Kansas’ vaccine exemption law brings new rules for employers, attorney general says, Nov 24, 2021:"Public and private workers in Kansas can now cite their religious beliefs to avoid being required to get the COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Wednesday that it has also become illegal in Kansas for any employer to “inquire” or make discretionary determinations about the legitimacy of a workers’ religion when they ask for an exemption from the vaccine requirement.

“In Kansas, an employee’s religious faith may not be put on trial in order to obtain the waiver to which the employee is entitled by law. It is particularly distressing when a public-sector employer, an agent of the government, sits in judgment of the sincerity of an employee’s religious faith. Under the new law now in effect, that is not only distressing, it is also illegal.”"
https://www.ksnt.com/capitol-bureau/kansas-vaccine-exemption-law-means-new-rules-for-employers-attorney-general-says/


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 Gov. Kathy Hochul orders halt on elective surgery amid COVID spike, Omicron, November 26, 2021:"Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Friday to postpone elective hospital surgeries — something that hasn’t been done since the worst of the initial coronavirus outbreak last year.

Hochul said she made the move to deal with staffing shortages and boost bed capacity amid an anticipated “spike” in new cases and the emergence of the new Omicron variant in South Africa. The strain is named after a letter of the Greek alphabet."
https://nypost.com/2021/11/26/gov-hochul-orders-elective-surgery-canceled-amid-covid-spike-omicron/

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 31 state employees terminated over vaccine mandate (Connecticut):"The executive branch employs 30,517 people, according to the release, who have the option to become fully vaccinated or wear masks and submit to weekly testing. Of those, 25,646 are vaccinated, accounting for 84% of the workforce. There are 1,403 employees who are non-compliant with the mandate.

The executive branch also employs 3,678 who work in the healthcare field and are mandated to become fully vaccinated. According to the release, 3,324 are fully vaccinated, accounting for 90% of the workforce with 153 remaining non-compliant."
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/31-state-employees-terminated-over-vaccine-mandate


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 What OSHA's suspension of implementing Biden's vaccine mandate means for employers, November 23, 2021:"Putting the brakes on this process sends a signal that the mandate may never take effect, said John Balitis, chairman of the Labor & Employment Department at Jennings, Strouss & Salmon PLC law firm in Phoenix.

The mandate, which is embodied in an Emergency Temporary Standard developed at Biden's direction, is a vulnerable measure, given OSHA's historical track record with Emergency Temporary Standards, Balitis said."
https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2021/11/23/osha-suspends-implementing-biden-mandate-employers.html

 

When the mandates are shot down, is this what we can expect next to address #VaccineHesitancy? Rather than mandate vaccines, businesses should make it painful to resist COVID vaccination:"COVID-19 vaccination rates remain too low because we are going about this all wrong. Rather than urge people to get vaccinated or mandate vaccines, a better approach is to require the unvaccinated to bear extra costs. As businesses take the lead in implementing vaccine policies, their leaders can look to a successful model for urging people to get vaccinated. That is the way companies handle smoking."  

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2021/10/17/rather-than-mandate-vaccines-businesses-should-make-it-painful-to-resist-covid-vaccination/

 

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 Attorney General Provides Up-to-Date Information on Lawsuit Against Health Worker Vaccine Mandate, November 19, 2021:"On November 17, Wednesday of this week, Judge Matthew T. Schelp of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued an order requiring the federal government to respond by Monday, November 22 to the lawsuit of Nebraska (and states joining) challenging the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The judge is expected to rule about a week after that response. The lawsuit was first filed on November 10, and this expedited process recognizes the urgency of the timelines created by this vaccine mandate."

https://6park.news/nebraska/attorney-general-provides-up-to-date-information-on-lawsuit-against-health-worker-vaccine-mandate.html

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 Disney pauses COVID-19 vaccine mandate amid statewide crackdown, November 20, 2021:"Disney has paused its vaccine mandate for Florida employees in response to restrictions passed by the Legislature earlier this week limiting employers’ power to require worker vaccination."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/disney-pauses-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-amid-statewide-crackdown/ar-AAQWmB1

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 Attorney General (Nebraska) Provides Up-to-Date Information on Lawsuit Against Health Worker Vaccine Mandate, 

November 19, 2021:"With devastating irony, the CMS vaccine mandate will undermine this purpose by forcing healthcare providers to lay off essential clinical employees, including a significant number of registered nurses who are already incredibly in short supply. All of this will severely limit services, reduce the number of staffed hospital beds, and force patients to potentially travel hundreds of miles further for medical care."

https://6park.news/nebraska/attorney-general-provides-up-to-date-information-on-lawsuit-against-health-worker-vaccine-mandate.html

 The Federal Vaccine Mandates, who do they affect, their status. :

1 Federal employees of the executive branch (Congress exempt of course), including members of the military. Under challenge, still in effect. https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2021/09/biden-mandate-covid-19-vaccinations-all-feds/185227/ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2021/08/pentagon-us-troops-must-get-their-covid-19-vaccines-asap/ 2. Employees of companies with government contracts. Under challenge, still in effect. "“If you want to work with the federal government and do business with us, get vaccinated,” Biden said Thursday evening in a speech announcing his plans. “If you want to do business with the federal government, vaccinate your workforce.”" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2021/09/biden-will-now-require-vaccines-for-all-federal-employees-via-new-executive-order/ 3. Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services, Health-care workers at facilities that run Medicare and Medicaid programs (pretty much all hospitals, nursing homes, acute and LTC). Under challenge, still in effect. https://www.cms.gov/files/document/cms-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination-requirements-2021.pdf 4. Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA), Non-remote workers at companies with 100 or more employees, Postal Service workers and public employees in the 28 states and territories that enforce OSHA rules. Under challenge, stayed (Cannot Be Enforced) until further court action. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/11/05/2021-23643/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard

US Opens COVID Boosters to All Adults, Urges Them for 50+, Nov. 19, 2021:"The U.S. on Friday opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and took the extra step of urging people 50 and older to seek one, aiming to ward off a winter surge as coronavirus cases rise even before millions of Americans travel for the holidays."
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2021-11-19/us-expands-covid-boosters-to-all-adults-final-hurdle-ahead

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