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Core Triangle Consulting Vice President Rae Vann was quoted in a Tampa Bay Business Journal article inquiring if collegiate institutions can require COVID-19 vaccinations for students and staff. “We all need to be very cautious because we’re all in uncharted territory with Covid-19, both the infections and the vaccines,” said Vann. “We’re operating under an emergency use authorization. So, the law really is still fairly untested, [regarding] whether, and to what extent, universities can mandate a vaccination that is not approved by the [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]. “It may be ultimately more effective and practical for colleges and universities

Core Triangle Consulting Vice President Rae T. Vann was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article examining the practice of workplace law since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vann told the publication that employers’ concerns early in the pandemic primarily related to disability law, worker leave, and illness at work, and the focus has now shifted to vaccine-related issues. She added that racial justice has been a high priority for companies during the past year, and she is working with employers to “to really re-commit ourselves to looking at these issues, and to make sure that we’re not passive bystanders

On February 25, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure that, if enacted, will impose far-reaching federal statutory prohibitions against discrimination in employment, health care, housing, public accommodations, public education, credit, and federal jury service on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. The Equality Act (H.R. 5/S. 393) would amend numerous sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal statutes to make discrimination based on sex — defined in the measure to include actual or perceived LGBTQ status — expressly unlawful across a variety of contexts. It also would expand existing law