>>JENNIFER WAUGH: THE CDC HAS EASED MASKING GUIDELINES FOR FULLY VACCINATE PEOPLE AS WE’VE
BEEN REPORTING SINCE LAST
THURSDAY AND NOW PEOPLE WHO
RECEIVE THEIR FINAL SHOT AT
LEAST
2 WEEKS AGO, DON’T HAVE TO WEAR
FACE COVERINGS OUTDOORS AND IN
MOST INDOOR SETTINGS
AS WELL SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN
WHEN YOU GO TO WORK OR MAYBE
WALK INTO
A STORE. JOINING ME THIS
MORNING, ANDY TRUCE OF IT SHE
IS AN EXPERT IN LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT LAW BEEN PRACTICING
FOR ABOUT 29 YEARS IN FACT.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANKS FOR
BEING
WITH US. GOOD MORNING. THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME APPRECIATE IT
SO MY FIRST
QUESTION CAN.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: EMPLOYERS
REQUIRE WORKERS NOW TO WEAR
MASKS IF THEY’RE NOT FULLY
VACCINATED.
>> THEY CAN SO
WHAT GOVERNOR DESANTIS SIGNED
INTO LAW GOES INTO EFFECT JULY
1ST SIGNED A COUPLE EXECUTIVE
ORDERS. SOLDERS TO FILL IN THE
GAP TO JULY 1ST. BUT PRIVATE
BUSINESSES AND THEME PARKS
CAN STILL HAVE THEIR OWN
POLICIES ARE OWN RESTRICTIONS,
THE EASIEST IS THE OLD SIGN NO
SHIRT, NO NO SHOES, NO SERVICE
THEY CAN STILL REQUIRE MASKS IF
THEY WANT A IT’S A IT’S A
CHOICE ABOUT BUSINESSES AND
WHAT ABOUT REQUIRING EMPLOYEES
BECOME VACCINATED.
THAT IS THE GREAT
QUESTION AND IT SO THE EASIEST
WE CAME OUT WITH SOME
GUIDELINES LAST DECEMBER
AND THE U.S. EVEN THOUGH THERE
ARE GUIDELINES ARE NOT LAW.
HELPFUL FOR BUSINESSES TO
GUIDE THEM. 8 YEARS, HE SAYS
YOU CAN REQUIRE BUSINESS, I
MEAN BUSINESSES CAN REQUIRE
EMPLOYEES TO BE VACCINATED
BUT AGAIN THE REASON PEOPLE
DON’T LIKE LAWYERS BECAUSE I’M
ABOUT TO SAY THEY’RE SCARED.
ONE IS THE AMERICAN WITH
DISABILITIES ACT. I MEAN I HAVE
EVER SRI ACTIONS TO VACCINES SO
THEREFORE I AM I’M NOT GOING TO
TAKE THE VACCINE
INTO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND
CERTAINLY HELP RELIGIOUS
POLICE. THE OLD EXAMPLE, I’M
NOT GOING TAKE A BLOOD
TRANSFUSION BECAUSE IT’S
AGAINST MY RELIGIOUS POLICE,
THOSE ARE THE 2 EXCEPTIONS SO
THE ANSWER
IS YES, BUT AS AN EMPLOYMENT
LAWYER FOR 29 YEARS, I WOULDN’T
RECOMMEND BUSINESSES REQUIRING
IN LESSER
HEALTH CARE.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO IF SOMEONE
THEN REFUSES TO GET VACCINATED
LET’S SAY OR EVEN TO WEAR A
MASK TODAY HAD ANY LEGAL
RECOURSE AGAINST THEIR
EMPLOYER. IF THEY’RE
FEELING PRESSURED OR IF FOR
SOME REASON THEIR EMPLOYER
FIRES THEM AS A RESULT OF
EITHER.
>> SO AGAIN GREAT QUESTION ITS MOST STATES AND MOST EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT WILL UNLESS YOU WORK
FOR SOME
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR IF YOU ARE
UNIONIZED AND HAVE A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT, BUT
BARRING THOSE 2 ITS EMPLOYMENT.
WELL, SO THEY REALLY DON’T AN
EMPLOYER COULD FIRE SOMEBODY
FOR THAT. BUT THEN THAT
SUBJECTS OPENS THEM UP TO
DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS.
SO FAR NO ONE LAWSUIT FILED IN
FEDERAL COURT
IN MEXICO. IT WAS A
CORRECTIONAL GUARD AND HE WAS
THREATENED WITH TERMINATION IF
HE DOESN’T GET VACCINATED HE
HAS SINCE FILED A
FEDERAL LAWSUIT THAT IS IN THE
BUT THE ANSWER IS YES, THEY CAN
REQUIRE THAT. >>JENNIFER WAUGH: AS A CONDITION OF AND SO AS MORE
WORKERS ARE RETURNING TO THE
OFFICERS WE’RE SEEING HERE IN
FACT LOCALLY IF A WORKER DOES
GET COVID AND SAYS THEY SOMEHOW
CAUGHT IT FROM SOMEONE AT WORK
BECAUSE THEY’RE FEELING
PRESSURE TO GO BACK TO
THE OFFICE AS OPPOSED TO
WORKING FROM HOME TODAY HAVE
THE ABILITY TO SUE THEIR
EMPLOYER AS A RESULT.
>> MOST EMPLOYERS HAVE WORKERS
COMPENSATION SO THE EMPLOYEE
WOULD HAVE TO PROVE THAT.
HE SAYS THAT THEY WISH THAT
THEY ACTUALLY GOT IT
AND WORK BECAUSE CORKER NEXT
ONE WAS NOT VACCINATED IN
TRANSMITTED IT’S A HIGH BURDEN,
BUT IT WOULD GO UNDER WORKERS
COMP SO THEY COULDN’T SUE
BECAUSE OF WORKERS COM.
BUT IT WOULD BE A WORKERS COMP
LATE SO BUSINESSES HAD A LOT OF
MINEFIELDS TO THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE BOCC GUIDELINES OSHA GUIDELINES, THE DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR GOT AND THEN STATE
GUIDELINES LIKE GOVERNOR
DESANTIS IS A LAW THAT HE
SIGNED
INTO LAW.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO IT’S
INTERESTING AND PIVOTING AWAY
FROM WORKPLACE HERE FOR A
MOMENT, LET’S JUST SAY GOING TO
THE GROCERY STORE
AND THAT THE GROCER REQUIRES
FACE COVERINGS TO YOU KNOW FROM
THE PUBLIC ANYBODY WHO ENTERS.
ARE THEY LEGALLY ABLE TO DENY A
CUSTOMER BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT
WEARING A MASK.
>> THE NEW LAW
IN FLORIDA, BUT EXEMPTS PRIVATE
BUSINESSES AND THEME PARKS TO
BE ABLE TO DO WHATEVER
RESTRICTION THEY WANT.
AGAIN I THINK WHAT YOU’RE GOING
TO SEE AS MANY BUSINESSES CAME
OUT
SO TODAY, THEY’RE NOT GOING TO
REQUIRE CUSTOMERS TO WEAR FACE
MASKS, BUT IF AGAIN DOING 29
YEARS UNEMPLOYMENT I WOULD
ADVISE BUSINESSES HAVE
THE EMPLOYEES TO CONTINUE
WEARING
FACE MASKS, ESPECIALLY RETAIL
OR IF YOU’RE GROCERY STORES
THAT ARE HANDLING WORKING AT
THE
DELI COUNTER WITH CUSTOMERS SO
I THINK WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO
SEE IS CUSTOMERS ARE CURRENTLY
REQUIRED TO WEAR FACE MASKS,
BUT THE EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO REQUIRE TO WEAR
FACE MASKS.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: YEAH, WHICH
WE CONTINUE TO SEE ACTUALLY