U.S. Supreme Court opinions: Jan. 13 Thursday, January 13, 2022

In Babcock v. Kijakazi, the court held that civil-service pension payments based on employment as a dual-status military technician are not payments based on “service as a member of a uniformed service” under 42 U. S. C. §415(a)(7)(A)(III).

Read the court's opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-480_b97c.pdf

In Biden v. Missouri the court granted the applications to stay the two injunctions barring the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ regulation requiring facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to ensure that their employees are vaccinated against COVID–19.

Read the court's per curiam opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a240_d18e.pdf

In NFIB v. OSHA, the court granted the applications to stay the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s challenged rule mandating that employers with at least 100 employees require covered workers to receive a COVID–19 vaccine.

Read the court's per curiam opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a244_hgci.pdf