After High Court Loss, OSHA Looks to Other Covid-Curbing Means

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay enforcement of OSHA’s shot-or-test mandate could limit some employers from implementing their own programs and signals trouble for the regulator’s other infectious disease rulemakings.

The high court ruling Thursday put on hold a major component of President Joe Biden’s multipronged approach to combating the coronavirus pandemic now raging through its third U.S. winter.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration measure covered most employers with 100 or more workers who fell under the jurisdiction of federal OSHA or its state counterparts, applying to an estimated 80 million people. OSHA required that by Feb. 9 ...