Good news:
“Bargained employees working from home will continue to do so until further notice. We will share more guidance on timing for return-to-office in the coming MONTHS” (emphasis added)
Bad news:
Mask required unless vaccinated upon returning.
Not sure how they plan to enforce or police due Hippa Laws, and the fact the shot is Emergency use authorization.
OMG! Just stay home. Say you are uncomfortable returning to the office at this time. No other explanation should be needed.
1eoo+1beoBnq6, you keep watching CNN and keep believing everything they tell you along with all your other CNN gullible people...lol!
You will have to sign a waiver when you are forced back to the office not to sue AT&T if you come down with COVID!!
Meanwhile the c-suite will work in quarantine conditions in Dallas not interacting with the work force, special filters, locked doors , UV lighting and most likely food prepared separately from everyone else!!
https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html
Y'all need to read.
You can certainly choose not to report your vaccine status, it just means you must wear a mask. Those who have not reported and don't mask face termination. Look at the return to work portal where is is explained.
Further, HIPPA prohibits the release of medical information BY OTHERS without your consent. You are always free to do it yourself. Or not, and wear the mask. Your choice.
"The law is to protect individuals from ANY discrimination that may result from public release of medical conditions."
OK, so then you've got a couple of options here.
Laws are for the little people. Not the big guys.
If HIPAA doesn’t apply, then why are managers not allowed to ask about, let their teams know about someone’s illness? Is it because it’s against HIPAA and can be sued?
Those whom state HIPAA does not apply here are sadly mistaken. The law is to protect individuals from ANY discrimination that may result from public release of medical conditions. It was enacted during the AIDS scare in the 80’s were people were fired, turned away from health care facilities, discriminated against, persecuted, and even ki---d or committed su----e because they got an illness no one understood.
This illness is no different in that aspect.
The shot for The Wuhan strain of the viruses being allowed without much prior scientific study on the he effects long term under Emergency Use Authorization. This means the shot is an experimental trial and we are the “volunteers” for that trial.
ATT can NOT require anyone to show proof they are willing to subject themselves or be labeled with a mask.
We gave up involuntarily human experimenting under the Nurnberg agreement after WWII.
There are many reports of serious side effects happening after taking the shot. We see commercials everyday from lawyers suing for damages from dr-gs that have gone through the rigorousness of testing and getting fully approved. All for an illness 99% of people fully recover from. And now they want us to believe this shot will do no harm. You don’t know that and they don’t know that. But many of y’all are about to find out.
For those in Texas, which includes the Dallas Mothership ......
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law Monday that prohibits any business operating in Texas from requiring so-called "vaccine passports" or any vaccine information. The bill in question is Senate Bill 968 (SB 968) by State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst.
"Texas is 100% open without restrictions or limitations or requirements," the governor said in a tweet Monday.
Just tell them you identify as vaccinated & you identify as already having shown proof of vaccination. I mean if it works for other things it’ll work for this
How d-mb is the OP, they try to claim HIPPA applies here, it doesn't. The company has the legal right to require proof of vaccine thru the login portal. I advised my group that any employee not following this or trying to get away without wearing a mask when not vaccinated, will be removed from the company immediately. F those who think they won't get the vaccine.
How can they mandate an experimental vaccine?
"The company never overlooks any opportunity to threaten us with termination. "
Yes, indeed! I see the threat on my screen several times a day. I can maybe understand it when logging in to sensitive systems, but Is it really necessary to threaten termination just for starting a training course?
The virus is going away. Don't fear the virus.
Misery loves company
Just get the shot if you don’t want to wear a mask.
There are no HIPPA laws. There's HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Does not apply to AT&T because it's not a Healthcare provider.
You might mean the Americans with Disabilities Act. This law prevents them from asking you about your disability and requires they provide a reasonable accommodation. Like wearing a mask at work or having a plexiglass shield around your desk area.
Just make it voluntary compliance. If you lied and catch the virus, the company won't responsible. And vaccinated people are ok.
@xim+1beoBnq6 is correct. They got a nice 'disclaimer' on the vaccine questionnaire, where you must acknowledge you are 'voluntarily' providing this info, and that you authorized them to collect, use, and disclose the information in accordance with their policies. Also, that any falsehoods is a COBC violation.
The company never overlooks any opportunity to threaten us with termination.
HIPPA has nothing to do with companies requiring proof of vaccination. HIPPA only applies to information healthcare providers can release without your approval. AT&T and any other employee can require you to show proof of vaccination.
HIPAA restricts who can see your medical records. It does nothing to restrict who you personally decide to share your medical records, including COVID vaccination status, with.
Incorrect. There is nothing in HIPPA that prohibits or violates the law from asking vaccination status. Suggest review of what HIPPA rules are.