Questions tagged [covid-19]
For questions about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on laws and other regulations, legal process and proceedings, and legality of action. Consider adding a location tag if the question is specific to a particular jurisdiction.
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At what point does a bunch of ingredients become a medicine?
In most if not all countries it is illegal to sell unlicensed medicines and medical treatments. It is however legal to sell the reagents, equipment and instructions to individuals for them to create ...
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When can a customer be denied service for not wearing a (COVID) mask, considering medical exceptions?
I work in a retail liquor store. We require customers to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID19. Technically speaking is wearing masks a law, a health order or the store policy as a result of the ...
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Mask mandate for unvaccinated employees and privacy
Is it legal for an employer such as a public school (in the US) to impose a mask mandate on only unvaccinated employees, or would that be a violation of those employees ADA or HIPPA rights? It seems ...
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When, if ever, did the United States governemnt declare the Coronovirus to be a "Natural Disaster"?
For the purposes of this post, I do not care when infection rates from the coronavirus (COVID-19) took off in reality.
I am interested in the legal abstraction of when the United States federal ...
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Does a store have to hire someone with conflicting views on the pandemic?
Suppose a store is considering an employee for hire when a social media review finds views that conflict with both prevailing governmental advice as well as the views of management. If the discovery ...
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How is 'severe distress' defined in UK Coronavirus regulations?
The The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020, Part 2, Regulation 3 states:
(1) No person may, without reasonable excuse, enter or ...
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Governor signs executive order that bans mandated use of Covid-19 vaccine passports
Florida Governor signs executive order that bans mandated use of Covid-19 vaccine passports. The Order, effective immediately, says vaccines are available but not mandated in the state and cites ...
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What activities will require an Excelsior covid pass?
NY's website and re-opening plan is difficult for me to understand, and the website is very opaque. What sorts of activities will require an Excelsior pass or recent negative covid test, and will ...
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Harassment in Pandemic
What is the legal term (so that the relevant statute can be looked up) for when someone follows you around with the intent of harassing you and does not maintain 6ft social distancing for coronavirus ...
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What prevents an employer from mandating vaccination?
IANAL: Would said requirement need to be found unconstitutional in order to prevent mandating vaccine in prisons, where prisoners are literally a captive audience? The two stakeholders comprise at ...
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End of tenancy and COVID notice period
I'm in England, UK. I own a flat which I rent out, and live elsewhere with my girlfriend. We broke up and I need to go back to my flat. Under COVID law, I need to give 6 months' notice to my tenants, ...
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Is the New Jersey quarantine rule a legal requirement or merely a recommendation?
According to the official New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub as of March 8, 2021 (emphasis in original),
Travelers and residents returning from any U.S. state or territory beyond the immediate ...
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Must all COVID-19 tests be fully reimbursed by health insurances in California, United States?
I read on one of the COVID-19 testing websites (https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/covid19-testing.aspx but the following text can only be viewed but booking an appointment) [emphasis is mine]:...
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UK - Early termination of Assured Shorthold Tenancy, but impossible to find new tenant
I am renting a flat in the UK, on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy without a break clause. The property is managed by an estate agency.
I need to leave 7 months earlier than agreed. I gave notice to the ...
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Can I visit my partner, according to current restrictions in the UK?
I currently live 10+ miles apart from my partner. I do not go indoors with them, I as I walk around their neighbourhood and chat with them, all the while wearing a mask and attempting to keep distance ...
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