First, Pam talks about the role of employers in mandates. She cites the EEO Commission, pointing out that employers cannot force employees to take a Coronavirus antibody test because to do so would be in violation of Americans With Disability Act. The new guidance comes after the federal agency gave employers the green light to test employees to see if they have the virus. This recent change in direction seems to indicate that there is some listening going on in terms of violations of rights. An antibody test constitutes a medical examination under the ADA. Antibodies are not a valid test. A T-cell count test is. Pam believes that we're going to see more challenges based on this law. HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) laws allow all of us to keep our health information private. She alludes to the language of the law that says the antibody tests "shouldn't be relied on for anything until more research is done."
This was an excellent presentation
where Pam offers lots of resources but mainly for her tackling a Forbes
Magazine article, titled "You Must Not Do Your Research When It Comes to Science,"
by Dr.
Ethan Siegel, who warns people of doing their own
research. In all my years, I've never heard such an ignorant
statement. Doing your own research, through reading and writing, is
exactly how individuals learn and how we develop some authority in a
field.
What a clown. The
writer's name is Dr. Ethan Siegel.
