BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration announced on Monday afternoon that a total of 40,462 active executive branch employees have either submitted the required attestation form or applied for an exemption and are in compliance with the administration’s vaccination mandate, but that still leave over 1,571 people who haven’t.
There is a total of 1,571 active employees of the state’s executive branch who have yet to submit an exemption request or receive their COVID-19 vaccination.
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“The Baker-Polito Administration is encouraged that over 95% of active employees in the executive branch have completed the required attestation form or applied for an exemption and are compliant with Governor Baker’s Executive Order. In the coming days, the administration will work with a small number of employees, not in compliance, and implement progressive discipline if necessary. At this time, the administration does not anticipate any significant staffing shortages in the immediate future.”
In just the last week, state officials have seen an increase of 4,415 additional employees who have submitted attestations.
Each agency’s human resources team will engage employees who have not submitted attestations to determine their vaccination or exemption status.
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On Monday, all employees, unless they have been notified otherwise, have been instructed to go to work.
Employee exemption requests have been considered on a rolling basis, and the remaining requests will be reviewed in the next two weeks.
The Baker-Polito Administration added that the administration does not anticipate any significant staffing shortages in the immediate future.
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