Transport Topics (Jan. 26, 2022)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is formally withdrawing its emergency temporary standard mandating that companies with at least 100 employees require their workers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, the agency announced yesterday. The withdrawal of the standard, which also allowed for weekly testing, comes after a Jan. 13 U.S. Supreme Court opinion remanded the standard to a lower court, saying that challengers to the rule — including American Trucking Associations — were likely to prevail on their claims. The high court voted 6-3 to stay the temporary standard, ruling that OSHA did not have the authority to issue the mandate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices