Covid-19 is a societal health problem and not a workplace hazard that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration can regulate with its vaccinate-or-test rule for large employers, a coalition of states and an alliance of business groups told the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Republican-led states and industry organizations filed their final briefs Monday in advance of Jan. 7 oral arguments at the high court. The justices will consider the states’ and business groups’ bid for an order blocking OSHA’s emergency rule, a key part of the Biden administration’s efforts to vaccinate the country out of the nearly two-year-long coronavirus pandemic. ...