US judge rules for United Airlines in employee vaccine dispute

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Washington (AFP) – A US judge ruled Monday in favor of United Airlines, which offered unpaid leave to employees who declined to receive a mandated Covid-19 vaccine on religious or medical grounds. The decision came after a federal appeals court on Saturday suspended a vaccine mandate by President Joe Biden’s administration that is intended to push millions of workers at businesses with more than 100 employees into getting Covid-19 shots. United Airlines had announced on August 6 that its employees should be vaccinated or risk being terminated. “It is not for the Court to decide if United’s vac…

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