This legal roadmap for transportation businesses examines employers’ obligations regarding vaccinations and employees’ right to refuse them. Related issues such as potential liability, contract worker status, ADA disabilities, and privacy are also explored.
A survey gauging consumers' comfort levels with various modes of travel found that 38% of respondents felt "very comfortable" or "somewhat comfortable" when renting a car. Road trips leads the list, while flying internationally is at the bottom.
New York’s TLC-licensed taxi and ride-hailing drivers are classified as essential workers — so why are they being overlooked when it comes to vaccine priority?
Green Motion's "thumbs up to face masks" campaign began in summer 2020, highlighting the importance of wearing a face mask for the protection of all customers and staff.
Employees can refuse vaccination if they have an underlying medical condition or for religious beliefs.
A new app from the IATA will enable passengers to create a "digital passport;" receive test and vaccination certificates and verify that they are sufficient for their itinerary; and share testing or vaccination certificates with airlines and authorities to facilitate travel.
For the majority of these key workers, public transport is the main way of traveling to the workplace. However, with COVID cases on the rise, considering different modes of transport is advisable to help stay safe.
As part of Green Motion's continued customer and staff COVID-19 protection measures, and in support of the protection of global travel, the rental brand is focusing on asking customers to take seriously the wearing of face masks when traveling.
Turo hopes these masks will be a reminder to road trippers to wear their personal face masks in public at all times.
According to a Global Business Travel Association poll, half (49%) of companies plan to resume domestic travel in one to three months and 22% plan to resume all travel in the next one to three months.