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The ruling maintains the status quo for federal employee vaccines. It upholds a preliminary injunction blocking the mandate issued by a federal judge in January 2022. At that point, the administration said nearly 98% of covered employees had been vaccinated.

A 28-page petition asks the full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an injunction that at least would put the rule on hold while an underlying appeal is decided.

During the legislature's special session, House Speaker Chris Sprowls said businesses “are under no obligation to follow the OSHA rule” as long as a federal injunction remains in place.

Under a bill introduced by Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, employers must offer a testing alternative and honor certain exemptions.

The state attorneys general argue the vaccine mandate will lead to shortages of health care workers and could threaten the jobs of millions.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida also will challenge a vaccine mandate that will apply to health care facilities, such as hospitals and nursing homes, that participate in Medicare and Medicaid.

Dozens of Republican state officials are suing over the White House's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that they say is unconstitutional and threatens business.

A conservative activist in Boca Raton, orthodontist Larry Kawa, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Obama administration over the Affordable Care Act.…

PolitiFact checks out two different claims on the Affordable Care Act:The fact-checkers ruled that a claim in a New York Post op-ed that said doctors…

It seems yet another glitch is forcing a delay in a piece of the health law. This time it's how much more insurers can charge smokers. Coupled with last week's announcements of other delays, could there be trouble ahead for the law?