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United Airlines Pauses Vaccine Mandate For Workers Seeking Exemption

A federal judge ordered the company to temporarily suspend its plan to put unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave if they requested an exemption.
Posted at 3:03 PM, Oct 13, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-13 15:03:54-04

United Airlines' COVID vaccine mandate is on hold for employees who asked for religious or medical exemptions.

Fewer than 3% of employees requested those exemptions. They were supposed to be put on either medical or paid leave. 

Six employees filed a federal lawsuit against United and will continue getting paid while their case is argued in court.