Starbucks Corp. has ended its COVID-19 vaccine mandate following a Supreme Court ruling finding the Biden administration’s attempt to force workers to get a vaccine or wear a mask and get tested weekly was an overstep of its authority. “We respect the court’s ruling and will comply,” Starbucks Chief Operating Officer John Culver wrote in a memorandum to workers. In a 6–3 ruling handed down on Jan. 13, the nation’s top court said the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration likely did not have the authority to issue a vaccine mandate, which was set to apply to all businesses with 100 or more workers. While the administration argued the Occupational Safety and Health Act enabled such a mandate, the act does not “plainly authorize” the vaccination requirements, the majority ruled. “The Act empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures. Confirming the point, the …