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There are lots of good reasons why business owners would want to know how, when, and if employees are getting the Covid-19 vaccine. From a safety and health standpoint, vaccine information could help business owners make key decisions. The knowledge could affect hourly schedules, location, and whether people can work from home as a reasonable accommodation for not getting a jab. For businesses now temporarily closed, it could support the decision to open shop.
Generally, yes: You can ask employees if they ve received a vaccine. Though if you do request information, tread lightly and make sure there s a legitimate business reason for doing so such as resigning a lease or hiring more people. Asking for additional information could get you in more trouble than it s worth, says David Barron, a Houston-based labor and employment attorney for Cozen O Connor.
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January 25, 2021 2.05pm
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PATTY SAKAL: 1958 - 2021
Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated updates about the coronavirus for deaf Hawaiians, died on Friday of complications related to COVID-19. She was 62.
Sakal, who lived in Honolulu, died at Alvarado Hospital Medical Centre in San Diego, where she had gone last month to visit one of her daughters, according to Sakal’s sister, Lorna Mouton Riff.
Sakal, who worked as an ASL interpreter for nearly four decades in a variety of settings, had become a mainstay in coronavirus press briefings in Hawaii, working with both the former mayor of Honolulu, Kirk Caldwell, and Governor David Ige to interpret news for the deaf community.
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The Jamestown City Council will be voting on how it will spend $1.5 million in federal funding.
Today, the council is slated to vote on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2020 annual and five-year consolidated action plans for the federal funding it receives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Prior to the online council meeting that starts at 7:30 p.m., a virtual ZOOM public hearing on CDBG funding will be held at 6 p.m. People can join the public hearing by visiting us02web.zoom.us/j/81574647617 or by calling 646-558-8656, with meeting identification being 81574647617. The council meeting will be streamed online at www.jamestownny.gov/live.
MASSENA — The Massena Town Council has approved three policies that are required to receive grant funding such as a micro-enterprise grant received by the town — a Fair Housing
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This film recounts the inspiring life of Father Bill Atkinson (1946-2006), who was paralyzed as a teenager and went on to become the first quadriplegic priest in the U.S.
A sledding accident at the age of 19 changed his life forever, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down.
Extraordinary: The Bill Atkinson Story airs Monday, January 25, 2021 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV, and on Thursday, January 28 at 7 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD.
This documentary is presented as part of
Dialogue on Disability, a partnership between WXXI and Al Sigl Community of Agencies that celebrates people with differing abilities.