Governor DeSantis' leadership has saved countless jobs and livelihoods before this holiday season. Disney is a major employer in Florida, and we are proud that the ‘happiest place on Earth’ is here in our state. "Nobody should lose his or her job over these mandates. We believe that all companies in Florida will likewise follow the law signed by Governor DeSantis this week," the governor's office said in a statement issued to FOX 35. "As we would expect, Disney has amended its vaccination policy to comply with Florida law. "We’re making sure that people have a right to earn a living, people have a right to have protections in their place of employment and that parents have protections to be able to direct the upbringing of their kids," the governor said in a signing ceremony.ĭemocrats have criticized the bills as politically motivated and dangerous to public health. He also approved a bill directing the state to begin considering a withdrawal from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which drafted White House vaccine requirements for private businesses with more than 100 employees. Parents and students may sue violating school districts and recover costs and attorney's fees.Īnother bill signed by DeSantis prevents the state health officer from mandating vaccines during a public health emergency. School districts may not have school face mask policies or quarantine healthy students. Educational institutions may not require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Government entities may not require COVID-19 vaccinations of anyone. Employers who violate employee health protections will be fined up to $50,000 per violation. I’m thankful to the Florida Legislature for joining me in standing up for freedom."Įffective immediately, private employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates are prohibited. "Nobody should lose their job due to heavy-handed COVID mandates, and we had a responsibility to protect the livelihoods of the people of Florida. "I told Floridians that we would protect their jobs, and today we made that the law," DeSantis said in a press release this week. Ron DeSantis signed special session legislation that puts new restrictions on COVID-19 vaccine mandates by employers. We just didn't think that there was enough … We just thought it was too soon to totally trust it, and we just wanted to wait … And then, that just led me to take a stand and I just wanted to reason with Disney, then it turned into something else."Īll of this comes after Florida's Republican Gov. They didn't want to lose their job, but they were scared to take the shot because everybody … a lot of us felt that it just wasn't vetted long enough," he said, "We weren't against the vaccine. "That and a lot of cast members were looking to me because they were really scared. 22 to remain employed, with the option to request exemptions for medical or religious reasons.Ĭaturano said his experience becoming infected with COVID-19 was partially what "got to stand up."
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In August, Disney said it would require union employees to show proof of vaccination by Oct.
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In July, Disney said it would make vaccinations mandatory for all on-site salaried and non-union hourly employees in the U.S., giving them a deadline of the end of September. And, as regular cast members, we got it 2 p.m," Caturano explained.Ĭaturano runs the website, which features an open letter to the company questioning Disney's vaccine requirements. And, I heard probably around noon that managers were leaking that they were getting these emails that they were going to stop the mandates.
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But, the legislation really put it over the edge, and it looks like Disney must have had an emergency meeting, I'm guessing. "For me personally, I was trying to reach out to Disney and reason with them when I wrote my open letter on the website. Nick Caturano, a cast member at Disney World for more than 16 years, told FOX Business on Saturday that he had heard managers were leaking e-mails detailing the move two hours before the cast members received them. DISNEY CRUISE LINE VACCINE MANDATE: PASSENGERS 5 AND OLDER MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19