Vaccine or not?

So where do all of you legal experts and business owners stand on demanding someone drive to work after a snow storm? I had a boss that that called me once and demanded that I come into work after a snowstorm because I had a 4wd truck. I told him to kiss my ass unless he agreed to pay for any damage.
I can totally empathize, but think it depends upon on the job.. direct clinical healthcare, they will be like get your a$$ here, because people have to be taken care of lol.. One time when I was a director I literally slid my car into the parking space driving after an ice storm…we are a different breed lol
 
I can totally empathize, but think it depends upon on the job.. direct clinical healthcare, they will be like get your a$$ here, because people have to be taken care of lol.. One time when I was a director I literally slid my car into the parking space driving after an ice storm…we are a different breed lol

All of my employees, field and office are free to use their best judgment during inclement weather.
 
I can totally empathize, but think it depends upon on the job.. direct clinical healthcare, they will be like get your a$$ here, because people have to be taken care of lol.. One time when I was a director I literally slid my car into the parking space driving after an ice storm…we are a different breed lol
My take is if I can't get there safely, then the people I'm relieving can't leave safely either. No sense in risking everyone's life, especially in TN, because there is not a damn soul here that knows how to drive in the snow.
 
I'm not twisting anything. I'll try this one more time....If an employee is injured as a direct result of a policy that I put into place, then I am absolutely liable for his injury. This is true in both your point
👇 and my point directly up there☝️
But if you changed the policy on protective eyewear, eliminating the requirement for certain tasks and someone lost an eye you probably would be liable.)
Not sure why this is so hard for you to understand.
No, you are not liable unless the policy violated state/federal rules, regulations or norms.

Torts in a nutshell:
Did you owe a duty of care to the harmed individual? (Rules, regulations, or just a standard duty of care)
Did you violate the duty of care? (Did you break the rules/regulations or were you negligent).
Was there an injury? (Pretty straight forward)
Was the breach of duty a proximate cause of the injury?

I don’t practice personal injury so post shouldn’t be construed as legal advice. Just facilitating the discussion.
 
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So where do all of you legal experts and business owners stand on demanding someone drive to work after a snow storm? I had a boss that that called me once and demanded that I come into work after a snowstorm because I had a 4wd truck. I told him to kiss my ass unless he agreed to pay for any damage.
Our policy is that staff should only attempt to come to the office if they feel comfortable and are not concerned that they would be putting themselves or their transportation at risk. Fortunately, we have a couple of nurses that could literally walk, if necessary. Alternatively, I (or other staff with 4WD vehicles) often offer to pick up employees from home, if possible.

Does this occasionally get abused? I'm sure it does. But, I would rather err on the side of caution for my work family.
 
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Just out of curiosity are you a business owner?

Edit: You answered that in the above post


My opinion as an employer is I take full responsibility for my actions. I care about my employees and I feel responsible if a decision I make directly causes harm to one of my employees. It doesn't really matter if it did or didn't violate state/federal regulations.
 
My take is if I can't get there safely, then the people I'm relieving can't leave safely either. No sense in risking everyone's life, especially in TN, because there is not a damn soul here that knows how to drive in the snow.
Oh most definitely, if your presence is not required, there is no need for you to be risky.. I was just making sure people’s mamaws and papaws got fed and got their medicine that day (they did), because I was doubtful that was going to happen.. the funniest was when I had two techs sleeping at my house (2016?) because they said they couldn’t drive in the snow and I was like come on over! I’ll bring you! Lol (husband was not pleased)
 
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All of my employees, field and office are free to use their best judgment during inclement weather.
As it should be, but in my case people were not going to be fed, not get their medications, and possibly die unattended.. so, my butt was going as well as everyone else’s lol.. but I realize most peoples jobs are not that dire and they should stay home lol
 
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My take is if I can't get there safely, then the people I'm relieving can't leave safely either. No sense in risking everyone's life, especially in TN, because there is not a damn soul here that knows how to drive in the snow.
Part time New Yorker here.

It’s not that they don’t know how. It’s that it’s just barely cold enough for ice which makes everything very slick. In the northern states it’s so cold that the ice isn’t much worse than asphalt most days.


But I digress
 
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I can totally empathize, but think it depends upon on the job.. direct clinical healthcare, they will be like get your a$$ here, because people have to be taken care of lol.. One time when I was a director I literally slid my car into the parking space driving after an ice storm…we are a different breed lol

I did some home health stuff that included oxygen setups. In really bad weather with power outages we'd be out delivery backup oxygen tanks. That got hairy a few times.
 
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Part time New Yorker here.

It’s not that they don’t know how. It’s that it’s just barely cold enough for ice which makes everything very slick. In the northern states it’s so cold that the ice isn’t much worse than asphalt most days.


But I digress

I thought I had seen you in the diamond district.
 
My take is if I can't get there safely, then the people I'm relieving can't leave safely either. No sense in risking everyone's life, especially in TN, because there is not a damn soul here that knows how to drive in the snow.

Especially in Memphis. Was a prisoner of war there for just over two years back in the '80s. It would snow six inches and they drove like they were on I-10 in West Texas during July.
 
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“People age 6 months and older who are unvaccinated are six times more likely to die of COVID-19, compared to those who got the primary series of shots, the Post reported.”

Somebody didn’t read the article.
 
“People age 6 months and older who are unvaccinated are six times more likely to die of COVID-19, compared to those who got the primary series of shots, the Post reported.”

Somebody didn’t read the article.
This is a continued problem with the CDC and reporting on COVID. The fact is true. 6x as many people died that were unvaccinated from 6 months old and up. Thats 3/100,000 unvaccinated versus 0.5/100,000. Six times. But they don’t report two things….age stratification or positive effect of vaccine. Is an unvaccinated 6 month old really 6 times more likely of dying? The answer is no when you look at the actual data. But they have to lump 6 month olds with 90 year olds to make the numbers look “scarier”. Also, those same numbers mean that vaccine only gives you a 0.0025% better chance of living if you have had the vaccine.
 
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