Category: vaccine mandates

More Than 3 Million Americans Retired Early Due to COVID-19

A study released this month has revealed more than three million Americans retired earlier than previously planned due to COVID-19. The St. Louis Fed study was published Oct. 15 in an article by economist Miguel Faria e Castro called “The COVID Retirement Boom.” The study analyzed labor force participation rates before and after the start…


Job Loss, Kids Denied Sports, Education Disrupted: Lawyers Share Impact of Vaccine Mandates on Clients

Health-care professionals losing their jobs, students denied access to education, and kids seeing their hockey dreams dashed—these are some of the complaints lawyers have dealt with in their cases challenging vaccine mandates.   Lisa Bildy, a lawyer based in London, Ont., who specializes in constitutional and human rights law, says the mandates are devastating for her…


To Retain Federal Funding, University of Alabama and Auburn University Say Employees Must Get Vaccinated

The University of Alabama (UA) and Auburn University (AU) announced on Friday that to keep federal funding, the colleges must comply with President Joe Biden’s Sept. 9 executive order on vaccine mandates for all employees. Employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 or be discharged. “Failure to comply will place The University of Alabama in…


Biden Administration Announces Vaccine Rules For Travelers Into US

The Biden administration is rolling out new vaccine requirements for international travelers coming into the U.S. Starting Nov. 8, three new orders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be put into place, according to a senior administration official. The first requires non-U.S. citizens travelling into the country, who are not immigrants, to…


Air-Cargo Industry Seeking Vaccine Mandate Delay Until After Holidays

The trade association representing air-cargo companies, such as UPS and FedEx, has written a letter to the Biden administration asking it to postpone its vaccine requirement for federal contract workers. A delay was necessary, the association said,  to avoid adding to supply-chain issues ahead of the holiday season. The letter, obtained by Politico, and addressed…


Federal Judge in South Carolina Denies Restraining Order to Block Vaccine Mandates

A federal judge has denied a restraining order on Thursday that would have blocked vaccine mandates for up to 125 city employees in South Carolina. Tom Fernandez and his firm Fernandez Law represented the plaintiffs, 100 of whom are first responders who filed a lawsuit against the cities of Charleston and North Charleston, Charleston County,…


Arizona AG Requests Temporary Restraining Order in Bid to End Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed an amended complaint Friday in an effort to end President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates. Brnovich asked the U.S. District Court in Arizona to grant a temporary restraining order and nationwide preliminary injunction as soon as possible to protect workers forced to take the COVID-19 vaccine or be fired. “Once…


Deep Dive (Oct. 22): Businesses Say Vaccine Mandate Hurting Employment: Fed Report

The State Department told congressional staff on Thursday that nearly 200 Americans are still seeking to leave Afghanistan. The department said it’s in touch with 363 U.S. citizens in the nation, and 176 of them want to leave. This comes as Southwest Airlines says its recent cancellations cost the airline $75 million. It pointed to problems earlier…


More Than 130 Chicago City Workers File Lawsuit Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

More than 130 Chicago city workers, consisting of firefighters, health care workers, and other first responders, filed a lawsuit against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing the order is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed in Chicago’s federal court, pushing back against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mandate that health care workers and other state employees must…


Biden Says Police Officers Who Refuse the COVID Vaccine Should be Fired

President Joe Biden says that police officers who refuse to receive the vaccine for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, should be fired. At a CNN presidential town hall on Oct. 21, moderator Anderson Cooper asked Biden “should police officers, first responders be mandated to get vaccines? And if not,…