Employers look to workers with disabilities in a tight labor market - November 8, 2021

A federal appeals court stayed President Joe Biden’s vaccine requirement for private companies as the court assesses the mandate more in-depth, delivering a significant blow to the administration’s attempts to increase vaccination rates. The court cited “grave statutory and constitutional issues” in its ruling to review. The order came a day after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration officially published its vaccinate-or-test regulation, which was met with its own set of lawsuits. Lawsuits over workplace vaccine rule focus on states' rights - Associated Press 84 million workers now have until January 4 to get a Covid vaccine — but these 6 myths are holding many back - CNBC Survey: Majority of Federal Employees Disagree With Biden’s Vaccine Mandate - Government Executive The House passed the long-delayed $1 trillion Build Back Better Act Friday in a bipartisan victory. Biden is expected to quickly sign the bill into law after months of debate. The bill will rebuild the country’s public works system, fund new climate initiatives and expand access to high-speed internet. Democrats will likely shift their focus to the social spending package now that the infrastructure bill is behind them. Cedric Richmond, top Biden aide, "very confident" infrastructure projects will begin by spring - Face the Nation How Biden’s infrastructure win falls short in one big area - Politico Biden's infrastructure win gives him some momentum. Here's why he needs that - NPR @POTUS: My Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will build a national network of charging stations for electric vehicles and thousands of miles of new, resilient transmission lines for a clean energy grid. Together with the Build Back Better Framework, it will help tackle the climate crisis. Stagnation in the job market poses a serious challenge for the Federal Reserve as policymakers work to assess how close the U.S. economy is to reaching its full employment goal. The labor force participation rate has held steady at 61.6% for mo