A “multi-circuit lottery” is expected to be held this week that will determine the fate of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which set a Jan. 4 deadline for an estimated 84 million private sector workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly and wear a mask. At least 27 states, as well as private employers, religious organizations, and other groups, have filed lawsuits against the administration’s mandate claiming that it is exceeding its authority in issuing the mandate. As a result, there are now OSHA-related lawsuits pending in the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuit Courts. The Biden administration asked for the cases to be consolidated last week. Despite this, the administration urged private business employers on Nov. 8 to comply with the vaccine mandate and asserted that halting the implementation of the OSHA rule could lead to the deaths of workers. …