U.S. Contractors Scramble After Court Halts Biden’s Shot Mandate

A nationwide block on the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for millions of federal contractor workers sparked confusion for their employers and signals a threat to future executive orders aimed at businesses with government pacts.

A Georgia federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday against the measure for contractors, which employ roughly a quarter of the U.S. workforce. The judge said a state coalition’s challenge to it had a strong chance of succeeding and that the Biden administration mandate amounted to overreach.

“We were in vaccination purgatory and we’re still there. Whether you like the ruling or you don’t, ...