One state takes lead, will not enforce Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate no matter what SCOTUS decides

As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the constitutionality of President Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate for employers with over 100 employees, one state is taking a principled stand and is saying the decision doesn’t matter… they will defy the mandate.

Iowa is one of a number of states that have their own OSHA-approved plan for both government and private employees. They declared on Friday that the state will not enforce the heavy-handed vaccine mandate. Under the order, employers would have to ensure employees were vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. A violation could result in outrageous business-busting fines. Mandated mask-wearing would also be imposed.

“Iowa Labor Commissioner Rod Roberts said in a news release that the state has determined its existing standards ‘are at least as effective as the federal standard change,'” the Des Moines Register reported.

“Iowa is among 21 states that have an individual state plan for workplace safety, which gives the state the option of writing its own workplace rules for public and private sector workers. But those rules can’t be weaker than what the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires,” Roberts stated.

“As a state plan state, the Iowa Division of Labor is charged with protecting the health and safety of those in the workplace and has the authority to enforce workplace safety and health standards for Iowa businesses,” he noted. “Iowa doesn’t have a standard requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or testing. But after closely reviewing the federal OSHA Vaccine Mandate, Iowa has determined it will not adopt the federal standard.”


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