Employment

How Philadelphia Achieved High Vaccination Rate for Health Workers

Dec

While the national vaccine mandate for health care workers remains mired in the federal courts, government officials say there is ample proof that requirements work — and do not cause a mass exodus of employees that some critics had feared.

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Here's How to Keep Nurses From Leaving

Dec

Here's How to Keep Nurses From Leaving Leaders talk money, mentoring, training, and a chance to be heard Shannon Firth medpagetoday

Payment recognition, effective mentoring, and nurse residency programs can help prevent nurses from leaving their jobs, said nurse leaders and government officials during an online discussion of workforce issues hosted by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

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U.S. worker rebellion swells against vaccine mandates

Nov

From Boeing to Mercedes, a U.S. worker rebellion swells over vaccine mandates In Wichita, Kansas, nearly half of the roughly 10,000 employees at aircraft companies Textron Inc and Spirit AeroSystems remain unvaccinated against COVID-19, risking their jobs in defiance of a federal mandate, according to a union official. Tina Bellon,Eric M. Johnson Reuters

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Update: Federal contractors get broad flexibility to enforce Covid vaccine rules for their workers

Nov

Federal contractors get broad flexibility to enforce Covid vaccine rules for millions of workers Under the new guidance, federal contractors will have leeway to determine how they enforce the vaccination requirements for workers who refuse to be vaccinated. Spencer Kimball,Leslie Josephs CNBC

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US government will issue emergency vaccine mandate rule for large employers " in the coming days"

Nov

Emergency vaccine rule for large employers will be issued 'in the coming days' The Federal Register will publish within days the Labor Department's rule requiring private businesses with 100 or more employees to vaccinate them or test them weekly, fulfilling an announcement President Joe Biden made in September. Kaitlan Collins, CNN CNN

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Federal court rules New York state health care workers will no longer have religious exemption to Covid-19 vaccine mandate

Oct

New York state health care workers will no longer have religious exemption to Covid-19 vaccine mandate, court rules New York State health care workers will no longer have a religious exemption to the state's Covid-19 vaccine mandate after a federal appeals court vacated a temporary injunction Friday. Rob Frehse, CNN CNN

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One percent of adults say they've left job due to vaccine mandate: KFF poll

Oct

One percent of adults say they've left job due to vaccine mandate: One percent of all adults in a Kaiser Family Foundation poll said they’ve left a job due to COVID-19 vaccine requirements as more workplaces institute mandates. Justine Coleman TheHill

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Legal issues: Texas' ban on Covid-19 vaccine mandates conflicts with the federal vaccine requirement

Oct

What will happen when Texas' ban on Covid-19 vaccine mandates conflicts with the federal vaccine requirement Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's new executive order bans any entity in Texas from enforcing a Covid-19 vaccine mandate -- a rule that directly conflicts with President Joe Biden's proposed rules requiring Covid vaccines for federal workers and for large employers. So what will happen when the state rule and federal rule come up against each other? Eric Levenson, CNN CNN

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Judge rules New York must allow religious exemptions to health care workers, for now

Oct

Religious vaccine exemption stays for NY health care workers ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York health care workers will be able to seek religious exemptions from a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a lawsuit challenging the requirement proceeds, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. AP NEWS

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York health care workers will be able to seek religious exemptions from a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a lawsuit challenging the requirement proceeds, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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