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COVID-19 workplace safety law HB 581; Maryland Essential Workers’ Protection Act imposes workplace requirements on certain employers during a health emergency – employers that operate in certain essential sectors and have employees who must work onsite in essential functions.
Uber asks governments to prioritize its drivers access to the coronavirus vaccine Follow Us
Question of the Day By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times - Friday, December 11, 2020
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is urging states to prioritize his company’s drivers when determining who will obtain access to forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines.
“I’m asking governors in all 50 states + DC to prioritize drivers & delivery people for early vaccine access,” Mr. Khosrowshahi tweeted on Thursday. “These frontline workers should get the vaccine before people like me.”
Earlier this month earlier made a similar pitch to the federal government, and wrote to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recommend the CDC designate its drivers and delivery people as non-health essential workers to gain access to the vaccine first.
10.9%
Under the December Order, if ICU capacity dips below the 15%
threshold, the following mandates will apply:
All gatherings with members of other households are
prohibited.
All individuals living in the region shall stay home or at
their place of residence except as necessary to conduct activities
associated with the operation, maintenance, or usage of critical
infrastructure, as required by law, or as specifically permitted in
the December Order.
Critical infrastructure sectors may operate and must continue
to modify operations pursuant to the applicable sector guidance. This includes
functions critical to public health and safety, as well as economic
and national security.