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EHS
30
Apr

EMFSA April 2021 Newsletter

April 30, 2021
Photo by Dave Hoefler on Unsplash Topics Electrohypersensitivity Geneva Occupational Health Millimeter Waves Telehealth 3.5 GHz: Are health risks “unlikely” ? The Well Being of Children Robotics that could eventually fuse organic tissue with machines Robotics and Cyber Security Ionizing Radiation Latest on the Havana Syndrome Our April 2021 Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/emfsa/millimeter-waves “For the Safer Use of Technology”
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11
Apr

Digital well-being in the tourism domain: mapping new roles and responsibilities

April 11, 2021
Stankov U, Gretzel U. Digital well-being in the tourism domain: mapping new roles and responsibilities Information Technology & Tourism. 2021 Mar:1-13. Abstract  Digital well-being has become a popular theme within a public discourse that increasingly attracts consumers, businesses, government institutions and technology providers who all face challenges in their technology-driven existence. However, there have been...
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27
Mar

JML Law Wins Appeal in ‘Unprecedented’ Disability Case Against LAUSD For Failure to Accommodate Teacher With Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity

March 27, 2021,
Friday, March 26, 2021 Brown v. LAUSD establishes that symptoms of ‘electromagnetic hypersensitivity’ a.k.a. ‘Microwave Sickness’ could be deemed a ‘physical disability’ under the FEHA LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 26, 2021 / Today, JML Law announced it has won a major appeal in the California Court of Appeal that establishes that a plaintiff who pleads...
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24
Mar

Jan 2021: IGNIR publishes International Guidelines for electromagnetic exposure

March 24, 2021
IGNIR offers science-based advice and guidance on the health and environmental effects of man-made non-ionising radiation.  Its aim is to protect people and the environment from detrimental exposure to man-made EMF pollution, and comprises three functions:To provide advice about appropriate safety levels for man-made electromagnetic exposureTo assess published guidelines on man-made electromagnetic exposure and make...
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22
Mar

LAUSD Teacher Can Proceed With Claim For Disability Allegedly Caused By School’s Wi-Fi System

March 22, 2021
Source: National Law Review https://www.natlawreview.com/article/california-employment-law-notes-march-2021 Brown v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist., 2021 WL 631030 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021) Laurie Brown, a teacher at Millikan Middle School, alleged she experienced chronic pain, which was allegedly caused by a new Wi-Fi system the school had installed.  Brown’s medical provider diagnosed her with “electromagnetic hypersensitivity sensitivity” (EHS).  Brown...
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27
Feb

‘I have been appointed to insult common sense’

February 27, 2021
Image credit: Alexa Lech Article Source: https://www.advalvas.vu.nl/verhalen/ik-ben-aangesteld-om-het-gezonde-verstand-te-beledigen (Auto- translated from Dutch) James Lech is a scientific jack of all trades. He understands physics, medicine, biology and likes to study law. He developed a health program that will soon be tested by the police. And maybe there will be a Netflix series about Lech’s work. BY WELMOED VISSER, February 17, 2021...
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26
Feb

Differences in legal interpretation of Brown v. Los Angeles Unified School District ( Wi-Fi sickness/disability)

February 26, 2021
Is the Appellate Court ruling misinterpreted? The full verdict is accessible from this link Opinion 1: California Appellate Court DID NOT rule about Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) as a disability. The case is far from over, and nothing’s been proven yet. As Judge Wiley who concurred on the ruling stated: “I worry about giving any sort of...
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24
Feb

Is Wi-Fi Sickness a Disability? California Appellate Court Holds That It Is Under FEHA

February 24, 2021
Dykema Gossett PLLC USA February 23 2021 Is Wi-Fi sickness a disability? The California Court of Appeal just said it is in Brown v. Los Angeles Unified School District (2d Dist., Div. Eight), Case No. B294240. In a case that tests the limits of California’s liberal pleading standard, the appellate court green-lighted a claim of a woman who...
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27
Jan

Using Law and Advocacy to win Accommodations for Clients with Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS)

January 27, 2021
2021, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) – Proceedings from a Symposium on the Impacts of Wireless Technology on Health Abstract Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) is explicitly recognized as a disability in many nations. However, individuals with EHS who make disability claims often are not accommodated by employers or service providers and tend to have...
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26
Jan

Redefining electrosensitivity: A new literature-supported model

January 26, 2021
Mary Redmayne & Siobhan Reddel (2021) Redefining electrosensitivity: A new literature-supported model, Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, DOI: 10.1080/15368378.2021.1874971 ABSTRACT In critically examining literature on electrohypersensitivity and the reported somatic responses to anthropogenic modulated radiofrequency radiation (RFR) exposure, it becomes apparent that electrohypersensitivity is one part of a range of consequences. Current evidence on the necessity of considering patients’ overall health...
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