Punching In: OSHA Plays Covid Long Game Amid High Court Test

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

Waiting for SCOTUS | Weil at HELP, Part II

Bruce Rolfsen: The U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of OSHA’s shot-or-test rule is coming down to the wire, as employers await a possible decision Monday, the date the agency had slated as the jumping off point for enforcement.

Word could come at any time on whether the justices will allow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to enforce its emergency temporary standard for employers with 100 or more workers. At a special argument session Friday, the high court’s conservative members were skeptical of the agency’s authority ...