Day archives: December 23rd, 2020

Can employers require workers to take the Covid-19 vaccine?

Quartz – 5 questions answered: “The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency in charge of enforcing laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace, on Dec. 16 said that employers can require employees to get vaccinated before entering the workplace. Now that two Covid-19 vaccines have received emergency use authorization in the US, some people are …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Education, Health Care, Legal Research

Why Pfizer and Moderna can’t be sued for Covid vaccine side effects

CNBC report on YouTube: “The U.S. began vaccinating the population against the coronavirus earlier this month, but mass adoption is not a guarantee. Roughly four in ten Americans say they would “definitely” or “probably” not get a vaccine, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. Watch this video to find out how …

Subjects: Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine

Virginia Big Tree Program

“The Virginia Big Tree Program began as a 4-H and FFA project in 1970. Today the program is coordinated by the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech. We are a passionate community of tree enthusiasts that includes Virginia Tech faculty and staff, Virginia Cooperative Extension staff, and numerous individual and organizational …

Subjects: Climate Change, Education, Environmental Law

ABA releases comprehensive survey report revealing key drivers of judicial stress

CHICAGO, Dec. 23, 2020 — “A comprehensive report released today in the 2020 Journal of The Professional Lawyer surveying more than 1,000 judges across the United States suggests job stress has become a serious health concern in the state judicial ranks, with about one-third or more reporting fatigue and low energy, sleep disturbance or disturbed …

Subjects: Courts, Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine