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‘Medical professionals call on Justice to veto school vaccine bill HB 5105 would allow private and parochial schools to develop their own vaccine policies As a bill that would loosen West Virginia’s school vaccine requirements heads to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice, some medical professionals are urging him not to sign the legislation into law.

Just curious, has anyone obtained religious exemption as a DoD contractor working on a military base?

I got contacted by a FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) recruiter. I know. They are evil companies and every single of them requires a jab. Has anyone working in FAANG companies gotten a religious exemption for the jab? For new hires, I imagine it's hard to get an accomodation.

The Supreme Court on Friday shot down an appeal from a group of New York City school teachers who sought to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing it violated their religious freedom.Justice Sonia Sotomayor rejected the emergency appeal on Friday, the same day as the deadline for city employees to comply with the mandate or face losing their jobs.Sotomayor did not offer an explanation, which is the court’s usual procedure.The appeal was filed Tuesday by 15 Department of Education workers, who claimed the city was violating their religious freedoms by not accepting their exemption claims.The city requires that religious exemption...

The Marine Corps is the first U.S. military branch to grant religious exemptions to the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, nearly two months after the vaccination deadline for active-duty Marines.The Marines approved two requests for religious accommodation from the mandate, the branch said in a statement on Thursday.Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the mandate in August 2021, but every branch had resisted granting religious accommodations, sparking lawsuits and allegations that the military was violating federal law by discriminating against religious troops.The lack of approvals prompted a federal judge earlier this month to block the mandate for a group of Navy personnel,...

In an exclusive leak given to Big League Politics by a current nursing student who chose to remain anonymous for fear of blowback, we were able to confirm that students who attend Florida’s Keiser University and practice at the Cleveland Clinic are being forced to take Covid-19 inoculations. What’s more, Florida’s Cleveland Clinic, which hosts various medical students, has explicitly stated that they refuse to grant any type of exemption – including ones for religious and even medical reasons.

United's mandate "reflects an apathy, if not antipathy, for many of its employees' concerns and a dearth of toleration for those expressing diversity of thought," District Court Judge Mark Pittman wrote in his decision. United Airlines employees who have been granted exemptions to the company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate are allegedly being placed on indefinite unpaid leave, unable to seek employment elsewhere within the industry, access their 401(k) retirement savings, or file for unemployment. United Airlines Capt. Sherry Walker, who has been placed on indefinite unpaid leave, told Just the News that United employees seeking reasonable accommodation regarding the company's vaccine...

Searching for a vaccine exemption form for my wife to attempt to get her cardiologist to sign. She works in health care and her company doesn't have a form available yet, they say. She's had cardiac issues since a few years ago. From what I've been able to find so far the State of Michigan has medical exemption forms for children in schools, but nothing for adults.

Help needed with Religious Exemption prep!My company came out with a vax mandate and I have filed for a religious exemption. My initial request had the following statements... I received a message today that they want to have an interactive discussion about my request... The focus of the discussion is to learn more about your religious beliefs and restrictions, and discuss potential accommodations.I am a little nervous as to what they might ask, how I might respond, etc. I don't want to lose my chance at an exemption by fumbling my responses. Any guidance and resources would be appreciated. Below...

Can't find when you need to get the first shot to meet the mandate. I'm not planning to get it, but my company waited three weeks to deny my religious exemption (was not religious enough). Would like to use their delay to buy time to respond. Sorry about the vanity! Spent half an hour online and couldn't find anything about the timing.

Finally, our work, allegedly a fed contractor, has given us forms for the exemptions from the COVID jab. There is one question: Are there any reasonable accommodations of which you are aware that would enable you to perform your job duties on-site, if required, without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of the employee or others? If so,please specify the reasonable accommodation and why you believe it will be effective: I said I could * wear mask * social distance * stay inside my office with door closed * take zoom calls for meetings and not be...

I had no idea my organization is considered a federal contractor but apparently it is. Anyways, we have not be given any procedure to submit our religious or medical exemptions as of now. Time is ticking. Can any federal contractors share their stories? No need to say where you work. Thanks!

From September 30, 2021 presentation by Clint [redacted] Email: [Redacted] Disclaimer: comments by Clint [redacted] recorded here, should be viewed like something you would hear at a seminar. Since we have not yet hired Clint to represent us, his guidance is not specific legal advice to you individually or this group. Clint’s initial message to us – about challenging mandates -- was a bitter pill, but it does clarify some things and help us focus on the things that matter. The more important discussion covered was how to successfully acquire an exemption, especially a religious one. EEOC and Legal Challenges...

I have to go the religious exemption route to avoid the jab. Going with the aborted fetal cell arguments works with J&J but Pfizer and Moderna do not use aborted fetal cells but their technology does. It seems to be pretty weak argument to me. Any ideas? Thanks.

Referees and all team and arena personnel who interact with players are required to get vaccinatedOne of the biggest questions heading into the 2021-22 NBA season was if the league would require players to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and on Tuesday we got our answer. The league will not require vaccinations for players, according to Baxter Holmes and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The National Basketball Players Association has reportedly refused to budge from its stance against mandatory shots for players. Furthermore, the league will also not test fully-vaccinated players regularly this season, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. While players...

A reporter for The Washington Post walked back and clarified a claim on Thursday night that postal workers were exempt from President Joe Biden’s executive order mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all federal workers and contractors.“JUST IN: White House official now says USPS workers ARE part of the federal vaccine mandate order under OSHA jurisdiction , though technically not under the executive order,” Washington Post reporter Jacob Bogage tweeted.“Deleting a previous thread that was based on earlier reporting,” he announced. “Will also momentarily update our writeup.”The federal vaccine mandate affects approximately 650,000 USPS workers and many are very unhappy with that...

President Joe Biden’s executive orders requiring federal employees, contractors and private employers with more than 100 workers to mandate vaccinations or weekly testing for COVID-19 exempts members of Congress, federal judges and their staffers. In the coming weeks, the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to issue an emergency temporary standard implementing the new requirement. According to the order, businesses can face fines of up to $14,000 if they do not comply. Because the president's executive order for federal workers and contractors only applies to the executive branch, those who work under the legislative and judicial branches of...

As the U.S. sees upwards of 160,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, Dr Anthony Fauci says the country is far from in control of the pandemic 'The endgame is to suppress the virus,' Fauci told Axios, but the country is still in 'pandemic mode' with the current high case level Pandemic hotspots such as South Carolina, West Virginia, and Idaho exemplify the country's lack of control over this Covid surge To reach the end of the pandemic - under 10,000 new cases per day - the US needs to vaccinate more people, Fauci said

My Son Samuel, is an attorney and for friends, has written the following request for exemption, to use in work situations. I can’t guarantee it will work, but he puts the issues well and succinct. I asked for permission to post this and he granted it… To whom it may concern: I am writing to notify you of my religious and philosophical objections to the COVID-19 vaccine, and to request a reasonable accommodation and exemption on the basis of those objections. As a Christian, I believe that all life is sacred and bears the image of God. Consequently, I believe...

A nationwide shortage of nurses and health care workers may soon worsen as thousands of medical staff face losing their jobs by refusing to obey new COVID-19 vaccine mandates.“It will be really terrible. We’re already understaffed,” said one veteran registered nurse who works at a health care facility north of Seattle.She said she will lose her job after her employer’s Aug. 31 mandated vaccine goes into effect unless she complies with the requirement.She estimates that as many as 400—20 percent—of the health center’s 2,500 employees refuse to take the vaccine. That number will likely shrink due to the financial hardship...