Canadian Press NewsAlert: Arbitrator upholds B.C. flu shot policy

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A flu shot is administered in Jackson, Miss., Oct.17, 2012. A British Columbia arbitrator has upheld a provincial government policy requiring health-care workers in the province to get a flu shot or wear a mask while caring for patients during flu season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Rogelio V. Solis

VANCOUVER – A British Columbia arbitrator has upheld a provincial government policy requiring health-care workers in the province to get a flu shot or wear a mask while caring for patients during flu season.

The ruling from the arbitrator says the policy is a valid exercise of the employer’s management rights.

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