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Marler Blog
Hey, CDC, lets recommend Hepatitis A Vaccines to all Food Service Workers
By Bill Marler
I am heading to Atlanta on Monday. Perhaps I can convince the CDC with good arguments and t-shirts that it is past time to recommend vaccinating food service workers against…
Healthcare Workplace Update
CMS COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing Requirements to Formally End This Summer
By Patricia Anderson Pryor, Michael R. Bertoncini, Sarah R. Skubas, Trisana N. Spence
The Biden-Harris Administration announced on May 1, 2023, that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would soon be eliminating COVID-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare providers. On May 31,…
Law and the Workplace
Department of Labor Issues Updated FLSA and FMLA Posters
By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released updated posters regarding the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Employers covered by these laws…
Marler Blog
Here we go again – PLEASE vaccinate Food Service Workers.
By Bill Marler
Perhaps I should send them a t-shirt? The Marion County Health Department (MCHD), in cooperation with La Cocina Mexicana Restaurant in Salem, is investigating a report of Hepatitis A virus…
Religion Clause
Mississippi Must Grant Religious Exemptions To School Vaccination Requirements
In Bosarge v. Edney, (SD MS, April 18, 2023), a Mississippi federal district court issued a preliminary injunction requiring Mississippi's State Health Officer, as well as school officials named as defendants,…
Bill Madden's Blog
Medical: University nursing student placement cancellations & Covid-19.
By Bill Madden
Western Sydney University v Thiab [2023] NSWCA 57 (on Caselaw). In August 2021, when about to commence a clinical placement at a hospital, Ms Thiab disclosed that she was not vaccinated against…
Food Safety News
Publisher’s Platform: It’s time to deal with hepatitis A and food service workers
By Bill Marler
-- OPINION -- ACIP SecretariatAdvisory Committee on Immunization Practices 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mailstop H24-8Atlanta, GA 30329-4027acip@cdc.gov Re: Letter to the CDC’s Committee on Immunization Practices – It is time to…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Saskatchewan appeal court overturns order letting father have daughter vaccinated against her wishes
In this case, allowing child to not receive COVID-19 vaccine is in her best interests, court rules
Marler Blog
National Restaurant Association, protect your members from bankruptcy, suggest hepatitis A vaccines for all restaurant workers
By Bill Marler
Famous Anthony’s “About Us” Page in its website tells the story of a family run, Roanoke institution that has been taken to its knees in bankruptcy because one employee was…
Worms & Germs Blog
US Canine Influenza Outbreaks and Vaccination Decisions
By Scott Weese
As canine flu causes another (and particularly impressive) round of outbreaks in the US, a lot of questions arise. A big one involves vaccination. I won’t go over the whole…