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The Arkansas state Senate passed a bill protecting an employee’s right to privacy regarding their vaccination status Thursday, and both the House and Senate sent identical bills to Gov. Asa Hutchinson to exempt employees from federal or employer vaccine mandates. Although Hutchinson has said he does not support a federal vaccination mandate, he expressed concern over placing a state mandate on employers and “defining the employer-employee relationship.” Employer Asks Workers Seeking Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandate to Swear Off Tylenol and Tums - JD Supra Fired for refusing a Covid vaccine? You likely can't get unemployment benefits - CNBC @JournoChrisATL: Arkansas legislation would let employees opt out of workplace Covid vaccine mandates by testing negative weekly or showing immunity through antibody tests twice annually. Similar bills are pending in Ohio and Texas President Joe Biden encouraged more U.S. businesses to obligate workers to get COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday, saying it is vital to ending the pandemic and boosting the economy. The White House also released a report showing that vaccine mandates increased employee vaccination by more than 20 percentage points as more than 25% of businesses and 40% of hospitals have put vaccine requirements in place. Nearly 80% of eligible adults have received at least their first dose. As Covid fears in C-suite stay high, most big companies ‘totally support’ Biden vaccine mandate: CNBC survey - CNBC Mandating vaccines? How tracking tech can help with the next step - HR Executive With COVID-19 mandates rolling out, what to know about religious exemptions - ABC News @kylegriffin1: President Biden: "Here's the deal: These requirements are already proven that they work … The Department of Defense has gone from 67% of active duty force vaccinated to 97% ... Just six weeks into this vaccination requirement. That's how quickly it's moved." U.S. employment increased less than anticipated in September as government payrolls declined, but hiring could p