Indiana officials are mounting opposition to a recently unveiled federal mandate that will require Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
However, some experts expect lawsuits filed against the federal government to be difficult to win based on legal precedent.
The mandate, which was announced by President Joe Biden in September but enacted Thursday, requires workers at medium and large businesses to either become vaccinated by Jan. 4, 2022, or undergo weekly COVID testing.
The rule does allow for exemptions based on medical or religious exemptions.
The Associated Press reports that new mandate will cover more than 84 million people, though it is not known exactly what percentage of that group is already vaccinated.
More than 740,000 Americans have died from COVID.
Hours after the rule went into effect Thursday, Gov. Eric Holcomb released a statement opposing the mandate and indicated Indiana would join nearly two dozen states in filing a lawsuit against the federal government over the mandate.
Click here to read the full story from Marek Mazurek in the South Bend Tribune.