Does a State Law Protect Workers Who Defy COVID Mandates?
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Those who don’t want to comply are pushing back — and they say the law is on their side.
President Joe Biden. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Each are using their authority to institute COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Those who don’t want to comply are pushing back — and they say they’ve got the law on their side. Amanda Vinicky has this report.
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Does a State Law Protect Workers Who Defy COVID Mandates?
Clip: 9/27/2021 | 6m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
President Joe Biden. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Each are using their authority to institute COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Those who don’t want to comply are pushing back — and they say they’ve got the law on their side. Amanda Vinicky has this report.
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