My colleague Margot Roosevelt covered
workplace-related complaints and lawsuits trickling in as part of our recent
One of her findings: It’s unclear exactly how these disputes will turn out. “We’ve not had anything like this pandemic in a hundred years,” UC Berkeley law professor Catherine Fisk told Roosevelt. “And employment laws were developed fairly recently when infectious diseases were not a major threat, other than the annual flu.”
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That said, here are some commonly asked questions about employees’ rights as they return to in-person work, based on Roosevelt’s reporting.
Can your boss require you to get vaccinated?
By Tom Moore
May 25, 2021
(Columbus) - The lawyer for the mother of Tamir Rice has filed what s called a Friend of the Court brief, to take a stand against efforts by the Cleveland Police Patrolmen s Association to have former Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann reinstated to his job. Loehmann shot and killed the 12-year-old. He was fired from the Cleveland Police for lying on his job application.
Samaria Rice s attorney Subodh Chandra, says Rice is against the CPPA s effort to have Loehmann reinstated. Loehmann, and his partner, were not criminally charged in the boy s death.,
Samaria Rice told 3 News anchor Russ Mitchell that the union is wasting their time and their money. She said if she had the chance to speak to Loehmann, she would tell him that his career in law enforcement is over, and he should find some other employment. Samaria Rice also said, hopefully God will spare you, and have mercy on you, when that day (of judgement) comes.
3News Russ Mitchell is serving as grand marshal for the virtual event. Author: WKYC Staff Updated: 2:08 AM EDT May 23, 2021
BEACHWOOD, Ohio The 19th annual Walk, Rock and Run campaign kicked off today in Cleveland, once again raising money for the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio.
The event will be virtual for a second straight year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and participants can walk wherever they want to: neighborhood, park, treadmill, or wherever else is convenient. In addition, 3News Russ Mitchell will serve as grand marshal.
The diversity center celebrates justice, equity, and inclusion in the area. All of the money raised will go toward schools and youth programming.