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Vaccinations
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Drug & Device Law
No Unemployment Comp Benefits for Worker Discharged for Vaccine Refusal
When we let it be known we were going to ACI in New York City this week, several friends expressed concern that we might finally lose the virus lottery and…
Religion Clause
2nd Circuit Remands Challenge to Emergency Ban of Unvaccinated Children from Public Places
In M.A. v Rockland County Department of Health, (2d Cir., Nov. 9, 2022), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals sent back to the trial court a free exercise challenge…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Tips for Employers to Prepare for a COVID-19 Winter Surge
By Guest Author
Does anyone want to hear about the potential for a COVID-19 winter surge? Probably not. Unfortunately, experts warn that a surge is possible. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Worms & Germs Blog
Pet Vaccination Questions, Part 4: Vaccination at the Time of Surgery
By Scott Weese
A busy hockey weekend delayed this topic. I thought this would be a quick one, but there are some interesting and complex issues…and as we move deeper into the vaccination…
Religion Clause
Alternatives For Employees With Religious Exemptions From Vaccination Are Not Discriminatory
In Dollar v. Goleta Water District, (CD CA, Oct. 3, 2022), a California federal district court held that the COVID vaccination policy for employees of the Goleta Water District did not…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Polio Outbreak Expanding in New York
By Shivam Singh
The head of the Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Jose R Romero, believes that “many people” in New York City now carry the polio virus and urges all people to…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
With Omicron vaccines approved, U.S. pushes for fall flu and Covid shots
As summer ends, millions of Americans should pop around the corner for a healthy double — that is, a pair of vaccinations, one targeted against the latest, widely circulating coronavirus…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
CDC Interpretive Summary on COVID-19 for August 26, 2022
By A. Scott Hecker, Adam R. Young, James L. Curtis, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: The CDC has found that COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are leveling off from their rise over the summer. The CDC…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
As U.S. gears up for fall pandemic battles, a disease-fighting leader retires
This fall our nation will go once more into the breach, with federal officials hoping that another big push for vaccinations against the coronavirus and flu will stave off the…
Religion Clause
Court Gives Guidance On Assessing Whether Parents Had Sincerely Held Religious Belief Opposing Vaccination
In In the Interest of C.C., (GA Sup. Ct., Aug. 23, 2022), the Georgia Supreme Court gave guidance to a Juvenile Court on how to determine whether parents' objections to vaccinating…