It's yet another legal challenge for the Biden administration, who required federal contractors to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4, 2022
President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate has hit yet another roadblock.
Judge R. Stan Baker of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia has issued an order that temporarily halts implementation of the mandate for federal contractors.
Baker ruled that Associated Builders and Contractors, a national trade group that challenged the president’s mandate, is on solid legal ground in its assertion that the president exceeded his authority under the Procurement Act when he issued the vaccination order. Baker called the mandate “costly, laborious and likely to result in a reduction in available members of the workforce.”
“In its practical application, (the mandate) operates as a regulation of public health. It will also have a major impact on the economy at large, as it limits contractors’ and members of the workforce’s ability to perform work on federal contracts. Accordingly, it appears to have vast economic and political significance,” Baker said.
In September, Biden issued an order that calls for the vaccination of federal contractors and subcontractors against COVID-19. Otherwise, employers would face the possibility of contract termination with agencies and departments of the United States government. The initial Dec. 8 deadline was later moved to Jan. 4, 2022.
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