--- title: Court Strikes Down COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate description: The Supreme Court struck down a Biden administration rule that would have mandated large employers to require vaccinations for its employees. image: https://www.kuzneski.com/hubfs/COVID.png --- - [724-717-6004](tel:7247176004) [![Getting Started is Easy](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/6680537/4daca9d5-4d43-4aac-bdcd-30d781af3c89.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/6680537/4daca9d5-4d43-4aac-bdcd-30d781af3c89) [tel:7247176004](tel:7247176004) [![](https://www.kuzneski.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kuzneski%20Logo.%20Final-2.jpg?width=1441&height=282&name=Kuzneski%20Logo.%20Final-2.jpg)](https://www.kuzneski.com) - [ARE WE A FIT?](https://www.kuzneski.com/are-we-a-fit) - [EMPLOYEE BENEFITS](https://www.kuzneski.com/services/employee-benefits) - [HR & COMPLIANCE](https://www.kuzneski.com/services/hr-compliance) - [PAYROLL & HRIS](https://www.kuzneski.com/services/payroll-hris) - [BUSINESS INSURANCE](https://www.kuzneski.com/services/business-insurance) - [ABOUT](https://www.kuzneski.com/about-kuzneski-insurance-group) - [ABOUT US](https://www.kuzneski.com/about-kuzneski-insurance-group) - [CAREERS](https://www.kuzneski.com/careers) - [INTERNSHIPS](https://www.kuzneski.com/internships) - [LEARN](https://www.kuzneski.com/blog) - [BLOG](https://www.kuzneski.com/blog) - [Compliance Webinars](https://www.kuzneski.com/compliance-webinars) - [ARE WE A FIT?](https://www.kuzneski.com/are-we-a-fit) - [EMPLOYEE BENEFITS](https://www.kuzneski.com/services/employee-benefits) - [HR & COMPLIANCE](https://www.kuzneski.com/services/hr-compliance) - [PAYROLL & HRIS](https://www.kuzneski.com/services/payroll-hris) - [BUSINESS INSURANCE](https://www.kuzneski.com/services/business-insurance) - [ABOUT](https://www.kuzneski.com/about-kuzneski-insurance-group) - [ABOUT US](https://www.kuzneski.com/about-kuzneski-insurance-group) - [CAREERS](https://www.kuzneski.com/careers) - [INTERNSHIPS](https://www.kuzneski.com/internships) - [LEARN](https://www.kuzneski.com/blog) - [BLOG](https://www.kuzneski.com/blog) - [Compliance Webinars](https://www.kuzneski.com/compliance-webinars) [COVID-19](https://www.kuzneski.com/blog/tag/covid-19), [Featured](https://www.kuzneski.com/blog/tag/featured), [Most Popular](https://www.kuzneski.com/blog/tag/most-popular) # Court Strikes Down COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate [Jason Levan](https://www.kuzneski.com/blog/author/jason-levan) / January 13, 2022 ![](https://www.kuzneski.com/hubfs/COVID.png) [![Share on facebook](https://7528309.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7528309/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-web-default-modules_hubspot/img/facebook-color.png?width=24&name=facebook-color.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=) [![Share on linkedin](https://7528302.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7528302/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-web-default-modules_hubspot/img/linkedin-color.png?width=24&name=linkedin-color.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=) [![Share on twitter](https://7528304.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7528304/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-web-default-modules_hubspot/img/twitter-color.png?width=24&name=twitter-color.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=&url=&source=tweetbutton&text=) [![Share on pinterest](https://7528311.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7528311/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-web-default-modules_hubspot/img/pinterest-color.png?width=24&name=pinterest-color.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=&media=) The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 **blocked** OSHA’s vaccine mandate for employers with 100 employees or more. The high court’s 6-3 decision in *NFIB v. OSHA* enjoins the Biden administration from taking further steps to implement or enforce the order. The mandate required that workers at businesses with 100 or more employees to get vaccinated or submit a negative COVID-19 test weekly to enter the workplace. It also required unvaccinated workers to wear masks indoors at work. Though the mandate technically went into effect Jan. 10, enforcement was not set to begin until mid-February.   Affected employers that had taken steps to meet the compliance deadline may now decide whether to withdraw that policy or proceed with their own vaccine mandate. OSHA has since withdrawn the vaccine-or-test requirement.  At the same time, the court also authorized the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) **to proceed** with its vaccine mandate, which the court reasoned was consistent with federal authority granted by Congress. That 5-4 decision lifts prior injunctions that lower courts had imposed on the CMS vaccine mandate, allowing the rule to be implemented and enforced. That rule applies to about 10.3 million health care workers at hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities that accept Medicare or Medicaid payments.  ### Background   The original action by OSHA was announced Nov. 4 and had been lobbed from one court to another. On Nov. 15, OSHA reversed course and suspended the implementation of its mandate after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed OSHA’s order. On Dec. 17, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals [lifted the stay](https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/21a0287p-06.pdf), and to give employers time to comply, OSHA delayed enforcement. Standards that would have taken effect on Dec. 6, such as vaccination verification rules and indoor masking requirements for unvaccinated workers, were moved to Jan. 10. Weekly COVID-19 testing policies for unvaccinated workers were extended to Feb. 9.   The directive stems from an announcement made by the Biden administration in early September aimed at getting more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. The rule would have affected more than 80 million private-sector workers.      ### [Jason Levan](https://www.kuzneski.com/blog/author/jason-levan) Jason Levan joined Kuzneski Insurance Group in 2021 as Director of Communications and Content after his first career as a newspaper reporter and editor. In Act II, he oversees the content marketing for the company, with the goal of making the insurance world easier to understand and navigate for our clients. When he’s not at work, you can often find him “banging and clanging” in the gym, or spending time with his family. 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