Judge issues stay against vaccine mandate for Navy SEALs seeking religious exemption

By |2023-03-06T11:59:20-05:00January 4th, 2022|

A federal judge granted a temporary injunction Monday against a federal vaccine mandate for Navy SEALs, who sued President Biden because they were seeking a religious exemption. Judge Reed O'Connor, the U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas, issued the stay in response to a lawsuit filed by First Liberty Institute in November on behalf of 35 active-duty SEALs and three reservists seeking a religious exemption, as first reported by Fox News Digital.

GOP members back Navy SEAL lawsuit challenging vaccine mandate

By |2023-03-06T11:59:21-05:00December 24th, 2021|

Just yesterday I was writing about the near impossibility of any of America’s armed service members receiving a religious exemption to the vaccination mandate imposed on the military by Joe Biden. While other types of exemptions have been granted in rare circumstances, there is no known record of a single religious exemption being approved. This has led a group of Navy SEALS to go to court in an effort to get their exemption requests approved.

Boeing Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

By |2023-03-06T11:59:23-05:00December 18th, 2021|

Boeing on Friday suspended its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for U.S. employees, becoming the latest company to drop the rule amid pushback from some employees and in response to a court decisions blocking federal mandates.

Open letter to Mayo Clinic Leadership

By |2023-03-06T11:59:23-05:00December 18th, 2021|

In light of these events, and with a heavy heart, I submitted my resignation to Mayo Clinic Hospital. I cannot in good conscience continue to comply or work for a company that openly discriminates against its employees.

Appeals Court Reinstates Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses

By |2023-03-06T11:59:23-05:00December 18th, 2021|

On Friday night the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ruling reinstated the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for private businesses of 100 or more employees, which overturns a stay from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The mandate was set to go into effect on January 4, less than a month away, but had been tied up in the courts since President Joe Biden made the announcement on November 4.

Employers May Be Liable for Consequences of Vaccine Mandates in Oklahoma: Bill Would Allow Workers To Sue Employers For $1M Over Harm

By |2023-03-06T11:59:26-05:00December 6th, 2021|

Lawyers may soon find themselves fretting over how to best protect their companies from future liability. Should they follow the unconstitutional Washington bandwagon and enact mandates or wring hands over lawsuits stemming from possible vaccine side effects should the companies require employee vaccination? As a private medical decision, the answer is clear to us — stay out of your employees’ medical decisions!

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