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 months, down nearly 2 percentage points from the February 2020 level.

Americans Are Flush With Cash and Jobs. They Also Think the Economy Is Awful. - The New York Times

@BChappatta: Treasury yields are tumbling across the curve after the jobs report. Move in the front end seems a bit much. Long end makes more sense: strong jobs report means "maximum employment" could be reached mid-2022, modest tightening begins, inflation cools off, Fed stops tightening.

Amid the Great Resignation, employers are tapping into a previously overlooked group of workers: people with disabilities. With more people working from home and a tight labor market, disability advocacy groups see the current moment as a turning point for people living with a physical or developmental disability to enter or return to the workforce. Even with this shift, people with disabilities face an unemployment rate that is nearly double that of those without — 9% compared to 4.4% as of September.

A vicious job market feedback loop is making the Great Resignation even worse — for employers - CNBC

Benefits may be the answer to the great resignation - Benefits News

The Great Resignation calls for a Great Re-engagement - Raconteur

First Lady Jill Biden kicked off a pediatric vaccination tour Monday to push for more COVID-19 vaccination sites to support efforts to vaccinate children nationwide. Incentive programs around the country offered money, gift cards and tickets to attractions to incentivize children to get vaccinated. Sesame Street tweeted their support of child vaccination campaigns, prompting conservatives to label the tweets “government propaganda.”

Child Vaccine Demand Underscores Deep Divisions in U.S. - Bloomberg

Ted Cruz files bill to block COVID vaccine mandates for kids - Houston Chronicle

@BigBird: I got the COVID-19 vaccine today! My wing is feeling a little sore, but it'll give my body an extra...