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Health Aide Fired for Not Getting Vaccinated Entitled to Unemployment Benefits

An employee who was terminated because she would not comply with a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for religious reasons is entitled to unemployment insurance, the Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled. The state’s high court denied a bid by Fallon Community Health …

Court Says Health Care Workers Suing Maine Governor Must Reveal Identities

Nine health care workers who sued Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills over the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate have until Money to reveal their identities. The workers have so far remained anonymous, but on Thursday, a federal appeals court in Boston …

Four Employees Sue Claiming Bristol Myers Refused Vaccine Religious Exemptions

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. was sued on Wednesday by four employees who said the drugmaker refused to grant them religious exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and threatened to fire them on Dec. 6 for remaining unvaccinated. The plaintiffs in …

Unvaccinated Pilots Costing It Millions in Paid Leave, United Airlines Tells Judge

United Airlines Inc. told a federal judge the company is spending millions on paid leave for unvaccinated pilots because their colleagues “refuse to risk their safety” by flying with them. The leave is costing United about $1.4 million every two …

Biden Administration Releases Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate and Exemptions

With just weeks remaining before federal workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19, the federal government has outlined procedures for employees to request medical or religious exemptions from President Joe Biden’s mandate. The Office of Management and Budget released the new …