The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of the Department of Defense, temporarily reinstating the Biden administration’s program mandating members of the military be vaccinated against COVID or face reassignment. In a 6-to-3 vote to partially overturn a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the justices ruled the Navy could consider […]
Vaccine Mandates
Judge Blocks Air Force From Punishing Officer Denied Religious Exemption to COVID Vaccine
A federal judge in Georgia temporarily prohibited the Air Force from punishing an officer who objected to receiving a COVID vaccine on religious grounds and was denied an exemption to the vaccination requirement. U.S. District Court Judge Tillman E. Self III on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction for the unnamed Air Force Reserve officer and […]
Air Force Grants Nine Religious Exemptions to COVID Vaccine Mandate, Thousands Pending
The Air Force on Tuesday said it has granted nine service members religious exemptions to its COVID vaccine mandate, but wouldn’t comment on whether the service members were already on terminal leave or on their way out of the ranks. Eight of the exemptions were granted after being requested, the Air Force said in its weekly COVID update. […]
A Template for Your Employer’s “Request for a Religious Exemption to the COVID-19 Vaccination” Form
On Oct. 4, the Office of Management released guidance to employers outlining specific requirements for obtaining a medical or religious exemption to COVID vaccines — making the process more intrusive and an exemption harder to obtain. In addition, employers were told they could begin enforcing President Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees as soon as Nov. 9. […]
Judge Blocks Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers Nationwide
A federal judge in Texas issued an injunction on Friday blocking President Joe Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate for federal contractors nationwide. In a 20-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown said the Biden Administration had no legal authority to impose a sweeping vaccine mandate on federal employees. “This case is not about whether folks should […]