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FMCSA evaluating continued need for COVID emergency declaration
In a notice posted to the Federal Register on September 6, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking comments from regulated motor carriers concerning their use of the existing COVID-19 emergency declaration and exemption, in an effort for the agency to determine whether it should continue to renew that declaration going forward. The FMCSA first issued the declaration on March 13, 2020, offering a fairly broad exemption from various parts of the federal safety regu
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Supreme Court strikes down OSHA vaccine mandate for large employers
The U.S. Supreme Court, in its January 13th ruling, halted enforcement of the impending and controversial COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued by the Biden Administration that would have required large employers (i.e., those with more than 100 employees) to ensure workers were either vaccinated or subject to weekly testing. In its 6-3 ruling, the Court noted that, "Although Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given that agency the power to regul
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