
Kelly DuFord Williams: Policy Confusion? A Litigator Weighs in on Mandates (Vaccine + Masks)
03/09/22 • 49 min
How are laws being implemented at the federal level and state levels, and even county levels? How do they impact you or your business? Why is it that one town has a vaccine mandate and the next town just ten minutes away has no vaccine requirements to dine or enter a store? Why do some kids need to wear masks at school and not in other schools even within the same state? What was the federal vaccine mandate case about that went in front of the United States Supreme Court, what was the ruling, and how does that effect US citizens? These are many of the areas we discuss in the episode to alleviate confusion regarding the differences in policies across the United States.
*This interview was recorded on February 17, 2022 and released on March 9, 2022. You should note that what we discussed was based on what was happening at that time of recording. The data and policies are changing frequently, yet understanding how and why different laws are passed nationally, at the state and county levels is important.
This is not intended to be advice legal advice. This is a podcast which is for informational and entertainment purposes only.
Tune in now and access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/173
WHAT WE DISCUSS:
1️⃣ How are laws being implemented at the federal level and state levels, and even county levels? How do they impact you or your business?
2️⃣ How do they impact you or your business?
3️⃣ Why is it that one town has a vaccine mandate and the next town just ten minutes away has no vaccine requirements to dine or enter a store?
4️⃣ Why do some kids need to wear masks at school and not in other schools even within the same state?
5️⃣ What was the federal vaccine mandate case about that went in from of the United States Supreme Court, what was the ruling, and how does that effect US citizens?
6️⃣ Why should you follow the rules when dealing with TSA, pilots, flight attendants, and other officials when flying.
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Kelly DuFord Williams founded her first law firm at 30, after six and a half years of litigating for the States of CA, NV and big law firms. In January 2020, she re-branded her first firm and added tax and HR serves now- Slate Law Group. What started in her living room, Slate Law has offices in downtown San Diego, Colorado, and in Chicago.
Now, at the firm she’s built from the ground up, Kelly gets to empower women and businesses to feel protected and grow the business of their dreams every day. Born and raised in Ireland, Kelly was surrounded by amazing women limited by the marriage bar, which restricted married women from certain jobs and opportunities. This always stuck with Kelly and fueled her pursuit of helping women, moms, and entrepreneurs and discrimination in particular.
She most recently won “San Diego Magazine’s women of the year, Rising Star 2021” and has been on the forty under forty list two years in a row in all major San Diego Publications. She was also just named of San Diego 500 most influential people by San Diego Business journal, one of the youngest people on the list.
RESOURCES MENTIONED
How are laws being implemented at the federal level and state levels, and even county levels? How do they impact you or your business? Why is it that one town has a vaccine mandate and the next town just ten minutes away has no vaccine requirements to dine or enter a store? Why do some kids need to wear masks at school and not in other schools even within the same state? What was the federal vaccine mandate case about that went in front of the United States Supreme Court, what was the ruling, and how does that effect US citizens? These are many of the areas we discuss in the episode to alleviate confusion regarding the differences in policies across the United States.
*This interview was recorded on February 17, 2022 and released on March 9, 2022. You should note that what we discussed was based on what was happening at that time of recording. The data and policies are changing frequently, yet understanding how and why different laws are passed nationally, at the state and county levels is important.
This is not intended to be advice legal advice. This is a podcast which is for informational and entertainment purposes only.
Tune in now and access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/173
WHAT WE DISCUSS:
1️⃣ How are laws being implemented at the federal level and state levels, and even county levels? How do they impact you or your business?
2️⃣ How do they impact you or your business?
3️⃣ Why is it that one town has a vaccine mandate and the next town just ten minutes away has no vaccine requirements to dine or enter a store?
4️⃣ Why do some kids need to wear masks at school and not in other schools even within the same state?
5️⃣ What was the federal vaccine mandate case about that went in from of the United States Supreme Court, what was the ruling, and how does that effect US citizens?
6️⃣ Why should you follow the rules when dealing with TSA, pilots, flight attendants, and other officials when flying.
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Kelly DuFord Williams founded her first law firm at 30, after six and a half years of litigating for the States of CA, NV and big law firms. In January 2020, she re-branded her first firm and added tax and HR serves now- Slate Law Group. What started in her living room, Slate Law has offices in downtown San Diego, Colorado, and in Chicago.
Now, at the firm she’s built from the ground up, Kelly gets to empower women and businesses to feel protected and grow the business of their dreams every day. Born and raised in Ireland, Kelly was surrounded by amazing women limited by the marriage bar, which restricted married women from certain jobs and opportunities. This always stuck with Kelly and fueled her pursuit of helping women, moms, and entrepreneurs and discrimination in particular.
She most recently won “San Diego Magazine’s women of the year, Rising Star 2021” and has been on the forty under forty list two years in a row in all major San Diego Publications. She was also just named of San Diego 500 most influential people by San Diego Business journal, one of the youngest people on the list.
RESOURCES MENTIONED
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RESOURCES MENTIONED- https://www.islandphysicalculture.com/
- Derek on IG
- The first interview with Derek on my podcast – https://thegoodlifecoach.com/143/
- Michele on Instagram
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RESOURCES MENTIONED
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- https://thelivebigbook.com
- https://www.instagram.com/seltzerrochelle/
- Michele’s Book: Design a Life You Love
- Michele on Instagram
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