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Tennesseans fired for not getting vaccinated can receive unemployment, though some are left in limbo

Blake Farmer

October 25, 2021

Lee Chapel AME vaccine event
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Tennessee Republicans fighting against COVID vaccine mandates are trying to make sure all workers who are fired can receive unemployment. The push may resume in the legislature’s special session this week — though for the most part, the fight is symbolic.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: BlueCross BlueShield, G.A. Hardaway, ORNL, Tennessee Unemployment Trust Fund, vaccine mandate

Oak Ridge National Lab Executive Talks Up Clean Energy At His TVA Nomination Hearing

Natasha Senjanovic

November 29, 2017

A Senate subcommittee heard from the deputy director of operations at Oak Ridge National Lab on Tuesday, along with President Trump’s three other nominees to the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: ORNL, TVA

ORNL Working to Charge Cars On the Fly

Blake Farmer

September 17, 2012

Oak Ridge National Lab has been working on getting rid of power cords for all kinds of chargeable devices. Scientists are now close to commercializing wireless chargers for electric cars.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: electric vehicle, Nissan Leaf, Oak Ridge National Lab, ORNL, wireless charging

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