halt OSHA vaccine or test mandate a win for employers

On Jan. 13, the Supreme Court of the United States stayed OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to implement a mandatory vaccination policy for their employees or have unvaccinated employees submit to weekly COVID-19 testing and wear a mask at work.  The ETS went into effect on Jan. 10, 2022, but the ruling immediately stops enforcement of the ETS.  

Background

On Nov. 4, 2021, following direction by the Biden Administration, OSHA issued an ETS...

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Power index: Top 10 regulatory/legislative stories of 2021

Amid the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. supply chains, 2021 has seen significant new laws and changes within the regulatory and legislative landscape affecting carriers and their customers. The following are what we consider the Top 10 stories — in no particular order — chronicling those changes and why they matter to freight markets.

Bipartisan infrastructure package

Summary: President Joe Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — known formally as the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/power-index-top-10-regulatory-legislative-stories-of-2021

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