The tug of war continues! Biden government seeks emergency ruling to restore large corporate vaccine order

　　Chinanews.com, November 24th, according to the US Chinese website, on the 23rd local time, the US Department of Justice asked the Federal Court to make an emergency ruling to restore the federal government's new crown vaccine injunction against employers of large enterprises.

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　　According to reports, just the day after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued this regulation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a stay order to prevent it from being implemented.

Part of the court’s reasoning is that OSHA is restricted by law and can only deal with workplace hazards, and the new crown virus is everywhere.

　　The federal government stated in the document seeking an emergency ruling that this was a mistake and insisted that “Congress instructs OSHA to deal with serious workplace hazards and has not ruled out any viruses or hazards that happen to exist outside the workplace.”

　　The federal government stated that the court’s suspension order was also wrong because private companies and states seeking to suspend vaccine injunctions could not prove that “during the litigation, the harm they claimed exceeded the benefits of protecting employees from dangerous viruses. ."

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　　The federal government also stated that the plaintiff’s claim that the vaccine order caused harm is “speculative and depends to a large extent on the small compliance costs, or the prediction of how employees may respond, and these predictions do not match the agency’s actual experience. ."

　　According to OSHA regulations, companies with more than 100 employees should ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated, or require unvaccinated employees to wear masks, and undergo COVID-19 testing at least once a week; masks for unvaccinated employees are required until 2021 It will only take effect on December 5, and the vaccination requirements will not take effect until January 4, 2022.

　　The report pointed out that the case is expected to trigger a legal showdown, testing the federal government's ability to implement comprehensive public health measures, and may appeal to the Supreme Court.