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7 thoughts on “Lawmakers seek to shield businesses from COVID lawsuits

  1. Write down every name of every legislator who supports protecting these bad actors but not protecting employees. Then vote these people out. Every.Last.One. This is a pandemic, not a corporate picnic.

    1. Why is this a pandemic and the annual flu that has 922,246,048 more cases a year and has never been labeled a pandemic?

    2. Steve R. In case you have not noticed, 350,000 people in the US don’t die from the flu in a year.

  2. Makes sense but if the devil is in the details of what “grossly” is defined as. If they’re not going to hold employers to CDC guidelines then it sure seems like a potential get-out-of-jail free card.

    Also, it’s very ironic that the same legislature that wants to limit how long a governor can use emergency powers … in one version of this bill wants to put a 2024 expiration date on this legislation, given that they could do 7/1/22 and just extend it in next year’s session if it’s needed.

    1. Steve R. In case you have not noticed, 350,000 people in the US don’t die from the flu in a year.

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