Workers who quit rather than risk COVID on job still hope to collect unemployment
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Jonathan Burlingame had seen enough in mid-July.
The machines at the factory he worked at in South Boston were not wiped down enough, he said. Gloves and masks were in short supply, except for the workers who, like himself, took it upon themselves to bring their own. And he heard that some workers were testing positive, even though management hadn’t said a word.
With his parents moving in with him in a matter of weeks his father, 75, a two-time cancer survivor and mother, 71, both fleeing rising coronavirus cases in Florida Burlingame quit, deciding that he couldn’t continue to go into a workplace he no longer believed was safe. Burlingame’s employer did not respond to a request for comment.
Many workers have been forced into choosing between their health and their paychecks. The Biden administration seeks to change that. But experts say it will be complicated.
In the age of COVID-19, less agile organizations have stumbled in creating virtual office arrangements while more nimble ones have adapted quickly on the fly.
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Donohoo and Motil
Chief Judge William Mudge announced Friday that the circuit judges of the Third Judicial Circuit selected Angela P. Donohoo and Ronald S. Motil to fill two associate judge vacancies.
“Angela Donohoo and Ron Motil bring a great deal of experience and professionalism to our bench,” Mudge stated in a press release. “They are great additions to the Third Judicial Circuit, and join an outstanding group of men and women who impartially and fairly administer justice for the people of Madison and Bond Counties. My colleagues and I look forward to working with both of them.”
Associate judges are picked by the circuit s elected judges. In the Third Judicial Circuit where there are nine elected circuit judge seats, applicants must receive at least five votes, otherwise balloting goes to a subsequent round. Currently there are only eight seated circuit judges due to the retirement of circuit judge Richard Tognarelli earlier this month.