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  "path": "/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/05/eeoc-orders-compensation-for-feds-denied-religious-exemptions-to-covid-19-vaccine/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T21:19:38.000Z",
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    "All News",
    "Management",
    "Workforce",
    "Workforce Rights/Governance",
    "Andrea Lucas",
    "Bureau of Indian Education",
    "Civil Rights Act",
    "COVID-19 vaccine mandate",
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    "Donald Trump",
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  "textContent": "A new appellate decision from EEOC ordered a reversal of the denied religious exemptions, compensation for the affected employees and a new investigation.",
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