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Laying Off Unvaccinated Employees Could Take ‘Months,’ Krone Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021

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Laying Off Unvaccinated Employees Could Take ‘Months,’ Krone Says

Leidos Chairman and CEO Roger Krone. Photo: Leidos

If the federal government sticks to a pending mandate that almost all employees of federal contractors must be vaccinated against COVID-19, it could still take “months” to layoff unvaccinated employees, the chief executive of one of the top government services companies said on Tuesday. Unvaccinated employees would go through the typical disciplinary actions, which include oral and written processes and then go before the employee disciplinary board, Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos [LDOS], said during the company’s third…

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