US EditionHospital That Fired Nurses for Refusing Vaccines Now Asking Them to Return
- Maine health-care provider MaineGeneral Health has reached out to nurses it fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccination in order to invite them back to work. The hospital acknowledges that the vaccination rule has been waived by the state. Former nurse Terry Poland, who was fired and denied unemployment benefits, expressed her refusal to return to the facility due to the way she was treated.
- Some nurses who were fired and later fought back in court have been successful. Nurse Wendy Cooper has been ordered to be reinstated and negotiate retroactive pay and benefits. The arbitrator's decision upholding Cooper's termination was found to be irrational, violative of public policy, and contrary to the interests of justice.
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Care Center, where Cooper worked, plans to appeal the decision.
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Hospital That Fired Nurses for Refusing Vaccines Now Asking Them to Return
A Maine health-care provider wants the nurses it fired during the pandemic for refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to come back to work. MaineGeneral Health in Augusta has reached out to health-care workers, many of whom were denied unemployment compensation after they were fired, according to The Maine Wire. Former registered nurse Terry Poland shared the message she received from the employer that booted her. “You were once a pro…
Hospital That Fired Nurses for Refusing Vaccines Now Begging Them to Return
A Maine health-care provider wants the nurses it fired during the pandemic for refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to come back to work. MaineGeneral Health in Augusta has reached out to health-care workers, many of whom were denied unemployment compensation after they were fired, according to The Maine Wire. Former registered nurse Terry Poland shared the message she received from the employer that booted her. “You were once a pro…
Maine hospital fired nurses for refusing COVID shots—now it’s begging them to come back - Vermont Daily Chronicle
Some of those workers were even slapped with misconduct charges for refusing to comply with the mandate, many were later denied unemployment benefits, and no requests for religious exemptions honored
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