Tag: COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Lifespan, CNE consider bringing back unvaccinated workers
PROVIDENCE – Amid serious staffing shortages, top officials from Rhode Island’s two largest hospital companies both said they are considering the possibility of bringing...
R.I. Department of Health looks into vaccine mandate compliance
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Two dozen home care agencies, walk-in clinics, treatment and urgent care centers in Rhode Island are under investigation for potential violations...
11 states file suit against Biden’s business vaccine mandate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Attorneys general in 11 states filed suit Friday against President Joe Biden’s administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for...
U.S. mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4...
U.S. will make large firms give paid time off for vaccinations
WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government will require companies with at least 100 workers to provide paid time off for employees to get vaccinated...
Businesses nervously await fine print of vax-or-test rule
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than six weeks after promising a new vaccination-or-testing rule covering the millions of Americans at companies with 100 or more...
12 Providence workers let go for noncompliance with COVID-19 vaccine or...
PROVIDENCE – A dozen part-time workers have been let go from their jobs with the city for failing to comply with COVID-19 vaccination or...
R.I. judge rejects firefighter union challenge to vaccine mandate
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island judge threw out a legal challenge from a group of firefighters unions that sought to stop the enforcement of...