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The Employer Handbook BlogWill Senate bills like the ‘Biden Can’t Force Me Act’ and ‘Don’t Jab Me Act’ stop vaccine mandates?
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No, I’m not making this up. And, spoiler alert, 🥴 Continue reading
Now, the CDC strongly recommends urgent action to vaccinate pregnant women. But, what about accommodations?
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Days Since Last COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Post: One Zero. Continue reading
What REALLY happens when an employee doesn’t return completed FMLA paperwork?
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I think we all need a break from the COVID-19 vaccination posts. So, let’s address your second-favorite HR topic: FMLA leave administration!!!
Hey, put down that bottle! It’s only 8 am. Continue reading
Nine reasons why it’s unlikely that any court will overturn your employer’s mandatory vaccine policy.
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Yesterday, I read two more decisions (here and here) from federal judges evaluating mandatory vaccination policies. Both involved attempts by plaintiffs to obtain a preliminary injunction to avoid getting the jab. One involved a student at a public university; the other involved many healthcare workers at a local hospital. Neither was successful — not even close.
Here are nine reasons the lawsuits failed and why future efforts will likely be just as unsuccessful.
NEW: Details on the White House COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors
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If your company (regardless of employee headcount) performs work on federal government contracts, then the government has some additional information for you on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations and masking. And I’m here to fill you in on the three high points. Continue reading
Lesbian coach is reinstated after outpouring of support from students, parents, and alums
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Over at the FisherBroyles Employment Law Blog, my partner, Amy Epstein Gluck, wrote here about a recent federal court finding that a Catholic school could not avoid discrimination claims after firing a gay teacher from a secular position.
Serendipitously, I just read a story about a lesbian seeking to become a women’s lacrosse coach at a Catholic high school. The school initially withdrew the offer. But, this story has a happy ending. Continue reading
Someone came to work in blackface as Rosa Parks to protest a COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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I’ll give you a few seconds to pick your jaws up off the floor before I continue. Continue reading
What happens when leaders flout the COVID-19 rules that they purport to impose on everyone?
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Several states and cities require that individuals wear masks in indoor public places, regardless of vaccination status. Independent of any state or local law, many businesses require the same. In either case, you’d think that not only would those rules apply to everyone, but leaders would lead by example.
Yeah, you’d think that. Continue reading
A judge wasn’t buying a plaintiff’s religious reasons to avoid a vaccine mandate. And, sometimes, neither should you.
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Yesterday, my friend Jon Hyman blogged about fetal stem cells and vaccine-mandate religious exemptions.
TL;DR. Any employee that refused the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines because they contain aborted fetal cells is full of 💩. They don’t. Consequently, any religious exemption request that an employee may make on that basis is objectively wrong. Continue reading
See you in court! Arizona files the first lawsuit to stop President Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate
Well, that didn’t take long. The State of Arizona has sued President Biden to stop his vaccination mandate for private employers. Head on over to The Employer Handbook YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/TheEmployerHandbookYouTube) for a short video update.
And while you’re there, check out the replay of “Mandatory Vaccinations At Work Just Got Real!” Shout out to Amy Epstein Gluck, David Renner, Sid Steinberg, Gordon Berger, and the nearly 900 people who tuned in to Zoom on Friday. We addressed everything relating to President Biden’s new vaccination/testing mandate.