Tag: covid

What Cities have Recovered Fastest from Covid

On the latest round of conference calls the public company out of home executives cited weakness in West Coast markets.  They are one to something.  The University of Toronto used cell phone data through May 2023 to track which cities have recovered fastest from COVID.  Most large cities still aren’t […]

Nearly 60% of Billboard Insider Readers Have Had Covid

58% of Billboard Insider readers have had covid, based on yesterday’s Billboard Insider poll.  Looks like this is in line with the rest of the US population.  In April the CDC estimated that 60% of US adults and 75% of US children have had covid based on evidence from blood […]

Have You Had Covid?

Several speakers and attendees at the 2022 Geopath/OAAA conference had to cancel because of covid.  Insider came down with covid after the conference – a flu-like case without complications thank you.  Which leads to today’s poll. We’ll share the results tomorrow. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

60% of Billboard Insider Readers are back in the office full-time

This week we asked our readers if they are back in the office.  Here are the results.  Only 7% of our readers are still working remotely full-time.  61% are back in the office full-time.  Another 33% are sometimes in the office and sometimes at home. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Feedback on Fidago v Clear Channel Outdoor

Lots of feedback from yesterday’s article on Fidago v Clear Channel Outdoor.  Several readers wrote that the relationship between epilepsy and covid is more complicated than we presented. Some medicines which control epilepsy can affect the immune system and people with epilepsy may have other neurological issues impacting immunity.  Best […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Sued in Covid Dispute

This month a former employee sued Clear Channel Outdoor after being dismissed for refusing to return to the office due to covid health concerns.  The case is Fidago v Clear Channel Outdoor. Joseph Fidago was a Procurement Manager at Clear Channel’s Allentown office. Fidago had a satisfactory review in 2019 […]

Are You Back in the Office?

Today we posted about a lawsuit against Clear Channel Outdoor because it terminated an employee who requested a covid-related work at home accommodation.  Are you back in the office or working from home?  Take our survey.  We’ll report the results Thursday.     [wpforms id=”9787″]   Paid Advertisement

Jim Poage on the White House COVID Vaccination Plan

Billboard Insider asked Formetco Safety Director Jim Poage for an update on pending White House COVID 19 vaccination rules. What’s new with the White House COVID19 vaccination plan? Well, technically speaking, the expectation that businesses with 100 or more employees will require vaccinations or weekly testing of employees is still […]

Should Your OOH Company Mandate a Vaccine?

Insider hears rumors that one of the public out of home companies has told employees that they need to get a vaccine in the next two months of that they will be fired.  The Biden administration has proposed that companies over 100 employees must require covid vaccines or test unvaccinated […]

Jim Poage on Pending Covid Vaccination Rules

Last month the Biden administration proposed rules to require companies with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccines or require weekly covid testing.  The rules could impact two-thirds of private sector workers.  Billboard Insider talked with Formetco Safety Director Jim Poage  to get his insight on how this enforcement may […]