A number of state and national trade associations are suing the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration over its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard for employers with 100 or more employees. The lawsuit was filed on November 9 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans.
The National Association of Convenience Stores is among the groups who filed the lawsuit. “Our industry is facing a labor shortage and supply chain disruptions,” said Lyle Beckwith, NACS senior vice president, government relations. “The OSHA rule will make all of this worse, and everyday Americans will take the brunt of the problems it creates.”