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Justices will take up both cases Jan. 7, the first involving an Occupational Safety and Health Administration measure for large employers requiring them to either be vaccinated or subject to regular COVID-19 testing.

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• The other case involves the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule, which requires vaccinations for employees at medical facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs.

• “Especially as the US faces the highly transmissible Omicron variant, it is critical to protect workers with vaccination requirements and testing protocols that are urgently needed.

• At a critical moment for the nation’s health, the OSHA vaccination or testing rule ensures that employers are protecting their employees and the CMS health care vaccination requirement ensures that providers are protecting their patients.

• We are confident in the legal authority for both policies and DOJ will vigorously defend both at the Supreme Court,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Wednesday.

• Last week, the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals reinstated the mandate for large businesses, issuing a 2-1 ruling that lifted an injunction blocking the OSHA rule.

SOURCE: WASHINGTONEXAMINER