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OSHA officially shelves Biden's employee vaccine mandate

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 25, 2022

The emergency requirement was technically downgraded into a proposed rule, meaning it still could be adopted, but only through the usual prolonged process.

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Starbucks opts not to require worker vaccinations

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 19, 2022

The coffee giant, which earlier announced plans to require vaccines or tests, is now encouraging inoculation after the Supreme Court killed the federal mandate.

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Starbucks loses another round in its struggle to halt unionization

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 18, 2022

Three more stores in Buffalo, N.Y., will vote at the end of the month on union representation. In all, organizing activities are underway in about 25 stores.

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Another union setback may not be the worst of Starbucks' labor problems

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 18, 2022

Reality Check: Units aren't using the sophisticated tech that's been installed to alleviate GM's personnel burdens.

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Biden administration shifts its emphasis to voluntary workplace vaccination and testing

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 14, 2022

Hours after the Supreme Court struck down a mandate that employees of large companies be vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Labor indicated it would urge companies to make the move on their own volition.

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Why the Supreme Court’s vaccine decision is bad for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 14, 2022

Reality Check: Sure, complying with Biden's mandate would have cost time, money and aggravation. But might the alternative be even worse?

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Supreme Court blocks Biden's employee vaccine mandate

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 13, 2022

The matter is still not dead because of pending deliberations at the circuit-court level, but the nation's highest court said it expects the requirement to be shot down.

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