That report in the Chilkat Valley News says the 21-year-old intern was fired as a result.
Interim borough manager Alekka Fullerton told the newspaper that the student drove from Anchorage to Haines after being tested in Anchorage. He didn’t wait for his test result, according to Fullerton, and found out he tested positive after arriving in Haines on Friday, Jan. 8.
Despite promises to isolate in Haines, he boarded the flight to Juneau on Sunday, January 10.
He was scheduled to intern for Anchorage Representative Andy Josephson. The newspaper says the intern declined to comment. Josephson told the paper that the man who was not identified won t be interning for him. “He’s not going to be interning for me,” Josephson said.
COVID, transparency, and LGBTQ-related bills teed up for Alaska’s 2021 legislative session Emily Boerger | Jan 11, 2021
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Among the list are several pandemic-related pieces of legislation. House Bill 4 would exempt businesses and employees from liability for “sickness, death, economic loss, and other damages suffered by a customer” who is exposed to COVID-19 while patronizing the business, unless there is intentional misconduct or gross negligence. House Bill 1 would require an audit of CARES Act expenditures for the community assistance program and direct grants to communities and municipalities. The audit would be due to the legislature January 20, 2022.
Also related to the pandemic, Rep. Andy Josephson has pre-filed HB 45, which would help assure compensation for frontline workers – such as EMTs, paramedics, providers, and teachers – for illness-related absences during disaster emergencies due to contagious disease o
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