Bolduc v. Amazon.com Inc.

**What Happened** This case involved a dispute over COVID-19 testing and vaccination policies for New York State court employees. Workers challenged decisions made by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) regarding these workplace health requirements. The employees filed a petition asking the court to overturn PERB's determination about the COVID-19 policies. **What the Court Decided** The court sided against the workers. It denied their request to overturn PERB's decision and granted motions by the state employers to dismiss the case. This means the original COVID-19 testing and vaccination policies for court employees remained in place as PERB had determined. **Why This Matters for Workers** This ruling shows that courts will generally support workplace health and safety policies, even when employees object to them. Public sector workers should understand that employment boards like PERB have significant authority to make decisions about workplace policies, and overturning those decisions in court is challenging. Workers facing similar disputes over health policies may need to work through their union representatives and administrative processes rather than expecting courts to easily reverse employer decisions about pandemic-related workplace requirements.