LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Republican governors, lawmakers and attorneys general are forming a wall of opposition to President Joe Biden’s plan to require vaccinations or COVID-19 testing at all private employers of 100 workers or more. They have adopted laws to exempt employers in their state, filed lawsuits and in some cases are ensuring that workers who are fired…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A new Federal mandate will require nearly 100 million workers across the Country to get the COVID-19 vaccine by January, 4 2022. If businesses do not comply with either getting all employees vaccinated or undergoing regular testing, they could face thousands of dollars in fines from the Federal Government. “We have been stunned at the overreach of…
(AP)– Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022 or get tested for the virus weekly. The new government rules were issued Thursday. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says companies that fail to comply could face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation….
Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, calling it “unconstitutional.”
With private companies issuing vaccine mandates in Columbia, the city itself has yet to do so for its employees. The city audited its workforce last month and found that just more than half of employees were vaccinated. Since offering a $500 incentive to get the shot, that percentage is up to 78%.
As the number of cases and hospitalizations in the country appear to improve, the standoff over mask and vaccine mandates intensifies. From California where parents are protesting COVID-19 requirements for students, to Chicago where the city’s police force is pushing back against a vaccine policy.
California will enact the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday, aiming to have all students in seventh through 12th grades vaccinated by next fall once the shots gain final federal approval for everyone 12 and over.
As thousands of Americans line up for their Pfizer booster shots, others are facing the possibility of losing their jobs for refusing to get vaccinated.
