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Yearly Archives: 2021

Last year I wrote about the “assessment gap” that disadvantages poor and minority homeowners in many states, including North Carolina. Intrigued by that national study of the property tax appraisal process, I decided to learn if similar evidence of systemic … Read more

An increasing number of employers are making vaccination against COVID-19 a condition of employment. In the near future, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the North Carolina Division of Occupational Safety and Health (NC OSH) are likely to require most larger employers to adopt a vaccine mandate (see here).

An increasing number of employers are making vaccination against COVID-19 a condition of employment. In the near future, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the North Carolina Division of Occupational Safety and Health (NC OSH) are likely to require most larger employers to adopt a vaccine mandate (see here).

Cities and counties that provide emergency medical services, listen up! In a blog post published last week, I discussed President Biden’s new COVID-19 Plan. One element of that plan requires the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to develop a regulation requiring healthcare providers who are reimbursed by Medicaid or Medicare to ensure that all employees are vaccinated against COVID-19. A county manager pointed out to me that EMS also bills Medicaid and Medicare. I dimly recalled but forgot to mention that in my blog post.