It reached me finally. I work from home and they are still requiring it.
Please let me know what you all wrote down on your religious exemption sheet to get passed. (Chrisitan)
I like my job and company but we work with the government so it made its way here. I can easily find another job but I will exhaust my options to stay first.
Thank you all. I am not afraid and I will stand strong.
A condition of employment or public accommodation to anyone who conscientiously objects against being vaccinated or to wear a face mask, whether it is for religious or medical reasons, most certainly falls under the legal definition of experiencing 'duress' as a result of the unlawful practice of medicine. Black’s Law Dictionary defines duress as:
Section 242 of Title 18, Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law, makes it a crime for a person acting under color of any law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
For the purpose of Section 242, acts under "color of law" include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within their lawful authority, but also acts done beyond the bounds of that official's lawful authority, if the acts are done while the official is purporting to or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official duties. Persons acting under color of law within the meaning of this statute include police officers, prisons guards and other law enforcement officials, as well as judges, care providers in public health facilities, and others who are acting as public officials. It is not necessary that the crime be motivated by animus toward the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin of the victim.
The offense is punishable by a range of imprisonment up to a life term, or the death penalty, depending upon the circumstances of the crime, and the resulting injury, if any.
TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 242 Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, ... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
Also take note that Biden's Mandate EO is without any required guidelines. In other words, it has no mechanism of enforcement. Read Jon Rappoports's piece on this.
My issue is that I like my employer and I work with a small company where we all, to some extent, know each other, but they also don't want to jeopardize the company as we are a government sub-contractor, so I am not sure how to do all this without it coming across as aggressively confrontational or hostile.
I feel like the way much of this is written comes across as very 'layman lawyer' and hostile 'gotcha' type language, and so I'm trying to process this situation in a way that shows I also am trying to do what is best for the company and myself at the same time.
It's a lot of information there with different approaches. I basically threw it together for you. There's no doubt you'll have to put it in your own language. I didn't intend to write in terms of the 'sensitivity' of your manager.
You are right, you do not want to be perceived as challenging your manager. This is why the informed consent is the best approach to start out with as prescribed. Write it in your own language. You should also mention in writing your religious belief against vaccination. That's all that is needed to be said or should be said. Discussing your religious beliefs will be counter-productive.
As I stated in my posting, when submitting the informed consent, you'll know how this plays out before they even get back with you. You must get Informed Consent though. The questions conveyed are lawful and your life depends on it. If your management refuses to answer the questions, it's not hard to deduce you are going to be terminated. It may delay the inevitable though. The religious exemption, which is already has legal precedent, will most likely fail as well. They are violating the law, and your Rights.
In other words, you are experiencing coercion by your employer, which is also unlawful. It also violates every tenet of the Nuremberg Code. At this point, you must realize you are experiencing tyranny. I hope you recognize this. Your employer is selling you out to the enemy. There's no sense of being a nice guy at that point in time which you know you're going to be terminated. You are being thrown under the bus. If you have a family, then it is not only you, but your wife and kids too. Playing nice is not going to make this go away. Start out amicably despite management using coercion and putting you under duress. Try everything to negotiate a solution. Ask questions regarding Informed Consent. If you know its looking like termination, then educate management on what the existing laws are. An EO never eclipses and over rules legislated law or the Constitution.