My company has decided to fall in line with President Shitbritches. Here’s the email I received on Friday. I have good reason to file for medical exemption due to having Bells Palsy as a result of a vax a few years ago. I might file for a religious exemption too.
As Steve shared in today’s (Friday, November 5) video message, Company leadership strongly encourages our employees to be vaccinated, but we do not agree with mandating COVID-19 vaccinations. Recently, the federal government issued vaccination mandates for federal contractors and under Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) that will impact U.S. employees. These government mandates supersede state and local laws as well as company policies.
We are also seeing numerous customers that are requiring vendor employees who enter their facilities to be vaccinated. This is very similar to other customer credentialing requirements that we are accustomed to meeting as a condition of doing business.
Notwithstanding our individual or collective views on these mandates, we believe that we must prepare to comply with the requirements of the federal government and our customers in order to continue our critical, life-saving work.
What’s next?
• If you are fully vaccinated, there is no immediate action required. You are “fully vaccinated” if:
◦ You have received 2 doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
◦ Two weeks have passed since your final dose.
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• If you are partially vaccinated, please complete the second dose as required.
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• If you are not vaccinated, please consider getting your vaccine as soon as possible.
◦ You may take paid work time to get your vaccine and/or recover from potential side effects.
◦ Currently, the mandates require full vaccination by January 4, 2022.
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• If you do not intend to be vaccinated based on medical necessity or religious belief, please contact your Human Resources Business Partner to request an exemption.
◦ If granted an exemption, you may be required to comply with other safety precautions such as frequent testing and wearing facial covering.
◦ We want to be as flexible as possible but recognize that there may be situations where it is impossible to meet customer demands and accommodate individual requests. If you are unable to perform the duties of your job, we may be forced to end your employment. As Steve said, we do not want to have to make that difficult decision.
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• Before the end of the year, you will be asked to document your vaccination or accommodation information in a secure software platform. We will provide more detail about this program closer to its release date.
Regardless of mandates, the company encourages those who can get vaccinated to do so. This continues to be a very dynamic and fluid time. As the situation evolves, we will share information as it becomes available. Thank you for your ongoing dedication to our customers and delivering on our Purpose, Passion and Promise.