Several dozen Tennessee companies and institutions that were requiring employee vaccinations will no longer be allowed to enforce such rules. The change was announced Wednesday by the state comptroller and comes in response to a pair of federal court rulings the day before.
Tennessee businesses begin lining up for special permission to mandate vaccines
A new state law signed Friday is meant to ban Tennessee companies from requiring COVID vaccinations. But businesses are already starting to ask for exceptions that will let them keep mandating vaccines.
What to expect from Tennessee’s special session on COVID-19
State lawmakers are coming back to Nashville for another special legislative session this week. WPLN political reporter Blaise Gainey spoke with afternoon host Marianna Bacallao about what to expect now that the topic is COVID.
Tennesseans fired for not getting vaccinated can receive unemployment, though some are left in limbo
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.
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