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  1. June 14, 2021

    5 Takeaways After Hospital's Worker Vaccine Mandate Upheld

    By confirming the legality of a Houston hospital's requirement that workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, a federal judge may have given reluctant employers the nudge they need to put vaccination mandates of their own in place. Here are five takeaways from Saturday's decision.

  2. June 13, 2021

    Houston Hospital Can Require Workers Get COVID Vaccine

    A federal judge on Saturday tossed a suit by Texas medical workers challenging their hospital's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, in a fiery dismissal that marks the country's first federal ruling on such mandates.

  3. June 11, 2021

    Texas Judge Wary Of Hospital Staff's Vaccine Policy Challenge

    A Texas federal judge showed deep skepticism on Friday of claims that a Houston hospital was unduly coercing staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19, during a hearing on the hospital's bid to dismiss the policy challenge.

  4. June 09, 2021

    4 Legal Battles Over Workplace Vaccine Mandates To Watch

    A Houston hospital system suspended nearly 180 workers Tuesday who are refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine or haven't completed their two-shot regimen. That's one of four battles over the legality of vaccine mandates to keep an eye on.