Court rules Newport store must comply with mask mandate
Ruling requires owner and employees to wear masks while operating business Share Updated: 2:15 PM EST Feb 24, 2021 Jake Cookson
Ruling requires owner and employees to wear masks while operating business Share Updated: 2:15 PM EST Feb 24, 2021
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Show Transcript CHECK WITH YOUR TOWN CLERK. LIVE IN OUR UPPER VALLEY NEWSROOM LATE TODAY A VERMONT JUDGE ISSUED A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. Directing owners of THE UPS STORE IN NEWPORT to COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR S MANDATE. REQUIRING MASKS. The ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE.said the court rule THE STORE May not EMPLOY WORKERS who REFUSE TO WEAR MASKS OR OPERATE WITHOUT REQUIRING MASKS BE W
Vermont attorney general sues UPS store for violating mask mandate
Second enforcement action from AG office since pandemic began Share Updated: 5:40 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 Jake Cookson
Second enforcement action from AG office since pandemic began Share Updated: 5:40 PM EST Feb 19, 2021
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Show Transcript MATT LEIGHTON HAS THE STORY NAT - NATURAL SOUNDS THIS NEWPORT U- P-S STORE, STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS ONE DAY AFTER LOSING ITS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR NOT REQUIRING ITS WORKERS TO WEAR MASKS.NOW BEING SUED FOR VIOLATING THE STATE S MASK MANDATE. T.J. DONOVAN / (D) VERMONT ATTORNEY GENERAL - WE ALL HAVE A JOB TO DO, WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY, EVERYBODY HAS SACRIFICED, LET S FINISH THE JOB AND THE FACT THAT THIS GUY WON T, REALLY LEFT US NO CHOICE SO I TAKE NO PLEASURE IN DOING THIS, IT S THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO BUT WE RE GONNA DO OUR JOBS THE ATTORNEY GENERALS S OFFICE FIRST SENT THE BUSINESS TWO CEASE AND DE
Lawsuit Is Second Enforcement Action Brought By The AG Since Start of Pandemic
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan today filed a civil lawsuit and motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop a Newport business from operating in violation of Governor Scott’s executive order and addenda. The State of Vermont alleges that HNR Desautels LLC, doing business as the UPS Store, and its owner, Andre “Mark” Desautels, are in violation of Governor Scott’s orders by working in the presence of others without wearing required cloth face coverings.
The state alleges that by refusing to follow the mandatory health and safety requirements around employee mask use, the Defendants placed both employees and members of the public at risk due to the spread of COVID-19. In seeking the preliminary injunction, the State is asking the Court to require the Defendants to cease violating the Governor’s COVID-19-related orders. The lawsuit was filed in