Nick Rolovich (Wazzu) fired with cause

[GeoDawg]

Aren't vaccines provinces of the states?

Is there anything in writing for the businesses with 100+ employees that fall under the mandate? There is an EO for fed employees with compliance dates in NOV but they still have not issued guidance on submitting exemptions and I don't think they have even started on a plan. See there's this thing called the FY22 Defense Spending Authorization Bill and buried in Sec 720 is guidance on exemptions from mandated Covid shots. It's passed the house but still has to pass the senate and the president before it becomes law. Then they have to develop and implement the plan. This shit will drag into 2022 and I'd be willing to bet in late NOV 22 that Covid will be an after thought.

LOL at you who thought the government could be efficient.

I'm a fed employee in a civilian position. The deadline given in the EO is the 22nd of November, just before Thanksgiving. Imagine that. My agency is beginning to ramp up to push employees toward that deadline. And yes, you are correct that no guidance has been given on how to apply for an exemption. So, we will see what happens.

I can tell you that I just sat in on teleconference with our District Leader in which he went over the EO and tried to answer some questions. If the chat line of that teleconference is any indication, I would guess that there are 30 to 50 percent of employees that are balking at the mandate. How many of those actually don't get the vaccine is anybodies guess, but there could be a significant number and it could impact the mission of the agency. You could tell that was the concern of the District Leader. He is between a rock and a hard place. He has to implement the policy, but realizes it may result in the mission not being accomplished or greatly delayed.

And before anybody says great, less federal employees. You won't see a refund in your taxes, but you could see a delay in receiving social security checks, retirement checks, or not being able to go fishing at your favorite fishing hole or camp at your favorite camping site.

Oh and by the way, the mandates apply to federal contractors as well.

And before anyone asks, I am vaccinated and I'm retiring at the end of the year. Either way, I'm good to go, unless they are delayed in processing my retirement.