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With the wide distribution of the vaccine, new COVID-19 protocols negotiated by the professional leagues and their union counterparts are drawing a stark line between vaccinated and unvaccinated players. In the NBA, unvaccinated players are subject to a host of additional restrictions meant to decrease the chance of coronavirus transmission: their lockers will be situated […]
Continue reading …Today’s News & Commentary—September 10, 2021
10/09/2021 Comments Off on Today’s News & Commentary—September 10, 2021On Thursday, Biden announced plans for a monumental vaccine mandate that could apply to as many as 100 million Americans. Under the mandate, employers with more than 100 workers will need to either be vaccinated or else face weekly testing; businesses will also be mandated to provide paid time off to receive inoculations. The vaccine […]
Continue reading …Today’s News & Commentary — July 30, 2021
30/07/2021 Comments Off on Today’s News & Commentary — July 30, 2021The federal government joined a growing list of government employers instituting vaccine requirements for workers. Federal employees and on-site contractors must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear masks and undergo testing, President Biden announced. This comes days after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it would mandate vaccines for workers who interact with patients. The […]
Continue reading …Today’s News & Commentary — July 28, 2021
28/07/2021 Comments Off on Today’s News & Commentary — July 28, 2021Since hitting its peak of more than 3 million shots per day in mid-April, the mass-vaccination campaign has dwindled and waned in the United States, dropping to a current rate of around half a million daily jabs, alarming government officials both in the Biden Administration and in state public health departments across the country as […]
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- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
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- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
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- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
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- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
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Today’s News & Commentary — September 15th, 2021
U.S. District Judge David Hurd in Albany on Tuesday entered a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a New York state health department rule requiring health care workers workers in hospitals and nursing homes to get a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27, for those employed in public institutions, and October 9th, for those […]
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