By Peter Lowe and Hannah Wurgaft, Brann and Isaacson
Although COVID-19 cases are spiking in Maine and across the county, we are starting to see a ray of light at the end of the tunnel a vaccine. Maine is expected to receive nearly 75,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses before the end of the year. With widespread availability of vaccines in 2021, many are wondering whether employers will require their employees to be vaccinated. Employers who plan on offering or mandating the vaccine should plan ahead and begin considering their policy.
State and federal guidance
In creating a COVID vaccine policy, employers should review state and federal guidance. Federal agencies generally permit employers to require employees to be vaccinated. In newly issued guidance, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission did not come right out and say that the COVID vaccine could be mandated for employees. But it stated that the vaccine would not be considered a medical examination under the Amer
The vaccine for COVID-19 might be the beginning of the end of the pandemic, but for airlines, it’s the beginning of the discussion about how and whether a vaccine will factor into the future of flying.
The discussion gained momentum after Alan Joyce, chief executive of Qantas Airways, said in November that the Australian airline will require passengers for international flights to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
“Whether you’ll need that domestically, we’ll have to see what happens with COVID-19 and the market, but certainly for international visitors coming out and people leaving the country, we think that’s a necessity,” Joyce said, according to CBS News.
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District judge Phil Gilbert declared an Edwardsville asbestos firm’s motion to dismiss moot in a former paralegal’s suit alleging she was fired for requesting intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
On Dec. 10, Gilbert entered an order finding that because plaintiff Bobbie Jones filed an amended complaint after defendant Flint Law Firm moved for dismissal, the motion is moot.
Flint Law filed its motion to dismiss on May 26, arguing that it communicated with Jones about her absences and tardiness in July 2017. The next month, Jones was approved intermittent FMLA leave. In response, her daily job duties were changed to accommodate her intermittent leave, but her official title, compensation and benefits were not changed, the motion stated.
Family continues fight to save dog
Kollenburn family submits last-minute efforts to save Lladk with final decision expected next week
It has been a long fight for the Kollenburns, of Molalla, owners of dog Lladk, whose euthanasia date has been set and extended repeatedly. But they are not giving up on protecting their service dog and beloved family pet.
The latest euthanasia date was set for after 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, but that has been postponed to after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, so that a circuit court judge can hear a final appeal next week.
After Lladk bit Lanea and Caleb Kollenburn s toddler son in July in what the family calls a freak accident, the county decided to put Lladk down through euthanasia.
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