Hey Compliance Warriors!
We’ve been monitoring a few rulings by federal judges which have temporarily halted parts of the Biden administration’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for certain workers.
One ruling, issued on Tuesday was by a Louisiana-based federal judge and effectively blocked a vaccine mandate for health workers across the country at hospitals that receive federal funding. This is also known as the CMS mandate.
A second ruling, by a Kentucky-based federal judge, paused the administration’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.
The ruling from the Louisiana-based judge dovetails with a Monday decision by yet another federal judge, based in Missouri, who blocked the mandate for health workers in 10 states. Tuesday’s ruling effectively extended the freeze nationwide.
All of this is pending appeal, so stay tuned!
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