There is a debate behind a key policy change for Tarrant County employees.
The debate is whether to take away the additional 10 days of paid leave the county extended to workers who come down with COVID-19, or revamp the guidelines. To date, the county has no official data on how many are vaccinated, however, under the compromise, employees would need to provide proof of vaccination or a valid exemption to qualify for the extended leave.
I thought Judge Whitley was better than this. Seems like discrimination choosing whom you are going to give sick pay to. Hasn’t he heard the omicron is hitting the vaccinated hard? So why shouldn’t all be treated equally?
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