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Mask Mandates
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Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 33: Ninth Circuit Revives Mask Policy Bias Suit
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Brittany Wunderlich with their discussion of a Ninth Circuit’s ruling…
Legal Profession Blog
Who Were Those Unmasked Men (And Woman)?
The United State Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a suit brought by the House members who were fined $500 for refusing to…
Law and the Workplace
Florida Expands Ban on Vaccination, Testing and Masking Mandates
By Jurate Schwartz, Evandro Gigante, Laura M. Fant, Margo Richard
On May 11, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a “medical freedom” bill (SB 252), which amends and expands the existing Florida statute Section 381.00316, prohibiting businesses from requiring…
Religion Clause
11th Circuit: Jewish Student’s Masking Objections Do Not Get 1st Amendment Protection
In Zinman v. Nova Southeastern University, Inc., (11th Cir., March 29, 2023), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Florida federal district court's dismissal of a suit by a…
Religion Clause
Cert. Denied in Mootness Dismissal of Free Exercise Challenge to Mask Mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning denied review in Resurrection School v. Hertel, (Docket No. 22-181, certiorari denied 10/31/2022). (Order List.) In the case, an en banc panel of the U.S. 6th…
Religion Clause
Mask Mandate Did Not Violate Free Exercise Rights
In Bush v. Fantasia, (D MA, Sept. 12, 2022), a Massachusetts federal district court dismissed claims that a COVID mask mandate imposed by a town Board of Health and a public…
The Right Coast
NYT reminds nervous parents that they can mask their kids to protect them from … monkeypox HotAir
Technically speaking, masks are probably more effective at preventing monkeypox than they are at preventing COVID. The coronavirus floats in tiny aerosolized droplets that can pass through simple masks. The…
Law Times News
Are masking policies still valid?
While many jurisdictions remove mandates, workplaces remain hot-button areas
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
No Universal Masking Mandate in Los Angeles or Across California
By Susan E. Groff, Sean Paisan
In March 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) dropped universal indoor masking, though masking was still required in certain places. By April 2022, most counties had also ceased…
California Workplace Law Blog
No Universal Masking Mandate in Los Angeles or Across California
By Susan E. Groff, Sean Paisan
In March 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) dropped universal indoor masking, though masking was still required in certain places. By April 2022, most counties had also ceased…