Andrea Hsu
Stories
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National
Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a vaccine mandate for many health care workers
Employers won't have to require their workers to get the COVID vaccine or get regularly tested. The Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration's push to get more of the private sector vaccinated.
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Food
New businesses soared to record highs in 2021. Here's a taste of one of them
The number of business applications reached 5.4 million last year, surpassing the 2020 record of 4.4 million. In the pandemic, millions of people have decided this is the moment to chase their dreams.
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Business
United says 3,000 employees have COVID, but its vaccine mandate has saved lives
In a memo to employees, United CEO Scott Kirby said the airline has 3,000 employees who are currently positive for Covid but that zero of its vaccinated employees are currently hospitalized.
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National
Millions of workers left jobs this year, shifting the balance of power with employers
2021 saw continuing disruption to the labor market and a shift in the balance of power between workers and their bosses. Employers desperate to hire have to pay more to get the workforce they need.
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Business
New businesses have been created at a record-breaking pace during the pandemic
New business applications are on track to top 5 million, smashing the record set in 2020. Behind some of them are new entrepreneurs who have decided this is the moment to chase their dreams.
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Health
Companies are telling unvaccinated workers to pay more for health insurance
Citing the high costs associated with Covid illnesses, a growing number of employers are telling employees who decline to be vaccinated to pay up.
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Business
A lottery could determine the fate of Biden's vaccine rule for 84 million workers
Lawsuits against the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test requirement for private employers have been filed in almost every federal appeals court. One court will be randomly chosen to hear the case.
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Business
Court rules United Airlines can put workers with vaccine exemptions on unpaid leave
A group of United employees had asked the court to block United's policy of putting workers with religious or medical exemptions on unpaid leave. They were denied the request.
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Business
Blocked for now, Biden's vaccine-or-test rule for workers faces uncertain future
The Biden administration says it will defend its rule requiring some 84 million workers to get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. More than two dozen states have sued to stop it.
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Business
Biden's vaccine rules for 100 million workers are here. These are the details
Companies with at least 100 employees must ensure their workers get a COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing. Some 17 million health care workers face a vaccine mandate with no testing option.