by Marcia Testa | Mar 19, 2021 | Coronavirus, Infectious Disease, Legal Guidance
For a Notice of Violation Template Check List… – “The above-named Board of Health, working under the authority of the Governor’s Emergency Orders, including, but not limited to, COVID-19 Orders Numbered 26, 33, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 45, 49, 50, 55,...
by Marcia Testa | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
CDC reviewing 6-foot distancing rule for schools after study suggests 3 feet is safe The Centers for Disease Control is revisiting its guidance that schools maintain 6 feet of distance between students in the classroom after a study published last week on the...
by Marcia Testa | Jan 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, s. 31 grants local boards of health (LBOH) the legal authority to promulgate reasonable health regulations. The recently signed amendment to G.L. c. 111, s. 31 requires LBOH to solicit comments on proposed agricultural regulations from an...
by Marcia Testa | Jan 14, 2021 | Coronavirus, Infectious Disease
Question: Are healthcare workers, clinics and others who administer the COVID-19 vaccine liable for injury or death caused by a COVID-19 vaccination? Answer: No. State and federal law, and a federal no-fault compensation program, give complete immunity to healthcare...
by Marcia Testa | Dec 12, 2020 | Coronavirus, Infectious Disease
How Does the U.S. Supreme Court case , Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, New York v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York, 592 U.S. _____, 2020 WL 6948354 (11.25.2020) impact Governor Baker’s Orders relative to Houses of Worship. The Supreme Court wrote its...