On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1480 (SB 1480) into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) by restricting the use of criminal conviction records.
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Ruling From Parliamentarian Gives Democrats an Extra
Shot at Reconciliation. At the onset of the Biden
Presidency, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sat for an interview with NBC News in which he
telegraphed a so-called ace up his sleeve. Well, I
think we now know the identity of the Ace: The most important
policy news on the federal level to drop since the
last newsletter is the Parliamentarian s ruling
that the majority party in the Senate the Democrats, via Kamala
Harris for those uninitiated may pass three reconciliation bills this year.
Forsyth County Reports Higher No-Show Rate For Vaccination Appointments Amid Side Effects Concerns by April Laissle
5:40pm Apr 13, 2021 Forsyth County s top public health official says recent media attention on the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) shot has already increased vaccine hesitancy. DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP
Forsyth County, Novant Health, and Wake Forest Baptist Health are all pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after rare blood clots were reported in six patients. Forsyth County s top public health official says the news has already increased vaccine hesitancy.
About 1,600 appointments at the county’s most recent weekend mass vaccination event were canceled. That’s a no-show rate of about 25%. Public Health Director Joshua Swift says that’s more than double the rate they saw at their last event.
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Peter Ohr, the new top lawyer at the National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB), issued a memorandum on March 31, 2021, regarding
employees right to act together to improve their working
conditions, which has long been guaranteed under Section 7 of the
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Acting General Counsel
Ohr dusted off Section 7 with an eye toward highly charged issues
like employee health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic,
national efforts to increase the minimum wage, and political and
social justice movements. Employers should remain cognizant
that employee activity in these realms may be protected, and should
The New Measure
In response to the growing threat of COVID-19 variants, the
Commission des normes, de l équité, de la
santé et de la sécurité du travail
(hereinafter the CNESST ) has announced that, as of
Thursday April 8, 2021, it will require that medical masks be worn
continuously indoors in workplaces. This new requirement will be
applicable throughout Quebec. It is part of a precautionary
approach and follows on from the initiatives taken by the CNESST
since the beginning of the pandemic.
The continuous wearing of a medical mask or a mask certified by
the
Bureau de la normalisation du Québec