was upheld by a federal appeals court. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the emergency stay on Nov.
13. "The court ordered that OSHA ‘take no steps to implement or enforce’ the ETS (COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard) ‘until further court order,’" OSHA’s website reads. "While OSHA remains confident in its authority to protect workers in emergencies, OSHA has suspended activities related to the implementation and enforcement of the ETS pending future developments in the litigation," the statement continued.Lawyers for the Justice and Labor departments filed a response the day after the hold was upheld in which they said stopping the mandate from taking effect will only prolong the.