The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine or testing requirement aimed at businesses, but it allowed a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers to go into effect nationwide. The majority of justices, 6-3, sent a clear message that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), charged with protecting workplaceContinue Reading
Mayo Clinic fired 700 employees Tuesday who didn’t comply with the mandate policy to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday, CBS Minnesota reports. This unemployed staff made up about 1% of Mayo’s 73,000 workforce. Mayo officials stated they are “sad” to lose valuable employees as they claim their priority isContinue Reading
On Monday’s episode of “Mad Money,” CNBC host Jim Cramer makes the case for a federal vaccine mandate. Real Clear Politics has the full transcript of the rant: “With the new Omicron Variant sweeping the globe, how do we finally put an end to this pandemic? How do we saveContinue Reading
A Louisiana U.S. district judge blocked a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers Tuesday, issuing a nationwide injunction in another setback to President Joe Biden’s broad executive policy. Louisiana Western District U.S. Judge Terry Doughty’s decision follows an identical ruling Monday from Missouri U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp, butContinue Reading
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told Christian parishioners on that God wants them to be vaccinated. Hochul made the remark while speaking with worshippers at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. “Yes, I know you’re vaccinated. They’re the smart ones, but you know, there are people out there who aren’tContinue Reading
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously in favor of 16 athletes who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging Western Michigan University’s (WMU) unlawful denial of their request for religious accommodation from the college’s shot mandate. This decision is now binding precedent in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. The studentsContinue Reading
Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order last night declaring a statewide disaster emergency which allows unlicensed health care workers from other states and countries “to practice in New York State without civil or criminal penalty related to lack of licensure.” During a press conference Governor Hochul said, this executive order “allowsContinue Reading
Liberty Counsel filed a lawsuit on behalf of New York health care workers against Governor Kathy Hochul, Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard A. Zucker, Trinity Health, Inc., New York Presbyterian Healthcare System, Inc. (NYP), and Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services, P.C., regarding the state’s attempt to ignore federal law andContinue Reading
