Michael Urban: Can my employer force me to disclose my vaccination status?
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Michael Urban, a senior lecturer and director of the University of New Haven’s Doctorate in Occupational Therapy program.Contributed /Show MoreShow Less
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As states roll out their plans of when to vaccinate people, some questions often come up such as, can my employer require me to be vaccinated in order to work? Who do I have to tell my co-workers, local businesses? Will this be an annual event such as the flu vaccine is?
A new three-story condominium complex in the Rose Park neighborhood moved one step closer to approval after the Long Beach Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward the project to the City Council for a necessary zoning change that could allow the project to proceed.
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The commission advanced the project with a unanimous vote with little discussion from commissioners aside from a question about compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, which city staff advised would be addressed during a future part of the project’s timeline.
Currently the parcels of land that the project would be built on is zoned for commercial uses, but if the City Council approves a zoning change in the coming months it would allow for the residential development to go forward.
Employers may be able to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations
Labor employment lawyer gives guidance
Employers may be able to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations By Evan Gorman | January 20, 2021 at 11:29 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 11:29 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Workers may be wondering if their employer can force them to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
The topic is getting a good deal of discussion in legal realms across the Tri-State as doses are expected to become more widely available.
A local attorney tells 14 News that he does believe employers will be able to enforce this.
However, this is not a black and white situation. There is some grey area which include exceptions.
Patty Sakal, A.S.L. Interpreter for Virus Updates, Dies of Covid at 62
Ms. Sakal had worked as an interpreter in Hawaii for nearly 40 years.
Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated updates about the coronavirus for deaf Hawaiians.Credit.via Sakal family
Published Jan. 20, 2021Updated Feb. 3, 2021
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Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated updates about the coronavirus for deaf Hawaiians, died of complications related to Covid-19 on Jan. 15. She was 62.
Ms. Sakal, who lived in Honolulu, died at Alvarado Hospital Medical Center in San Diego. She had gone to San Diego last month to visit one of her daughters, according to her sister, Lorna Mouton Riff.
Williamstown â Mount Greylock will not seek bids on a synthetic turf field, at least not for the next two or three years.
But, the School Committee will seek proposals on a refurbished softball field and hard-surface walking paths to the athletic fields, both required by the federal government under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title IX, with work to be completed by 2022.
The 6-1 vote came last week, after the committee was informed by consultant Dan Colli, from the architectural firm Perkins Eastman, that a full turf field with lighting would cost about $2.8 million.
The proposed project would be funded through a gift of $5 million from Williams College for capital projects. About $3.6 million remains in the account. The committee wants to keep at least $1 million in that account for unexpected needs.