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GE ends vaccine and testing requirements after Supreme Court strikes down Biden mandate

By Zach Halaschak
Published January 14, 2022 8:49pm ET
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GE ends vaccine and testing requirements after Supreme Court strikes down Biden mandate
While there's an initial cost from the tax bill, GE's Chief Financial Officer Jamie Miller said the company likes the new business framework. | (Thibault Camus/AP)

General Electric has halted its COVID-19 vaccine-or-testing requirement after the Supreme Court found President Joe Biden’s workplace vaccine-or-test mandate unconstitutional.

GE confirmed its decision to suspend its rules on Friday, according to several news outlets. While the companywide mandate is no longer in effect, GE has been encouraging tens of thousands of employees to get inoculated voluntarily. The Washington Examiner asked GE for a comment about the move.

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