With the news of yet another booster rollout come the anxieties that many people, particularly parents, feel when deciding what’s best for the health and safety of their children. In some cases, the timeline of vaccine approvals for young people has coincided with increased parental conflict. Those with shared custody agreements who don’t see eye to eye on how to best care for the medical needs of their children are even ending up in court. Visit the links within to learn more about this topic and what the law in Texas says about your rights to act in the best interests of your child.
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From the time that Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson announced the availability of vaccines to prevent severe cases of COVID-19 in late 2020, vaccination has been a hot-button issue. From vaccine passports and vaccine mandates to boosters and side effects, the topic of vaccination has dominated the news and social media outlets, with the most recent thrust coming from the United States Supreme Court’s decision in National Federation of Independent Business, et al. v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, et al., which blocked a mandate that would have required employers of more than 100 employees “to develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy,” with some exceptions.
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As vaccination efforts against COVID-19 improve across the country and conversations focus on returning to the workplace, questions have emerged as to whether employers can require its employees to get vaccinated prior to going back. Employers are placed in the position of balancing the general health, safety, and welfare of its employees with the rights provided under various federal statutes.
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