Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for U.S. businesses

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court "has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the U.S."

The Minnesota Chamber released this statement, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Biden Administration’s proposed vaccine mandate on employers.

“We are pleased with the court’s restraint. We continue to believe that employers know best how to manage their workplaces, and keep employees and customers safe,” said Doug Loon, President and CEO of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. “Government mandates – whether federal, state, or local – are unnecessary, burdensome and often counterproductive.”  
 

Check back here as more details emerge about what this means for Minnesota employers. 

• Biden announces vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 workers from Associated Press (September 9, 2021)
• What Biden's vaccine mandate means for employers from The Business Journals (September 9, 2021)
• Vaccine mandates now required: What to know about Biden’s new rules from HR Executive (September 9, 2021)
• Minnesota businesses await more guidance in wake of Biden vaccine mandate from Fox (September 9, 2021)
• 6 experts on what Biden’s vaccine mandate means for HR from HR Executive (September 10, 2021)
• What employers can do now to prepare for Biden's vaccine mandate from The Business Journals (September 23, 2021)
• As mandate looms for large firms, how are small businesses approaching vaccinations? from The Business Journals (September 27, 2021)
• U.S. mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4 from Associated Press (November 4, 2021)
• Biden's vaccine rules for 100 million workers are here. These are the details from NPR (November 4, 2021)
• 5 expert takeaways from the new OSHA vaccine mandate from HR Executive (November 5, 2021)
• Federal OSHA issues emergency temporary standard from Minnesota OSHA (November 5, 2021)
• Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses from Associated Press (November 7, 2021)
• As vaccine mandate gets tied up in court, what should employers do? from HR Executive (November 9, 2021) 
• Most workers support vaccine mandates. Here's how many say they would quit over them. from The Business Journals (November 10, 2021)
• Minnesota will push Covid-19 booster vaccines for all adults starting Friday from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (November 17, 2021)
• Who will pay for Covid testing? Here's what businesses should consider. from The Business Journals (November 17, 2021)
• Vaccine mandate legal challenges muddy the waters for employers preparing to implement rules from the Wall Street Journal (November 26, 2021)
• How employers are reacting to the hold on Biden’s vaccine mandate from HR Executive (November 30, 2021)
• With vaccine mandate in flux, employee communication is vital from HR Executive (December 3, 2021)
• Court reinstates mandate-or-testing rule for large employers, OSHA sheds light on enforcement timeline from The Business Journals (December 17, 2021)
• OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Testing Rule Is Back, Unless Supreme Court Says Otherwise from SHRM (December 20, 2021)
• Minnesota guidance on federal OSHA emergency temporary standard from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (updated December 21, 2021)
• OSHA Directive Requires a Written COVID-19 Vaccination Policy from SHRM (December 21, 2021)
• Why the Supreme Court's OSHA mandate decision likely won't end uncertainty for employers from The Business Journals (January 6, 2022)
• 5 things to know as Supreme Court takes on vaccine mandates from HR Executive (January 6, 2022)
• High Court Seems More Likely to Accept Health Care Worker Vaccine Directive from SHRM (January 12, 2022)
• Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses from The Associated Press (January 13, 2022) 
• Supreme Court blocks OSHA's mandate-or-testing rule for large employers from The Business Journals (January 13, 2022)
• Supreme Court ruling puts HR back in charge of vaccine mandates from HR Executive (January 13, 2022)
• What do the Supreme Court rulings on vaccine directives mean for employers? from SHRM (January 13, 2022)
• 7 takeaways from the Supreme Court vaccine mandate ruling from HR Executive (January 14, 2022)
• The OSHA rule is blocked. Here's how experts say employers can proceed. from The Business Journals (January 19, 2022)

How to help employees receive a vaccine:

• Help employees find where to get vaccinated: They can receive them through the health care provider, at a pharmacy and others. The state offers a vaccine locator map to help employers and employees.
• Host an on-site vaccination: Just like hosting an on-site flu clinic, a vaccine provider or health care provider could help you vaccine employees on-site. Contact your health care provider or sign up through the Minnesota Department of Health.

Top vaccine resources for employers

• COVID-19 EMPLOYER BEST PRACTICES AND CHECKLIST FROM THE MINNESOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

• COVID-19 Vaccine Employer Toolkit from the Minnesota Department of Health

• Who's Getting Vaccinated? from the Minnesota Department of Health

General Vaccine Resources

• Minnesota booster shot information from Minnesota Department of Health
• COVID-19 vaccine FAQ from the Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota Guidance for Allocating and Prioritizing COVID-19 Vaccine – Phase 1a from the Minnesota Department of Health
• Answering patients' questions about a COVID-19 vaccine from the CDC
• COVID-19 Vaccine Phases and Planning from the Minnesota Department of Health
• COVID-19 vaccine data: Vaccine administration in Minnesota from the Minnesota Department of Health
• COVID-19 vaccine dashboard from the Minnesota Department of Health
• General vaccine information from the Minnesota Department of Health
• Myths and facts about the COVID-19 vaccines from the CDC
• COVID-19 vaccine facts and FAQs for business leaders from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Minnesota Vaccine Connector from the State of Minnesota
• Who's Getting Vaccinated? from the Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota Guidance for Allocating and Prioritizing COVID-19 Vaccine – Phases 1b, 1c, 2 from the Minnesota Department of Health
• COVID-19 Vaccine Employer Toolkit from the Minnesota Department of Health
• May 20 COVID-19 vaccine update from the state of Minnesota

Answering human resources vaccine questions

• What to know about communicating, legal compliance and more from HR Executive (December 10, 2020)
• HR’s next big job: Convincing employees to get COVID vaccines from HR Executive (December 10, 2020)
• 4 takeaways for HR from the EEOC guidance on COVID-19 vaccines from HR Executive (December 17, 2020)
• Employers can legally require COVID vaccines—but will they? from HR Executive (December 21, 2020)
• What to consider before implementing a mandatory vaccine policy from TLNT (January 8, 2021)
• Why an employer vaccine mandate could spark backlash from workers from HR Executive (January 22, 2021)
• Don’t have a COVID-19 vaccine strategy? It’s time to make one from HR Executive (Febuary 4, 2021)
• Why many employers are turning to incentives to boost vaccination rates from HR Executive (February 18, 2021)
• Research: Most employers unlikely to mandate vaccinations from HR Executive (February 12, 2021)
• Vaccine Considerations for Employers from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (February 10, 2021)
• Still weighing vaccine incentives? Here’s what 12 employers have done from HR Executive (April 16, 2021)
• Many employers are weighing vaccine mandates. They might not be worth the headache. from The Business Journals (April 16, 2021)
• Biden to employers: Give time off for COVID-19 vaccinations from HR Executive (April 21, 2021)
• Number of the day: PTO for COVID-19 vaccination from HR Executive (April 23, 2021)
• What HR needs to know about how to use vaccine passports legally from HR Executive (April 29, 2021)
• How Will ‘Vaccine Passports’ Impact Business Travel? from SHRM (April 30, 2021)
• As universities mandate vaccines, will more employers join them? from HR Executive (April 30, 2021)
• What the research says about top COVID vaccine strategies from HR Executive (May 11, 2021)
• Can Employers Ask Job Applicants About Vaccination and COVID-19? from SHRM (May 24, 2021)
• Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? from the Associated Press (May 27, 2021)
• Do state bans on vaccine passports impact employer policies? from SHRM (June 11, 2021)
• No shot, no return: Some employers requiring vaccine to come back to the office from The Business Journals (July 8, 2021)
• Will employer vaccine mandates pick up with emerging Delta variant? from HR Executive (July 13, 2021)
• Covid-19 vaccine mandates on the rise as Delta variant leads to Covid-19 surge from The Business Journals (July 27, 2021)
• CDC reverses course on masks for fully vaccinated, puts employers on the spot from The Business Journals (July 27, 2021)
• How employers are reacting to vaccine mandates, Delta threat from HR Executive (July 29, 2021)
• How employers can handle workers who don't want to return due to Covid-19 Delta variant from The Business Journals (August 4, 2021)
• Why Fauci predicts a boost in employer vaccine mandates from HR Executive (August 9, 2021)
• 5 questions to ask before you revise your return-to-work policies from HR Executive (August 23, 2021)
• What the Pfizer FDA approval means for employer vaccine plans from HR Executive (August 25, 2021)
• Biden announces vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 workers from Associated Press (September 9, 2021)
• What Biden's vaccine mandate means for employers from The Business Journals (September 9, 2021)
• Vaccine mandates now required: What to know about Biden’s new rules from HR Executive (September 9, 2021)
• 6 experts on what Biden’s vaccine mandate means for HR from HR Executive (September 10, 2021)
• What employers can do now to prepare for Biden's vaccine mandate from The Business Journals (September 23, 2021)
• Surcharges, mask mandates: Motivating the unvaccinated? from HR Executive (September 27, 2021)
• As mandate looms for large firms, how are small businesses approaching vaccinations? from The Business Journals (September 27, 2021)
• Employer vaccine mandates convert some workers, but not all from the Associated Press (September 28, 2021)
• Medical exemptions to vaccine mandates? 5 answers from a legal expert from HR Executive (November 1, 2021)
• Vaccine mandate rules for large employers will be published in 'coming days.' Here's what employers can do now. from The Business Journals (November 1, 2021)
• Most workers support vaccine mandates. Here's how many say they would quit over them. from the Business Journals (November 10, 2021)
• COVID booster shots are here. What should employers do? from HR Executive (November 19, 2021)
• As Omicron emerges, here's how experts say employers can address variants from The Business Journals (November 30, 2021)
• How employers are reacting to the hold on Biden’s vaccine mandate from HR Executive (November 30, 2021)
• With vaccine mandate in flux, employee communication is vital from HR Executive (December 3, 2021)
• Twin Cities tightening COVID bar, restaurant rules from MPR (January 12, 2022)
•  Supreme Court ruling puts HR back in charge of vaccine mandates from HR Executive (January 13, 2022)
• What do the Supreme Court rulings on vaccine directives mean for employers? from SHRM (January 13, 2022)
• Second Harvest Heartland Receives $40,000 Through Bank of America’s COVID-19 Employee Booster Initiative (February 17, 2022)

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