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Unvaccinated Employees Risk Job Losses as Employer Mandates Take Effect

Thousands of unvaccinated workers across the United States are facing potential job losses as a growing number of states, cities and private companies start to enforce mandates for inoculation against COVID-19. In the latest high-profile example, Washington State University (WSU) …

Industry Groups Meet at White House on Vaccine Mandate Rule

Several influential industry groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce met White House officials on Friday and raised concerns about labor shortages and coronavirus testing requirements as the administration races to implement a plan to require private-sector workers to be …

Federal Law Likely Overrides Texas Ban on Vaccine Mandates

Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates will likely be superseded by the Biden administration plan to require shots for workers, but the dueling rules could take months to sort out in court, creating uncertainty for employers with …

Looking to 1918 Pandemic for Clues on Emerging From COVID-19

Karen Baldridge rolled up her sleeve to get her covid-19 booster vaccine. “I’m trying to baby myself and (am) doing everything that I can to keep healthy,” she said this past week while at Excela Square at Norwin. “I feel …

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 …

Why Some Hospital Workers Choose Dismissal Over COVID Vaccine

Jennifer Bridges loved her job as a nurse at Houston Methodist Hospital, where she worked for eight years, but she chose to get fired rather than inoculated against COVID-19, believing that the vaccine was more of a threat than the …

1 in 4 Large Firms Has Vaccine Mandate for Employees, With More Coming: Gartner

One in four companies has instituted a vaccine mandate for U.S. workers, a sharp increase from last month, following President Joe Biden’s directive ordering large employers to require shots or weekly testing. Another 13% of companies plan to put a …

Lawsuit Accuses United Airlines of Refusing Employee Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate

United Airlines Inc is facing claims that it unlawfully denied religious and medical exemptions from a requirement that employees receive COVID-19 vaccines after allegedly making it difficult for workers to apply for them. Six United employees filed a class action …

Rarely-Used Emergency Workplace Rule Is Key to Biden Vaccine Plan

U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan requiring more than 100 million Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 relies on a rarely used workplace rule with a history of being blocked in court, making it an inviting target for legal challenges by …

London Financial Employees Return to Offices Despite Rising Virus Cases

LONDON — There’s no free lunch in finance – except when banks are wooing workers back to the office. London’s financial sector, keen to return to a semblance of normality after the worst of the pandemic, is leading the charge …