A group consisting of hundreds of federal employees has launched a legal challenge of the Liberal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, with the trial set to begin on Nov. 28. The Quebec-based group, known as Fonctionnaires unis or United Servants, consists of members working in various federal departments including the Canada Revenue Agency, Service Canada, the…
Hundreds of Federal Employees Launch Legal Challenge Against Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
November 25, 2022
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Ontario Arbitrator Finds University’s Vaccine Mandates ‘Reasonable,’ Despite Not Being Required by Health Authority
A labour arbitrator has found it “reasonable” for Wilfrid Laurier University to impose COVID-19 vaccine mandates and continue to enforce them even when they’re no longer required by the local health authority. Mark Wright, an arbitrator in Toronto, has ruled that Laurier University has the “management rights” to mandate vaccine policy for all students, staff, and…
Newfoundland and Labrador to End Vaccine Mandate for Provincial Employees
Newfoundland and Labrador is lifting its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public servants starting June 1, the province says. The province’s health department said in a release on May 26, that the removal of the vaccine mandate applies not only to provincial government employees but also to those “working with vulnerable populations.” This includes sectors such…
Major Public Sector Unions Challenge Federal Vaccine Mandates
Three major public sector unions are challenging federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for government employees, saying that putting unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave when they could have worked from home is “unjust.” The Liberal government’s mandatory vaccination policies, introduced on Oct. 6, 2021, required all federal employees to be fully vaccinated with two doses of a…
Feds Miss Deadline to Update Vaccine Mandate, Leaving Thousands of Unvaccinated Employees Guessing
The federal government has missed the deadline to update employees on whether its COVID-19 vaccine mandate will remain in place, leaving thousands of public servants who didn’t take the shots or disclose their vaccination status wondering whether they can return to work. In a statement to The Epoch Times on April 14, the Treasury Board…
Intel Tells Unvaccinated Employees They Face Unpaid Leave
PORTLAND, Ore.—Intel has told workers that unvaccinated people who don’t get an exemption for religious or medical reasons will be on unpaid leave beginning in April. The California-based semiconductor company told employees last month they had a Jan. 4 deadline to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or seek an exemption, citing a government mandate for federal…
Judge Temporarily Bars US Lab From Placing Unvaccinated Workers on Unpaid Leave
October 18, 2021
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A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory’s contracted operator in Tennessee from terminating or placing on unpaid leave its workers who are exempted from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Days after six employees filed a lawsuit against the University of Tennessee-Battelle (UT-Battelle), District Judge Charles Atchley in Knoxville issued a temporary…
Federal Vaccine Mandates Implicate, Infringe on Canadians’ Charter Rights: Legal Experts
The vaccine mandate that requires federal employees from core public services to be fully immunized against COVID-19 has constitutional issues that implicate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, an Ontario lawyer says. “There are several sections of the Charter of Rights that are implicated by mandating vaccines, generally speaking,” said Ryan O’Connor, a Toronto-based…
170 Hospital Staff in Windsor, Ont., Suspended Without Pay for Not Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
About 170 staff members at Windsor, Ont., hospitals have been placed on unpaid leave for not receiving their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by the deadlines set out by their employers. Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (DHGH) and Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) had given staff and physicians until Sept. 22 to get their first COVID-19 shot or risk…
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