Unvaccinated Federal Workers to Get Unpaid Leave, Pink Slips (1)

Federal workers will have to prove they’re vaccinated by Nov. 8 or face unpaid suspension followed by termination, according to new guidance for President Joe Biden‘s Covid-19 directive for the federal workforce.

The guidance, published by the Office of Personnel Management on Friday, encourages agencies to collect vaccine cards from their workers. Enforcement of Biden’s federal vaccination requirements is to begin Nov. 9.

Employees who haven’t received their final dose of a one- or two-shot vaccine by then should be given a five-day grace period to start their vaccination process, the guidance said. Workers who fail to receive ...