Posted on 10/13/2021 2:54:47 AM PDT by Libloather
More than 150 former Houston Methodist employees who parted ways with the hospital in June over a vaccine mandate policy will demand to be rehired after Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday banning any entity in the state from implementing such mandates, according to a lawyer representing the former employees.
Attorney Jared Woodfill, who currently represents almost 200 healthcare workers in multiple lawsuits against Methodist, said executive order GA-40 makes the hospital’s policy illegal.
“Governor Abbott says very clearly, ‘whereas countless Texans fear losing their livelihoods because they object to receiving a COVID-19 vaccination for reasons of personal conscience,'” he said. “That applies to every plaintiff that I represent, and every plaintiff that Methodist hospital thought it was appropriate to fire.”
Woodfill said he planned to send a formal request to the hospital on Tuesday in an attempt to reinstate the former employees.
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In a statement, Methodist CEO Marc Boom didn’t touch on whether or not the former employees would be allowed back, but said he was disappointed by Abbott’s order. He added that the order wouldn’t have an impact on Methodist since the hospital implemented its vaccine mandate months ago.
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Will Baylor Scott White in Temple get the message from GA-40?
Thanks. Good article.
Why are private employers so anxious to become government enforcers, and worse yet, of an illegal government mandate that doesn’t even exist. Just another crazy phenomenon that has become part of the Covid mania.
Remember when we were in the free enterprise system? Abbott mandates that companies not require employee vaccination. Biden mandates that they do. Both are wrong. It’s called “employment at will”, and it’s as conservative as any principle gets. Companies have an inherent right to appeal to customer demands that their employees be vaccinated ...or unvaccinated. Let customers and companies duke it out and decide who is right.
Jobs back and back pay!
Sooner or later, the Democrats were going to feed these companies to their Trial Lawyer friend. It appears, in this case, a Republican has beat them to it.
If they quit, tough luck. If they force the company to fire them, then now let them fight wrongful termination.
The covid mania just exposes what was already there.
“ It’s called “employment at will”, and it’s as conservative as any principle gets”
I think that’s a bit short-sighted.
Your position means that your employer has the right to put something into your body that you don’t want, and if you refuse, fire you. Does that include just vaccines or are penises allowed as well? Fingers? Whiskey? Fentanyl? Can the employer fire you because of race? It’s “at will” after all, right?
The right of the employer does not override the right of the employee. This isn’t as cut and dry as you would like it to be.
You’re so full of crap it staggers the human mind.
There was not overwhelming customer demand for the era of cheap crap from China.
That was foisted on consumers by companies.
And the companies have ignored requests for years to do something about it.
Same with offshoring, outsourcing, and H1-Bs.
I do not want any pricks in me. Period.
This isn’t as cut and dry as you would like it to be.
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Yes it is. If you don’t like what your employer wants to stick in your body then there are lots of other employers who don’t make the same demand. If your employer doesn’t like not having any employees or any profit then he’ll go out of business. That’s the way the world works, cupcake. Like it or lump it.
In a statement, Methodist CEO Marc Boom... said he was disappointed by Abbott’s order. He added that the order wouldn’t have an impact on Methodist since the hospital implemented its vaccine mandate months ago.
Suppose the employer says vexinate by November 1st or be fired. Suppose the employee finds a new job at 50% of current pay and quits the current job.
Was the employee damaged by the employer’s policy? Can the employee sue the employer?
Are there lawyers who might be willing to litigate? Would employers want to settle such a case?
I am NOT an attorney but from past experience, if you quit, you have little or no recourse. If you are fired, then you have recourse, especially if they violated your rights, wrongful termination, etc.
So, where do you stop with your conservative view of free enterprise? Okay for the employer to demand women get abortions since pregnant might be bad or costly for business? Or that employees get a particular tattoo? Or use pot?
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