Federal court again blocks vaccine mandate

A federal appellate court continues to block enforcement of vaccine and testing mandates from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

A three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans recently ruled that a mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees to require their workers get COVID-19 vaccinations or begin weekly testing “grossly exceeds” OSHA’s authority, reports the New York Times.

Other court challenges to the mandate are pending, the newspaper notes.

The Society for Human Resource Management says employment attorneys expect the fate of the mandate won’t be completely decided until its is considered by the U.S. Supreme Court.