Articles Tagged With: exemption
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Denying Religious Exception Proves Costly in Flu Mandate
The line between religious exemption and discrimination was brightly drawn recently by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Faced with an EEOC lawsuit regarding an employee denied a religious exemption, an Atlanta pediatric facility settled a religious discrimination lawsuit by agreeing to pay a fired employee $45,000.
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APIC Issues Call to Action Against Antivaccine Movement
The antivaccine movement is lobbying state legislatures to widen exemptions against childhood school immunizations and other mandates. As infection preventionists, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has taken on the fight.
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Hospital Fined $74k in Flu Shot Religious Exemption Case
As more facilities go to mandatory vaccination policies, infection preventionists must clarify what exceptions are allowed and under what conditions.
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New Rules Undermine Federal Contraceptive Coverage Guarantee
The regulations leave the coverage guarantee in place, but greatly extend exemptions.