Nobody wants to see an accident involving flammable, corrosive or radioactive material. But understanding the rules put in place to prevent these accidents isn’t easy.
New York City’s vaccine mandates are unaffected by the court ruling.
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A legal scholar explains what the ruling means for other vaccine mandates and the government’s ability to protect public health.
Tyson Foods is one of the companies that already said it would require workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Overlapping vaccine mandates at the federal, state and local levels aims to reduce the number of unvaccinated Americans.
Nearly 1,000 workers at this Smithfield Foods pork-processing plant in South Dakota contracted COVID-19 between mid-March and mid-April 2020.
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Thousands of workers at meat- and poultry-processing plants have contracted COVID-19, and hundreds have died. A legal scholar recommends ways to make their jobs safer.
Tens of millions of Americans who have been telecommuting during the pandemic are beginning to head back to the office – even though COVID-19 remains a threat.
Some U.S. workplaces can be dangerous.
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Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow, Ash Center for Democracy Harvard Kennedy School / Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University