School district responds to OR-OSHA citations
Oregon’s Adrian School District earlier this month formally filed a letter of appeal regarding three of the four citations that the district received from OR-OSHA during an inspection that allegedly found the district did not ensure that all staff, students, and visitors inside a school wore masks or face coverings. Argus Observer
More than quarter of unvaccinated Americans would consider lying about status to keep job
More than a quarter of unvaccinated employees in the U.S. have said they would consider lying about their vaccination status in order to keep a job, a survey of over 1,300 vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans by an experience-management software firm suggests. Rochester First
Montana senator discusses federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements
Montana Senator Jon Tester says the focus should remain on individual action as the debate continues over a federal requirement for large employers to require employees to be vaccinated to stop the spread of COVID-19. The Montana Legislature approved a bill last spring saying a vaccine mandate is “illegal discrimination.” KPAX
New injunction blocking vaccine mandate for healthcare employees
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri placed a temporary injunction on Monday on the mandate from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that required nearly all healthcare employees, volunteers and third-party contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. KWCH
Hospitals prepare to lose staff over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Some hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers are preparing to operate without up to a third of their staff at the start of next year, if those employees don’t comply with a federal mandate to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Around 17 million healthcare employees work at facilities that receive reimbursement from the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Biden administration earlier this month made future reimbursement contingent on all eligible staff getting fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by January 4. Fox Business