Hospitality Co-Chair Comments on Future Federal Vaccination Mandates in Nation’s Restaurant News

Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN), a top restaurant industry publication, interviewed Alden Parker about the Jan. 13 Supreme Court ruling that blocked President Biden’s requirement for employers with more than 100 workers to provide proof of vaccination or get tested regularly under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, overturning a previous lower court decision that allowed the mandate to go into effect in January. 

According to Alden, this is likely “close to the end” for any federal vaccination mandate that might come out of this pandemic.

“The debate doesn’t necessarily end with OSHA’s rule being stayed; all of the states will be watched to see if and when they implement state plans of their own,” he said. “There will be a battle on the local level: Austin and Houston might have completely different requirements within the same state. It will make it very difficult for companies that do businesses in multiple states when everyone has different rules.”

Read the full article in Nation’s Restaurant News.