(Bloomberg) — More than one-third of U.S. employers still plan to implement a vaccine mandate despite the Supreme Court’s rejection of a federal rule that would have required workers to get shots or periodic tests.

Three-quarters of the companies polled were Gartner (NYSE:) Inc. last week said the court’s Jan. 13 ruling won’t derail their plans to require vaccinations, compared with just 4% that said they’re now dropping their mandate. A further 29% haven’t made a decision yet, while 12% said they’re now less likely to impose a requirement. 

This shows the discordance of this issue in corporate boardsrooms, as employers consider whether mandating employees could cause anger and defection. Many employers, facing high levels of absenteism from the omicron-related variant, are considering mandating vaccinations. Gartner polled almost 40% of respondents and found that mandates can be attractive to workers. Just one out of four managers said the exact opposite.

“What is more attractive — to have a mandate or not?” Brian Kropp, Gartner’s chief of human resources research, said in an interview before the poll was conducted. “Most are not exactly sure what to do.”

There are many corporate strategies. General Electric The first company, (NYSE:) Co., to cancel its plan to establish a vaccine mandate was Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ :).,), an industrial giant that said it would continue its vaccination policies. The Biden administration’s rule required employers with 100 or more workers to make them get vaccinated or be tested regularly, potentially at their own expense.

The Supreme Court’s decision to block the requirement was a victory for 26 business groups, led by the National Federation of Independent Business, and 27 Republican-led states. They sued to challenge the policy from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, saying it exceeded the workplace-safety agency’s authority.

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