Washington State University fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four assistant coaches on Monday for failing to comply with a state mandate to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Governor Jay Inslee announced in August that all state employees, higher education, childcare, and K-12 education employees, and most health and long-term care providers need to be fully vaccinated with a…
Washington State University Fires Football Coach, 4 Others for Not Complying With Vaccine Mandate
Over 40 Police in Australian State Stood Down After Refusing Vaccine
Over 40 police in the Australian state of Victoria have been stood down, and could lose their jobs after refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Victoria Police confirmed 34 police officers and nine Protective Services Officers (PSOs) did not comply with the state’s vaccination order for all “authorised workers” that was issued by the Chief…
Over 40 Police in Australian State Suspended After Refusing Vaccine
More than 40 police staffers in the Australian state of Victoria have been suspended and could lose their jobs after refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Victoria Police confirmed that 34 police officers and nine protective services officers didn’t comply with the state’s vaccination order for all “authorised workers,” issued by Chief Health Officer Brett…
Hundreds of Boeing Workers Protest in Washington State After Company Tells Workers They Must Be Vaccinated
Hundreds of Boeing Co employees protested in Washington state on Friday after the company told workers they must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Roughly 200 workers gathered in protest outside of the company’s Renton and Everett locations just days after the planemaker announced the new mandate. On Oct. 12, the planemaker announced that employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 in line with…
Boeing Workers Stage Protest Near Seattle Over US Vaccine Mandate
EVERETT, Wash.—Waving signs like “coercion is not consent,” and “stop the mandate,” some 200 Boeing Co employees and others staged a protest on Friday over the planemaker’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for U.S. workers. Boeing said on Tuesday it will require U.S. employees to be vaccinated by Dec. 8 under an executive order issued by President…
Nonprofit Groups Challenge LAUSD Student Vaccine Mandate
LOS ANGELES—Two nonprofit groups representing parents of nearly 1,500 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students are asking a judge to nullify the district’s student vaccine mandate, saying such decisions are up to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). “This case presents a clear instance of a local education agency acting far in excess…
Boeing Tells Workers They Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine by December
Boeing has told employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19, a spokesperson confirmed. The policy will apply to roughly 125,000 employees in the United States, of which about 57,000 are in Washington state, The Seattle Times reported. Employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 in line with the deadline set by President Joe Biden requiring federal employees as well…
Federal Contractors in Various Stages of Directing Employee Vaccination
Across the nation, thousands of companies have federal contracts, collectively worth billions of dollars, but those contracts are in jeopardy. Federal contract holders must be in full compliance with President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate by Dec. 8 to continue to be eligible to perform contract work. While many companies have informed employees that they…
Federal Judge Rules Against Natural Immunity Claim Challenging COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A federal judge on Oct. 8 denied a request to block Michigan State University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on the basis of natural immunity. An employee at the school, Jeanna Norris, filed a lawsuit against the mandate and asked a judge to intervene on the basis that she had already contracted COVID-19 and recovered. She presented two…
Court Sides With Unvaccinated Michigan Athletes in Mandate Case
Sixteen unvaccinated athletes won another round in their legal battle to play sports, despite Western Michigan University’s mandate that all of its inter-collegiate athletes get the COVID-19 vaccination shot. In a unanimous published decision issued Oct. 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio, held that the university violated the…
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