Did I miss something? It says plaintiffs won't be fired "while his or her religious exemption is pending." It then says plaintiffs who were denied religious exemptions can't be fired while their appeals are pending. Finally, it just says the defendants must file a notice that indicates whether or not they agree with the judge. So, does this mean they CAN be fired for not taking the shots as long as it's not during the "exemption pending" or "exemption appeal" process? What happens after both of those? I'm not sure this is good news.
Then again, the title of the article says "Biden admin TEMPORARILY barred..." while the post here leaves out the word "temporarily".
Yeah, great point. I'm a fed worker, and all this story tells me is, as long as they're reviewing/considering my exemption, they can't fire me. In some ways, it's just delaying the (arguable) inevitable.
Did I miss something? It says plaintiffs won't be fired "while his or her religious exemption is pending." It then says plaintiffs who were denied religious exemptions can't be fired while their appeals are pending. Finally, it just says the defendants must file a notice that indicates whether or not they agree with the judge. So, does this mean they CAN be fired for not taking the shots as long as it's not during the "exemption pending" or "exemption appeal" process? What happens after both of those? I'm not sure this is good news.
Then again, the title of the article says "Biden admin TEMPORARILY barred..." while the post here leaves out the word "temporarily".
Yeah, great point. I'm a fed worker, and all this story tells me is, as long as they're reviewing/considering my exemption, they can't fire me. In some ways, it's just delaying the (arguable) inevitable.
I assume most companies are only caving due to the $700,000 fines.
I think this could allow the exemptions to be "pending" forever, allowing employees to keep working, and let the companies off the hook for the fines.
Good theory...I just wonder if the appeal process can be repeated indefinitely or will it only have one chance before someone is fired?