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Straight to It: More COVID-19 vaccine mandates, NBA owner allegations, and McConaughey’s birthday

Nov 04, 2021

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Jimmie’s picks for Thursday, November 4 include:

  • The Labor Department announced companies with more than one hundred employees have until after the holidays to implement a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. On December 5, all unvaccinated employees will be required to wear a mask and take weekly covid tests under OSHA’s new rule. January 4 is the deadline to make sure all employees are fully vaccinated.
  • Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver has a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over the course of 17 years as the team’s owner, according to a story published Thursday by ESPN. Dozens of current and former team employees were interviewed, including some who detailed inappropriate behavior by Sarver. Most of the allegations are from anonymous sources but a few are on the record.

  • Actor Matthew McConaughey turned 52 today. Many used the milestone to press him on his previous comments that he would consider a run for governor of his home state of Texas, potentially as a third-party candidate next year.

HAPPY THURSDAY EVERYONE.
TODAY, WE’RE TALKING VACCINE MANDATES,
MORE FALLOUT FOR ALLEGED MISCONDUCT IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS,
AND A HOLLYWOOD BIRTHDAY.
LET’S GET STRAIGHT TO IT.

THE LABOR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY, COMPANIES WITH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED EMPLOYEES HAVE UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS TO IMPLEMENT ITS COVID VACCINE MANDATE. ON DECEMBER 5TH, ALL UNVACCINATED EMPLOYEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK AND TAKE WEEKLY COVID TESTS UNDER OSHA’S NEW RULE.AND JANUARY 4TH, IS THE DEADLINE TO MAKE SURE ALL EMPLOYEES ARE FULLY VACCINATED. ROBERT SARVER, OWNER OF THE PHOENIX SUNS, IS UNDER FIRE AFTER ESPN SAYS 70 CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES REPORT THERE BEING A TOXIC WORKPLACE CULTURE. SARVER IS ACCUSED OF MISOGYNY, USE OF RACIST LANGUAGE, AND SLURS. THIS NEWS COMES WEEKS AFTER RAIDERS HEAD COACH JON GRUDEN WAS FIRED FOR RACIST, MISOGYNISTIC, AND ANTI-GAY LANGUAGE HE SENT IN EMAILS. ACTOR MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY IS MAKING NEWS TODAY.
NO, HE HASN’T ANNOUNCED HIS BID FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS IN 20-22.
IT’S HIS BIRTHDAY. HE’S 52-YEARS-OLD. OLDER AND WISER.
SO, IS IT WISE FOR UNWISE FOR HIM TO ENTER INTO POLITICS?
WHILE WE WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE DOES… CHECK OUT MY ‘JUST ONE NAME’ STORY ON MCCONAUGHEY TO HEAR HOW HE’S WEIGHING THE DECISION.
THAT’S ALL THE NEWS I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY.
JOIN US BACK HERE AGAIN TOMORROW.