A requirement for federal workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus was recently upheld by a federal appeals court panel. The groups that challenged the vaccination directive, however, could ask the full appeals court or the U.S. Supreme Court to review the matter.
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Pursuing Administrative Remedies
The vaccine requirement for federal employees was put on hold after a district judge in Texas blocked the directive in January. In a 2-1 order on April 7, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district judge's ruling and dismissed the lawsuit against the vaccination directive. The appeals court said the district judge did not have jurisdiction in the case. Instead, the employees who challenged the requirement could have pursued administrative remedies through the Merit Systems Protection Board or Office of Special Counsel in accordance with the Civil Service Reform Act.
(AP News)
Directive Applies to Executive Branch Workers
Biden issued the executive order in September 2021 requiring vaccinations for all executive branch agency employees, unless they qualified for an exemption based on a medical or religious objection.
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