Mercury News (May 3)
“Of the many problems confronting Bay Area companies as they move out of pandemic lockdowns and into the workplaces of the future, one issue is proving especially thorny: Do they make their workers get COVID shots?” Legally, they can require vaccinations “as a condition of employment. But just because they can mandate injections doesn’t mean they should.”
Tags: Bay Area, Companies, COVID shots, Employment, Lockdowns, Pandemic, U.S., Vaccinations, Workers, Workplaces
Atlanta Journal Constitution (March 25)
“Far more workers are becoming eligible for vaccines now. Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday that all Georgians over the age of 16 will qualify for access starting today. An array of Georgia-based companies…said they are strongly encouraging employees to get shots that could curb the pandemic, protect the public and help open workplaces more quickly.”
Tags: Access, Companies, Eligible, Employees, Encouraging, Georgia, Kemp, Pandemic, Protect, Public, Shots, Vaccines, Workers, Workplaces
The Atlantic (October Issue)
“Modern-type depression” is growing more prevalent in Japanese workplaces, but “its reach might extend far beyond Japan.” In the West, depression is often linked to personal sadness, but in Japan, depression “has long been considered a disease of fatigue caused by overwork.” Patients with modern-type depression “have the desire to stand up for their personal rights, but instead of communicating clearly, they become withdrawn and defiant.”
Tags: Defiant, Desire, Fatigue, Japan, Modern-type depression, Overwork, Patients, Personal rights, Prevalent, Sadness, West, Withdrawn, Workplaces
CBS (April 19)
First New York banned cigarettes in workplaces, then parks and beaches. Now, Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to make it easier for residents to find smoke-free housing. His proposal would require that potential renters and apartment buyers be informed of a building’s smoking policy. The Mayor explained his reasoning. “Because of air circulation in buildings, if you smoke in one apartment, other people in the building do get some of that smoke.”
First New York banned cigarettes in workplaces, then parks and beaches. Now, Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to make it easier for residents to find smoke-free housing. His proposal would require that potential renters and apartment buyers be informed of a building’s smoking policy. The Mayor explained his reasoning. “Because of air circulation in buildings, if you smoke in one apartment, other people in the building do get some of that smoke.”
Tags: Beaches, Cigarettes, Housing, New York, Parks, Workplaces
