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Vaccines" Most employers shy away from mandating shots, some colleges require them

Sat, 2021-05-22 14:20 — mike kraft

Most employers shy away from mandating coronavirus vaccines While scores of colleges and a handful of travel companies have made the shots compulsory, others hold back, fearing a backlash and lawsuits. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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Nebraska lawmakers vote down protection bill for meatpacking plant workers

Tue, 2021-05-18 19:12 — mike kraft

Nebraska rejects mandated virus protections for meat workers

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers rejected state-mandated coronavirus protections for meatpacking workers on Tuesday, with opponents arguing that slaughterhouses have already taken precautions and that the pandemic is nearly over.

Lawmakers voted, 25-18, to sideline the measure for the rest of the year, even though supporters said it was necessary to ensure that all plants are keeping their employees safe.

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Covid vaccine poll: More than 60 percent of US Latinos worry about missing work to get vaccine

Sun, 2021-05-16 16:03 — mike kraft

More than 60 percent of US Latinos worry about missing work to get More than 60 percent of Latino Americans worry about missing work to get vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a poll from Kaiser Family Foundation Jordan Williams TheHill

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Administration plans to provide $7.4 Billion to hire more public health workers, strengthen agencies

Thu, 2021-05-13 21:37 — mike kraft

Biden announces $7.4 billion to hire more public health workers amid pandemic After decades of chronic underfunding, U.S. public health departments last year showed how ill-equipped they are to carry out basic functions, let alone serve as the last line of defense against a pandemic. William Wan Washington Post

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Republican governors, Biden dispute whether Covid-related unemployment benefits undermine job seeking

Tue, 2021-05-11 11:14 — mike kraft

Growing number of GOP-led states move to end Covid unemployment benefits President Joe Biden urged businesses to boost pay for workers to spur labor growth in a speech Monday, saying, "Americans want to work." NBC News

A growing number of Republican-led states are moving to end the extra $300 a week in Covid-19 pandemic-related unemployment benefits, arguing that the relief is discouraging U.S. workers from rejoining the labor force.

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Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines. It is a delicate decision balancing employee health and personal privacy.

Fri, 2021-05-07 10:53 — mike kraft

As American companies prepare to bring large numbers of workers back to the office in the coming months, executives are facing one of their most delicate pandemic-related decisions: Should they require employees to be vaccinated?

Take the case of United Airlines. In January, the chief executive, Scott Kirby, indicated at a company town hall that he wanted to require all of his roughly 96,000 employees to get coronavirus vaccines once they became widely available.

“I think it’s the right thing to do,” Mr. Kirby said, before urging other corporations to follow suit.

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Mask guidlines for workplaces and offices still to be clarified

Thu, 2021-05-06 20:45 — mike kraft

Millions head back to work amid employer confusion over masks, vaccines Although the CDC said that vaccinated Americans only need to wear a mask when gathering in indoor public places, it’s unclear how that applies to private workplaces like factories and offices. Rebecca Rainey POLITICO

Millions of people are flooding back to work as the coronavirus ebbs, but businesses say the federal government's failure to answer pressing questions over masks and vaccinations are complicating their reopening efforts.

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