Nov 06 Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses By Associated Press A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. Continue reading
Nov 05 Thousands of federal intelligence officers refusing to get vaccine at risk of dismissal By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Several intelligence agencies had at least 20% of their workforces that were unvaccinated as of late October. Continue reading
Nov 05 11 states file suit against Biden’s business vaccine mandate By David A. Lieb, Associated Press The lawsuit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 5:55 Sec. Walsh on new federal vaccine rules and penalties for non-compliant businesses By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris The Biden administration on Wednesday spelled out how it will require private businesses to ensure employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, or submit to regular testing. The rule, which would go into effect Jan. 4, impacts some 84 million private sector… Continue watching
Oct 29 NYC braces for fewer cops, more trash as vax deadline looms By Michael Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Karen Matthews, Associated Press New York City is bracing for a worker shortage as its COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and tens of thousands of municipal employees remain unvaccinated. Continue reading
Oct 20 NYC requiring vaccine for cops, firefighters, city workers By Michael R. Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The mandate affecting the nation's largest police department and more than 100,000 other Big Apple workers — including trash haulers and building inspectors — carries a Nov. 1 deadline for getting the first vaccine dose, de Blasio announced. Continue reading
Oct 15 Chicago mayor takes police union head to court over vaccines By Don Babwin, Associated Press Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has taken her fight with the head of the city’s police officers union to court, arguing that his call for officers to ignore an order to report their COVID-19 vaccination status by Friday was illegal. Continue reading
Oct 12 Florida fines key county $3.5 million for mandating vaccines By Anthony Izaguirre, Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Florida Department of Health issued the $3.5 million fine Tuesday for Leon County, saying the municipality violated Florida’s “vaccine passport” law. Continue reading
Oct 04 Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers By Associated Press The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8 in order to continue working at the airline. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: Italy sees largest migrant rush in 5 years as 700 arrive on boat in Sicily In our news wrap Tuesday, an overloaded boat docked in Sicily overnight with nearly 700 migrants on board — marking the biggest arrival in Italy in 5 years. A federal appeals panel upheld New York City's vaccine mandate for teachers,… Continue watching