02.09.21 – Tribal Health Providers Have Figured Out the Key to COVID-19 Vaccine Success. Here's Their Secret
Native people have been disproportionately hit by COVID-19, experiencing higher rates of infection, hospitalization and death than White people in the US. But when it comes to vaccine administration, tribal health providers are often outpacing counties and states.
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02.08.21 – Summer School & Other Solutions for Coronavirus Lost Learning
Educators, parents & students say there's a chance to take stock & reinvent education.
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02.05.21 – How the NFL Managed the Coronavirus Pandemic
Every NFL team will make its stadium available as a mass vaccination site, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden. Many of our clubs have offered their facilities previously as COVID testing centers as well as election sites over the past several months.
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01.27.21 – How to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine: a State-by-State Guide
Each state is different, with some allowing residents to pre-register and others coordinating via employer or local health department. Information updated weekly on an ongoing basis.
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01.27.21 – Opinion: We Need to Fight COVID-19, Not Each Other. Here Are the Keys to Compromise on a Relief Deal.
America faces a dire public health and economic emergency, yet the usual partisan lines are being drawn in Congress as the Democratic left and the Republican right gird for battle over President Biden’s coronavirus relief plan. These political partisans should be uniting to fight COVID-19, not fighting each other.
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01.27.21 – Don't Call It A Comeback: School Districts That Never Opened Are Having Trouble Now
About a third of the country's students haven't had a single day in a classroom since March 2020. Coming back now — with the virus still spreading & teachers pushing back — hasn't been easy.
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01.27.21 – Scammers Cash In on COVID-19 Vaccination Confusion
With every passing day, the news on COVID-19 vaccine distribution seems to change. One reason is that distribution varies by state and territory. And scammers, always at the ready, are taking advantage of the confusion. Besides a big dose of patience, here are some tips to help you avoid a vaccine-related scam, no matter where you live.
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01.26.21 – Opinion: Everyone needs N95 masks now. But here are the best alternatives.
In the scrambling for information and tools in early days of the pandemic, it was acceptable to just say any cloth mask will do because it's true. Any face covering is better than none. But we've learned so much since then, and we need to adjust our strategy.
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01.11.21 – Math Problem: What's The Best Strategy For COVID-19 Vaccination?
Only a vaccine will save America from the COVID-19 pandemic. At least that's the opinion of nearly all public health officials. Obviously, vaccine manufacturers are critical to any vaccine campaign. But there's another group that plays a less obvious but still crucial role in making sure vaccines do what they're intended: mathematicians.
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12.07.20 – Avoiding Coronavirus Scams — Tips from the Federal Trade Commission
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12.06.20 – Chaplains adapt to new COVID-19 calling
Chaplains of all faiths are quietly providing another dimension of support to Minnesota's COVID patients, their families and often medical staff.
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11.14.20 – Missing From State Plans to Distribute the Coronavirus Vaccine: Money to Do It
The government has sent billions to drug companies to develop a coronavirus shot but a tiny fraction of that to localities for training, record-keeping and other costs for vaccinating citizens.
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11.10.20 – Most States Aren’t Ready to Distribute the Leading COVID-19 Vaccine
A review of state distribution plans reveals that officials don’t know how they’ll deal with the difficult storage and transport requirements of Pfizer’s vaccine, especially in the rural areas currently seeing a spike in infections.
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10.09.20 – ‘A Devastating Blow’: Virus Kills 81 Members of Native American Tribe
For Jason Grisham, it began with a fever. Then came the chills, lingering headaches and a terrifying realization about what the symptoms might mean. At the time, in early April, only a handful of residents in his Native American tribe in central Mississippi had tested positive for the coronavirus. But within days, Mr. Grisham, 40, would join a list that has only grown staggeringly longer.
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10.07.20 – Tribe Reports Scramble for Hospital Beds in South Dakota
A small hospital serving the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has sent two coronavirus patients to an out-of-state hospital in recent days, the tribe’s health department said Wednesday, even as South Dakota’s top health officials insist the state has plenty of hospital capacity for COVID-19 patients.
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09.13.20 – As Outbreaks Emerge, Minnesota School Leaders Put Their COVID Contingency Plans to the Test
Like most school administrators, Dan Deitte figured COVID-19 would end up somehow disrupting the new school year. He didn’t expect it would force him to cancel the first day of school. “You get to the night before the first day and you think you are good to go,” said Deitte, superintendent of the Minneota and Ivanhoe school districts in southwest Minnesota, “and then this happens.”
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09.09.20 – Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
Congress set aside approximately $13.2 billion of the $30.75 billion allotted to the Education Stabilization Fund through the CARES Act for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund). The Department will award these grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, with emergency relief funds to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the Nation.
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08.31.20 – Mass Super: State's Temporary Eviction Moratorium Is Not Likely A Taking
The short story is that the court denied the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction on the grounds that they were not likely to succeed on the merits of their as-applied regulatory takings challenge to the Commonwealth's series of moratoria on residential evictions. The moratoria allow the property owners to recover possession after expiration, and the tenants are not freed from the eventual obligation to pay rent.
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08.05.20 – ABA Does the Right Thing and Stands with Law School Graduates in the Midst of the Pandemic
I [Patricia Salkin, Provost of the Graduate & Professional Division of Touro College, New York, NY] have never been prouder to be a member of the American Bar Association than today when the House of Delegates voted to stand with law students and recent law graduates to send an important message to state courts and bar examiners – it is simply not safe to give an in-person bar exam at this time.
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07.21.20 – Black Mayors Call For Governors To Let Them Enforce Rules To Fight COVID-19
Black mayors in many of the nation's largest cities on Tuesday formally called on governors to repeal orders prohibiting them from enacting strategies that reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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07.07.20 – Travelers Take Note: City of Chicago Issues Emergency Travel Order
If you, your colleagues, your employees, or your clients have travel plans to or from a COVID-19 hotspot, the City of Chicago is requiring a two-week quarantine. On July 2, 2020, the City of Chicago issued an Emergency Travel Order directing travelers either coming into Chicago or returning to Chicago from a state experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases to quarantine for 14 days. The emergency order took effect on July 6, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. To date, this emergency order only applies to individuals arriving in Chicago. The State of Illinois has not taken similar action.
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06.24.20 – NY, NJ and CT Require Travelers from States with High Coronavirus Rates to Quarantine for Two Weeks
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut issued a travel advisory Wednesday that requires people arriving from states with high coronavirus rates to quarantine for 14 days. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said the travel advisory applies to anyone coming from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or a state with a 10% or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.
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06.09.20 – This Nurse is Leading the Fight for Safer Hospitals
Bonnie Castillo, head of National Nurses United, raised the alarm over shortages of personal protective equipment long before others recognized the scale of the pandemic. She’s still fighting.
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05.21.20 – Officials in the Largest County in Ohio Say Racism is a Public Health Crisis
Racism has officially been declared a public health crisis in Ohio's largest county. Commissioners in Franklin County, which encompasses the state's capital of Columbus, passed a resolution on Tuesday that asserts racism "rises to the definition of a public health crisis proposed by Dr. Sandro Galea."
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05.19.20 – Harvard Law School Report: How States & Localities Can Protect Workplace Safety & Health
Find outlines of key elements of the OSHA; a legal analysis of when OSHA does and does not preempt state or local legislation or action; and specific examples of how states and localities can protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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05.18.20 – Updated Executive Order Offers Some Clarification on Scope of Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19
[Illinois] Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a new Executive Order on May 13, 2020 providing hospitals and health care facilities some additional guidance on the scope of his prior grant of immunity from civil liability to hospitals and health care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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05.11.20 – Which States Are Reopening? A State-by-State Guide
Every U.S. state has implemented restrictions designed to limit the spread of COVID-19. Businesses reduced or ceased operations, people transitioned into working and learning remotely, and nonessential activities were paused. At least temporarily, much of the country was under strict orders to stay home.
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05.11.20 – Tribal Nations Face Most Severe Crisis in Decades as the Coronavirus Closes Casinos
Nearly 500 tribal casinos remain shut down during the pandemic, causing job losses to spike. The economic damage is spreading quickly, wreaking havoc on fragile tribal finances.
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05.09.20 – Navajo Nation Residents Face Coronavirus without Running Water
Margie Barton unfolded a map of Dilkon in Navajo Nation and pointed to the clusters of households representing 90% of its residents living without running water. Barton is the coordinator of the Dilkon Chapter House, the local administrative and communal center, and is involved in almost all aspects of keeping services up and running for the community — including access to clean water.
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05.09.20 – South Dakota Governor Gives Native American Tribes 48 Hours to Remove Checkpoints which Aim to Bar Non-Essential Visitors Entering
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Friday told Native American tribes they have 48 hours to take down road checkpoints they had set up to keep out unnecessary visitors because of concerns over the coronavirus.
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05.07.20 – Diné receive $600 million in CV-19 relief
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it will begin to distribute $4.8 billion (60%) of the $8 billion Congress allocated for tribal governments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27.
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04.27.20 – FEMA Releases "Streamlined" Project Application in 33-Page Guidance Document
The President has now approved 56 major disaster declarations under the Stafford Act, one for each of the 50 states, five territories, and Washington, D.C., giving FEMA the authority to reimburse eligible applicants for costs incurred related to the COVID-19 pandemic. FEMA has now issued its Streamlined Project Application that will form the basis for how these entities apply for funding under FEMA's Public Assistance Program. The "simplified" application includes four sections and six supplemental schedules, the applicability of which can be determined using a table provided in FEMA's guidance document. This alert provides a summary of the application process.
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04.24.20 – Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures & Restrictions
As courts across the country take measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some are restricting access and altering their procedures. Here is a roundup of changes. This list will be updated with new information as it becomes available.
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04.23.20 – EEOC Gives Employers A Green Light To Test For COVID-19
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Thursday that employers will be allowed to test employees for COVID-19 before they enter a work site without running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but some employment law experts noted that the agency’s new guidance doesn't shed any light on the legality of businesses using antibody tests.
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04.22.20 – Legal Pitfalls Loom for Employers Reopening Post-Pandemic
As states edge toward reopening their economies, experts say businesses that restart operations will face a slew of legal dangers and logistical challenges as they bring back employees who have been teleworking or sitting idle during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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04.22.20 – When Your Essential Employees Are Afraid To Come To Work
As the lockdowns, the stay-at-home orders and the seemingly endless stream of bad news about the COVID-19 pandemic now stretch into a second month, many essential businesses are finding themselves squeezed and faced with mounting staffing challenges.
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04.22.20 – Contracts Clause Unlikely To Impede Biz Interruption Laws
In the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, governments across the country, state and local, have issued orders that affect contractual relationships. These rules include restrictions on landlords’ ability to evict residential tenants for nonpayment of rent.
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04.22.20 – Can Trump End Immigration? Wording Matters, Scholars Say
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to temporarily block green card seekers from entering the U.S., but his authority to do so may be constrained by other immigration laws.
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04.22.20 – Texas Court Pioneers Trial by Zoom in Atty Fee Dispute
A Texas state court judge charted a new path for trials during the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday when he held a one-day bench trial through videoconferencing service Zoom, overcoming technical difficulties to hear a dispute over roughly $96,000 in attorney fees stemming from an insurance case.
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04.22.20 – Texas Court Pioneers Trial by Zoom in Atty Fee Dispute
A Texas state court judge charted a new path for trials during the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday when he held a one-day bench trial through videoconferencing service Zoom, overcoming technical difficulties to hear a dispute over roughly $96,000 in attorney fees stemming from an insurance case.
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04.22.20 – America Weighs Health Versus Economy, As Divide Grows On When To Reopen
The tension in America between the national government and states' rights is as old as the republic itself. That tension is about to play out in a starkly political way and on a grand scale over the next several weeks, as states consider how to reopen their states in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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04.21.20 – Missouri Sues China, Communist Party Over The Coronavirus Pandemic
The state of Missouri is suing China for that country's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. It's the first such lawsuit brought by a state, and it relies on an unusual interpretation of federal law.
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04.20.20 – This Is Where All 50 States Stand on Reopening
More than 97% of the US population is currently under a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order as the coronavirus pandemic continues to upend life as we know it. But worries for the economy — and people's mental health — are raising the question: When will things go back to normal?
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04.16.20 – Midwest Governors Announce Partnership to Reopen Regional Economy
Today, Governors Gretchen Whitmer (MI), Mike DeWine (OH), Tony Evers (WI), Tim Walz (MN), JB Pritzker (IL), Eric Holcomb (IN), and Andy Beshear (KY) announced that they will work in close coordination to reopen the economy in the Midwest region.The governors said, “We are doing everything we can to protect the people of our states and slow the spread of COVID-19, and we are eager to work together to mitigate the economic crisis this virus has caused in our region. Here in the Midwest, we are bound by our commitment to our people and the community. We recognize that our economies are all reliant on each other, and we must work together to safely reopen them so hardworking people can get back to work and businesses can get back on their feet.
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04.16.20 — New Jersey AG Opens Probe of Nursing Home Deaths after Finding 17 Bodies in Facility Hit by Coronavirus
New Jersey has opened an investigation into nursing home deaths across the state after officials discovered 17 bodies piled into a makeshift morgue and more than 100 residents infected with Covid-19 at a long-term care facility, state officials said Thursday.
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04.15.20 – Universities Begin Considering the Possibility of Canceling In-Person Classes Until 2021
A number of universities are beginning to consider the possibility that in-person classes may not resume until 2021. Boston University has already canceled all "in-person summer activities" on its primary campus. But the school's coronavirus recovery plan includes protocols should officials deem it not safe to return in-person for the fall semester, and says classes would continue to be held remotely through the fall semester.
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04.13.20 – Millions of Public School Students Will Suffer from School Closures, Education Leaders Have Concluded
Only weeks after the coronavirus pandemic forced American schools online, education leaders across the country have concluded that millions of children’s learning will be severely stunted and are planning unprecedented steps to help them catch up.
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04.09.20 – The Park District is Making its Own Hand Sanitizer, Thanks to Illinois Soybean Farmers
The Chicago Park District has had no more luck tracking down hand sanitizer than anyone else. So it’s making its own, with an assist from the state’s farmers. The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) has helped secure the raw materials needed for the sanitizer, as recommended by the World Health Organization, including isopropyl alcohol, glycerin, hydrogen peroxide and purified water. If you’re wondering how the ISA fits into this, glycerin is the main byproduct derived from the production of biodiesel, itself made from soybeans grown in Illinois.
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04.08.20 – Coronavirus State-By-State Projections: When Will Each State Peak?
As COVID-19 surges in places throughout the country, Americans are left to wonder, "When will my state hit its worst point?" A widely cited model offers some predictions. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's COVID-19 projections were cited in recent White House briefings and take into account how the pandemic is playing out in several countries around the world. They incorporate the current trend line of deaths in U.S. states and the estimated impact of social distancing measures to predict when each state might reach peak daily deaths and hospital usage.
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04.08.20 – Attorney General James Fights Trump Admin. Efforts to Strip Women of their Right to Birth Control Coverage Under the ACA
New York Attorney General Letitia James today continued her leadership in the national fight to ensure women’s reproductive health care is not stifled or infringed upon in any way by the Trump Administration. Attorney General James and a coalition of 20 additional attorneys general from around the nation filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey in their lawsuit defending the contraceptive coverage and counseling requirement mandated as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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04.07.20 – Attorney General James Secures Full Refunds for All Fantasy Island Consumers as Western New Yorkers Battle Coronavirus
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she has negotiated a settlement guaranteeing that all consumers who purchased season passes, meal plans, and associated goods and services at the Western New York theme park Fantasy Island will be fully reimbursed for all advance purchases made for the 2020 season. After the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) issued subpoenas to Fantasy Island's owner and individuals associated with the company last month, the OAG negotiated an agreement to ensure full restitution for all consumers, totaling nearly $425,000.
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04.07.20 – AG Ferguson Lunches "See It, Snap It, Send It" Campaign Encouraging Washingtonians to Report Price Gouging
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today launched an awareness campaign encouraging Washingtonians to report price gouging in three easy steps: "See It, Snap It, Send It."
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04.07.20 – AG Nessel's Office Sends Cease and Desist Letters to Online Sellers for Price-Gouging
Amazon Storefronts Taking Advantage of Consumers' COVID-19 Fears
Four online sellers conducting business through Amazon were told to stop taking advantage of consumers by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel after her office found credible reports of price-gouging in violation of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA).
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04/07.20 – Attorney General Becerra and Commissioner of Business Oversight Alvarez Issue Investor Alert About Investment Scams Related to COVID-19
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California Commissioner of Business Oversight Manuel P. Alvarez today issued an alert about investment scams related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Investors should be wary of claims that companies have developed cures or vaccines for coronavirus or can supply medical equipment which is in short supply, like masks, gloves, or ventilators. These are red flags that an investment could be a scam. For example, the FBI recently arrested an individual for soliciting investments and claiming to have a cure for coronavirus. Investors should carefully research companies and claims, as well as broker-dealers and investment advisors, before investing any money.
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04.07.20 – VIDEO: Attorney General Moody’s Rapid Response Team Acts Quickly to Deter Price Gouging
It’s an all hands on deck approach as Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office continues to fight price gouging. Since Attorney General Moody activated the Price Gouging Hotline following the Governor’s COVID-19 emergency declaration, the Attorney General’s Rapid Response Team has been working diligently and getting results for Floridians concerned about price gouging and COVID-19 related scams.
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04.07.20 – Juror Zero: How COVID-19 Spread Through the Dougherty County Courthouse
Twenty-three courthouse employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus after an infected juror sat on a murder trial.
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04.06.20 – Hospitals Are Sourcing Masks from Auto Body Shops, HHS Inspector General Finds
Hospitals are trying to make their own disinfectant from in-house chemicals, running low on toilet paper and food, and trying to source face masks from nail salons. Those are some of the findings from a snapshot survey of how America's hospitals are handling the coronavirus crisis. The survey was done over five days — during the week of March 23 — by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General. Ann Maxwell, who oversaw the report as assistant inspector general for evaluation and inspections, says it's "the first objective, independent, national look at how hospitals are addressing the COVID-19 response."
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04.06.20 – AG Nessel Urges Federal Government to Stop Discouraging People from Accessing Health Coverage During Pandemic
While the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health crisis continues, the Trump administration refuses to confirm that accessing health coverage will not impair lawful immigrants' abilities to stay in the country, asserts a recent letter from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 17 other attorneys general.
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04.06.20 – VIDEO CONSUMER ALERT: Protect Your Private Meetings from Zoombombing
With more Floridians than ever before working from home and holding virtual meetings, a new trend called Zoombombing is emerging. Zoombombing occurs when hackers hijack internet video conferences, like those offered by the fast-growing platform Zoom. These hackers often present inappropriate, offensive material or otherwise disrupt the conference. It is not a joke, and what is even more concerning is more children are susceptible to this privacy hack as students are now using video conferencing to learn virtually to obey the statewide stay-at-home order issued to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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04.06.20 – Barr says Bail Decisions Should Consider Virus Risks
Attorney General Bill Barr is taking another step to adjust the federal criminal justice system to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, encouraging prosecutors to consider the dangers posed by sending a defendant to await trial in jail as the virus sweeps into such facilities.
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04.04.20 – Indian Country Faces Higher Risks, Lack of Resources in COVID-19 Fight
As the death toll from coronavirus rises in Navajo nation, experts closest to the crisis are tragically finding themselves the least surprised. More and more conversations have circled back to warnings laid out nearly a decade ago, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked into the reasons the H1N1 flu killed four times the number of Native Americans compared to the rest of the population.
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04.03.20 – Coalition of Attorneys General Sends Letter Urging Trump Administration to Open Special Enrollment Periods on Healthcare.gov to Help Millions of Consumers with COVID-19 Costs
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), urging them to reconsider their decision to deny a special enrollment period on HealthCare.Gov during the current worldwide pandemic. In the letter, the attorneys general argue that the federal government should take action to make it possible for Americans across the country – who are facing uncertainty as a result of COVID-19 – to obtain the healthcare coverage they need during this critical time.
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04.02.20 – Pritzker Grants Health Care Facilities Civil Liability Immunity During COVID-19 Crisis Absent Gross Negligence or Willful Misconduct
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order on April 1 granting "health care providers" under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act immunity from civil liability for any injury or death that occurs while they provide health care services in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, unless the provider acts in a grossly negligent manner or engages in willful misconduct.
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04.02.20 – Reproductive Care in the Face of a Pandemic
With Americans ordered to stay home and families facing new child care and financial constraints, COVID-19 has posed new hurdles to abortion access for many patients. Twenty-one state attorneys general urged the FDA to allow certified prescribers to use telehealth for prescribing Mifepristone.
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04.02.20 – Attorneys General Move to Limit Debt Collection in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
AGs across the country are taking action to limit or cease debt collection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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04.02.20 – States Initatives to Combat COVID-19 Fraud
- DOJ And States Creatively Respond to Fraud Amid COVID-19
Both federal and state agencies and courts have adopted myriad actions in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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- US Attorney Carpenito, AG Grewal, Acting Comptroller Walsh, Announce Federal-State COVID-19 Fraud Task Force
US Attorney Craig Carpenito, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, and New Jersey Acting State Comptroller Kevin D. Walsh today announced the formation of a joint federal-state task force to investigate and prosecute a wide range of misconduct arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, including the unlawful hoarding of medical supplies, price gouging, charity scams, procurement fraud, insurance fraud, phishing schemes, and false and misleading investment opportunities.
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- Prosecutors Form Western Pa. Task Force to Investigate COVID-19 Fraud
Describing the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity for fraudsters to solicit donations for nonexistent charities and pursue new schemes, federal and state officials said on Thursday they’re forming a regional task force to combat scams related to the illness.
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- Nessel's Office Tells Businesses to Stop Selling Fake COVID-19 Test Kits
In continuing efforts to protect residents from scams and price-gouging related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office on Wednesday contacted two related businesses demanding they stop marketing and selling fake at-home COVID-19 test kits to Michigan consumers.
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- Consumer Alert (COVID-19): PEPCO Scam
During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, District residents should be on high alert for scammers, fraudsters, and predatory business practices. OAG has recently learned that some residents have received calls and texts purportedly on behalf of Pepco, offering an opportunity to sign up for a reduced service fee. Beware: This is a scam. The perpetrators are using Caller ID "spoofing" to disguise a phone number as a line connected to the utility.
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- Watch for Potential CARES Act Payments Scams
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is warning Missourians of potential scams that could target possible payments from the federal government to some Missourians as part of the recently passed CARES Act. While the money has not yet been disbursed to those who are eligible and won't be for several weeks, federal agencies and the Missouri Attorney General's Office are monitoring potential scams that may try to take advantage of those payments.
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- Attorney General Fox Reminds Consumers To Be Vigilant For Pandemic Scams, Frauds
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox is warning consumers to beware of frauds exploiting the outbreak of COVID-19 and the economic stimulus checks that will be distributed across the country.
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- Attorney General Balderas Warns New Mexican Families About Stimulus Check Scams
Attorney General Balderas issued a safety advisory to all New Mexicans about scams related to the federal economic stimulus package. The federal government will soon be sending money by check or direct deposit to most New Mexicans, but anyone who tells you they can get you the money now is likely operating a scam. "Unfortunately our current state of emergency creates a ripe environment for scams and people trying to take advantage of vulnerable New Mexicans," said Attorney General Balderas. "We must continue to protect and educate families, and my office will prosecute any person who tries to harm them."
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- Don’t Be Fooled by a Coronavirus Scam
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem reminds North Dakota residents to check the facts to avoid being fooled by a coronavirus-related scam. "Scam artists are using the current pandemic situation to exploit our fears. We can stop them by getting the facts and using a common sense approach when dealing with those offering what seem to be too-good-to-be-true opportunities," said Stenehjem.
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- AG Shapiro Issues Alert: Watch Out For Unemployment Scams
Attorney General Josh Shapiro today warned Pennsylvanians that scammers are trying to take advantage of the historic rise in unemployment across the Commonwealth by using fake unemployment filing websites in order to steal personal information or to harvest the data to sell to others for uses not properly disclosed to the user.
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- FBI, AG investigating pop-up coronavirus test sites in Louisville as possible scams
The FBI and Kentucky attorney general are investigating several mobile coronavirus test sites accused of being scams that have popped up around Louisville this week.
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- Social Security Scam Demands Arkansans' Information for Continued Payments
Scam artists thrive on fear, and the COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed their illegal schemes. They are now using today's financial uncertainty to trick Social Security beneficiaries into thinking their payments will be suspended unless they provide personal information to the scammer by phone, email or text. The Social Security Office of the Inspector General has confirmed, however, that beneficiaries will continue to receive scheduled payments during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Any letters, texts, emails or phone calls stating otherwise are a scam.
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04.01.20 – A Facebook Group Matches RVs that Are Sitting Idle with Health Care Workers Who Need a Place to Isolate After Long Hospital Shifts
For Mark Quale, an emergency room physician in Burlington, North Carolina, coming home after a long day at the hospital was as stressful as work itself. With two young boys, a wife and elderly mother-in-law at home, he knew that if he wasn't cautious, he could spread the novel coronavirus to his own family.
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04.01.20 – Joint Statement from Federal Trade Commission & Department of Justice — Expedited Antitrust Procedure & Guidance for Collaborations of Businesses Working to Protect the Health and Safety of Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“the Division”) and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission (the “Bureau,” and collectively the “Agencies”) wish to make clear to the public that there are many ways firms, including competitors, can engage in procompetitive collaboration that does not violate the antitrust laws.
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04.01.20 – Justice Department Files Its First Enforcement Action Against COVID-19 Fraud — Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against Website Offering Fraudulent Coronavirus Vaccine
The Department of Justice announced today that it has taken its first action in federal court to combat fraud related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The enforcement action filed today in Austin against operators of a fraudulent website follows Attorney General William Barr’s recent direction for the department to prioritize the detection, investigation, and prosecution of illegal conduct related to the pandemic.
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03.31.20 – Governors Fight Back Against Coronavirus Chaos: ‘It’s Like Being on eBay With 50 Other States’
A chorus of governors from across the political spectrum is challenging the Trump administration’s assertion that the United States is well-stocked to test and care for coronavirus patients.
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03.31.20 – AG Nessel Joins Call for Feds to Prioritize COVID-Related Rulemaking and Freeze Non-Urgent Rules
States, Businesses and Individuals Focused on Public Health Emergency Have Little Time to Respond to Non-urgent Federal Rules, Which May Have Unintended Effects Due to COVID-19.
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03.31.20 – MI AG Nessel Says Protecting First Responders is Critical — and Legal
With the heightened fear of being exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) combined with a general belief that HIPAA laws prevent disclosing certain protected information, Michigan’s first responders can be assured that the critical health information needed to protect them can and will be shared.
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03.31.20 – Kentucky Coronavirus Fraud Task Force Alerts Kentuckians about Scams Involving Federal COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
State and Federal law enforcement officials from the Kentucky Coronavirus Fraud Task Force today alerted Kentuckians about potential scams involving payments from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress last week.
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03.31.20 – Don’t Let Thieves Snatch Your COVID-19 Stimulus Money
Attorney General Dave Yost today urged Ohioans to watch out for thieves as stimulus payments arrive from the federal government. “Thieves are drooling at the thought of getting their hands on your stimulus money,” Yost said. “Use these tips to send them home with nothing but the bitter taste of defeat.”
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03.30.20 – New York Attorney General Looks Into Zoom’s Privacy Practices
As the videoconferencing platform’s popularity has surged, Zoom has scrambled to address a series of data privacy and security problems.
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03.30.20 – Oak Park River Forest High School Staff Donates More than 20,000 Gloves, Goggles to Hospitals Serving COVID-19 Patients
When she put out a call for donations of personal protective equipment on social medial, Oak Park resident Evie Kavinsky had no idea it would be met so quickly, and in such a big way. Kavinsky, whose husband Clifford works as a cardiologist at Rush University Medical Center, heard of a need for protective eyewear from a number of healthcare worker friends and colleagues who are treating COVID-19 patients. This led her to ask for PPE donations through a Facebook post on March 23.
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03.30.20 – COVID-19 Resources
The National Association of Attorneys General is actively monitoring new developments on the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impacts on state and territory attorneys general and their constituents. This page will be updated regularly to reflect the most current news on how attorneys general are responding to the crisis, online resources, policy updates, and training opportunities related to COVID-19.
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03.30.20 – COVID-19-Related Investment Schemes Anticipated South Carolina Office of the Attorney General Outlines What to Expect and Offers Guidance on How to Protect Yourself
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Securities Division of the South Carolina Office of the Attorney General is alerting investors to be on guard against an anticipated surge of fraudulent investment schemes.
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03.30.20 – Legislatures Meet Remotely, Limit Public as Virus Spreads
Concerns about the coronavirus are changing the way democracy works in the U.S. In state capitols across the country, lawmakers have ditched decorum and sidestepped traditional public meeting requirements to abide by “social distancing" directives.
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03.30.20 – States Introduce Emergency Laws Seeking to Retroactively Expand Business Interruption Insurance for Small Businesses to Include Claims Related to COVID-19 Despite Policy Exclusions Providing Otherwise
New Jersey, Ohio, and Massachusetts have proposed legislation to provide a means for businesses to recover losses related to the coronavirus if the business is of a certain size and had business interruption insurance at the time each state declared a state of emergency. This is despite the fact that global virus transmission and pandemic are generally excluded from the list of covered losses under most existing business interruption coverage.
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03.30.20 – What You Need to Know About the Federal Stimulus Package: The CARES Act
On March 27, 2020, the United States government passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stimulus Act (CARES Act). The unprecedented legislation is a $2 trillion-dollar economic stabilization and assistance act to help lessen the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on individuals, employers, and both nonprofit and for-profit business. It is comprehensive and wide reaching, and there is a lot to unpack.
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03.29.20 – Suffolk University Dorm Transformed into Shelter for Homeless during Coronavirus Crisis
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced the creation Sunday of hundreds of additional beds to house the city's homeless population.
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03.29.20 – Two Centuries of Law Guide Legal Approach to Modern Pandemic
As COVID-19 continues its assault on the country, never have state and federal powers to act in a national health emergency been tested to the extent that we are seeing today.
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03.27.20 – Attorneys General Step Up Enforcement Efforts Against Price Gouging
- California AG Xavier Becerra sent letters to multiple online commerce platforms, including Alibaba Group, Shopify, eBay, Inc., and Overstock expressing concern about third-party sellers engaging in price gouging on these platforms and urging heightened vigilance.
- Florida AG Ashley Moody issued more than 40 subpoenas to third-party sellers on Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon") in her investigation of unlawful price increases on essential goods, including face masks and sanitizers. At the same time, AG Moody also sent a letter to Amazon commending the company's cooperation in working to combat price gouging.
- Massachusetts AG Maura Healey issued an emergency regulation to prohibit price gouging of essential goods and services necessary for public health and safety during a declared statewide or national emergency.
- Missouri AG Eric Schmitt warned potential bad actors that his office will take legal action on reports and complaints of price gouging related to the medical supply chain.
- Texas AG Ken Paxton warned retail suppliers, including grocery stores and pharmacies, that state law prohibits price gouging after a disaster declaration. Under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, the AG may seek reimbursement and civil penalties, including a penalty of up to $250,000 if the affected consumers are elderly.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to TV host Wayne Allen Root ordering him to immediately cease and desist marketing products as cures, treatments, or preventative measures for coronavirus, which he has been doing on his television show and through www.MyDoctorSuggests.com.
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03.27.20 – AG's Office Takes Action Against Health Care Industry Supplier For Reported Price-Gouging
As reports of price-gouging related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) near 2,000, the Michigan Department of Attorney General has sent a cease and desist letter to a health care industry supplier for marketing face masks at exceptionally high prices.
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03.26.20 – Thirty States Have Laws that Bar Price-Gouging During States of Emergency
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will allow the Justice Department to investigate and bring cases to prevent hoarding. Attorney General William Barr has set up a task force, headed by New Jersey U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, to take on hoarding and price-gouging. See list of state-by-state price-gouging laws.
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03.26.20 – The FTC Could Also Bring Cases Over Price-Gouging
Under its authority to challenge unfair practices, former FTC Chairman Bill Kovacic told POLITICO, though the agency has never done so. House Democrats proposed giving the FTC and states additional power to target price-gouging in their version of the coronavirus bill, though the language didn't make the Senate version. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) have also introduced two bills that would let the FTC tackle price-gouging.
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03.26.20 – Nessel Joins Attorneys General in Calling on Amazon, Whole Foods to Provide Paid Leave to Employees During COVID-19 Emergency
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a group of attorneys general Wednesday in calling on Amazon and Whole Foods to provide paid sick and family leave to their employees during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency.
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03.26.30 – Companies Respond to Price Gouging
Amazon said that as of Monday it had pulled down about 500,000 items off its marketplace and banned 3,900 sellers for price-gouging. EBay has banned listings for health care masks, sanitizer and disinfecting wipes to prevent price-gouging, and is removing listings that specifically reference coronavirus or Covid-19. "eBay is taking significant measures to block or quickly remove items on our marketplace that make false health claims," the company said. "We are making every effort to ensure that anyone who sells on our platform follows local laws and eBay policies." Walmart said its pricing policy forbids price-gouging and the company automatically depublishes listings that price items substantially in excess of other listings. Facebook said it is also removing listings for masks, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and Covid-19 testing kits. "While enforcement is not perfect, we have put several automated detection mechanisms in place to block or remove this material from our platform," a Facebook spokesperson said. Craigslist didn't respond to requests about its price-gouging efforts.
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03.26.20 – New York Court of Appeals Delivers Win to Attorney General, Gig Worker Over Unemployment Benefits
New York AG Letitia James obtained a favorable ruling from the New York State Court of Appeals against the food-delivery company Postmates, Inc., holding that workers for the company are considered employees for the purposes of unemployment benefits.
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03.26.20 – Attorney General Cameron Issues Subpoenas to Amazon Third-Party Sellers For Price Gouging During COVID-19 Pandemic
Attorney General Daniel Cameron today issued subpoenas to six third-party sellers in Kentucky who used Amazon’s online platform to engage in suspected price gouging during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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03.26.20 – MI Attorney General Dana Nessel Issues Urgent Consumer Alert Following Reports of Federal Stimulus Scams
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today issued an urgent consumer alert urging Michiganders to be on high alert for bad actors aiming to coerce them out of their personal information in a new federal stimulus payment scam. Read more from MI Attorney General
03.26.20 – Attorney General Nessel Supports Equal COVID-19 Relief Funding for the District of Columbia
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 36 attorneys general in sending a letter to President Trump and House and Senate leaders Thursday expressing concern over the proposed funding allocation for the District of Columbia in the Coronavirus Relief Fund passed by the Senate on March 26.
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03.26.20 – Updated Tribal Docs on COVID-19 Page
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03.25.20 – 'Stop Price Gouging,' 33 Attorneys General Tell Amazon, Walmart, Others
Online platforms have "an ethical obligation" to root out price gouging on hand sanitizer and other high-demand products during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond, top law enforcement officials from across the country say.
In letters to Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Facebook and Craigslist on Wednesday, 33 attorneys general say these companies' efforts to crack down on overpriced items on their selling platforms have so far "failed to remove unconscionably priced critical supplies."
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03.25.20 – States Are Taking Many Approaches to the Coronavirus. Here's a Look at Each
As the coronavirus has spread to every state in the U.S., governors are taking a range of escalating steps to try to stop the spread. A number of state leaders have issued sweeping restrictions, including stay-at-home orders. Others have issued directives focusing on counties in which cases are thought to be spreading through communities.
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03.25.20 – United Center to Become Coronavirus Logistics Hub
Officials say the West Side arena will transform into a central site to help with food distribution, first responder staging and collecting critically needed medical supplies.
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03.25.20 – AG Nessel Provides Guidance on Executive Orders Violations
After her Consumer Protection intake lines were flooded with phone calls related to violations of the state’s new rules implemented as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is providing guidance on how to file complaints about individuals and businesses that aren’t complying with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders.
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03.25.20 – Attorney General Cameron Warns Kentuckians of New Charity, Medicaid Scams Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
Attorney General Daniel Cameron today warned Kentuckians of new charity and Medicaid scams related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and shared best practices to avoid the financial loss associated with these scams.
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03.25.20 – Who Is in Charge? A Pandemic Primer on Government Authority
In times of emergency, the functions of different levels of government can often become cloudy. Figuring out which governmental unit has the authority to take a particular action can be confusing at such times. While this alert applies to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is equally applicable to other more common disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes.
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03.24.20 – Families First Coronavirus Response Act Increases Duties of Employers
Last week, the President signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) in response to COVID-19. The Act implements three parts: The Emergency Family Medical Leave Act, Paid Leave Act, and Tax Credits for Employers providing such leave. These take effect April 2, 2020.
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03.24.20 – Coronavirus Informational Resources — Carlton Fields
Carlton Fields is closely monitoring developments related to the coronavirus. We stand ready to advise on issues arising from COVID-19 and to provide proactive business guidance for affected clients.
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03.24.20 – Mag Mile hotel among first to be converted to shelter coronavirus patients, vulnerable populations
CHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot convened housing and social service commissioners to announce Monday that the city will rent vacant hotel rooms for Chicagoans who are either waiting for test results or experiencing a mild case of the disease.
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03.24.20 – Coronavirus: FEMA Simplifying the Public Assistance Process to Expedite Payment
While communities that regularly experience natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes are familiar with FEMA's Public Assistance process, the President's recent declaration of a nationwide emergency under the Stafford Act encompasses every state, including tens of thousands of eligible applicants (if not more) for disaster assistance, many of which are navigating unfamiliar territory.
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03.23.20 – Coronavirus Cases To Be Isolated At Former Metro South Hospital
BLUE ISLAND, IL — The shuttered MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island, could begin receiving quarantined coronavirus patients as early as this Thursday after the City of Chicago struck an agreement with the current operators to reopen the hospital.
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03.23.20 – Governor’s Order Assists Tenants, Homeowners and Borrowers Affected by COVID-19
As the widespread economic impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) worsen, Governor Gavin Newsom has issued Executive Order N-28-20 to assist Californians experiencing financial hardship. The order implements measures specifically aimed at helping homeowners, tenants, borrowers and others that have lost their source of income due to business closures or layoffs in the wake of COVID-19. It includes removal of statutory restrictions in order to allow local governments to impose eviction restrictions, including a suspension on residential or commercial evictions, for tenants unable to pay their rent because of COVID-19.
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03.20.20 – Coronavirus: FEMA Guidance on Eligible "Emergency Protective Measures" and Sheltering
Building upon our prior alert summarizing the effects of the President's March 13 nationwide emergency declaration, we now provide an update on the type of assistance potentially available pursuant to FEMA's Public Assistance Program. States and local governmental entities and certain private non-profits can now apply for funding for "eligible emergency protective measures taken to respond to the COVID-19 emergency at the direction or guidance of public health officials." FEMA has now published a fact sheet providing guidance as to what emergency protective measures may be considered eligible and a separate fact sheet on eligible sheltering costs.
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03.20.20 – Attorney General Frosh Discusses COVID-19 and Price Gouging
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh discussed new developments regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis and price gouging here in Maryland.
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03.20.20 – KY Attorney General Cameron Sends Letters to Gov. Beshear, DOCJT Regarding COVID-19 Health Crisis
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron today issued two letters to Executive Branch agencies regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The first letter, sent to Governor Andy Beshear, requested that the Governor renew his executive order activating Kentucky's price gouging laws. The second letter, sent to Nicolai Jilek, Commissioner of the Department for Criminal Justice Training ("DOCJT"), requested that the department extend the deadlines that peace officers must complete trainings because of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 health crisis.
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03.19.20 – HHS Authorized to Direct Production and Distribution of National Health Supply Chain After invoking the Defense Production Act for the COVID19 pandemic, President Trump issued an "Executive Order on Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of Covid-19" on March 18, 2020. The Executive Order includes the finding that personal protective equipment and ventilators meet criteria to be considered "scarce and critical material essential to the national defense" under the DPA, which has previously been applied to emergencies and critical infrastructure matters.
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03.19.20 – Coronavirus: Impact on Office, Retail and Industrial Leases
The intensity with which the COVID-19 outbreak and the response to it has escalated continues to impact both landlords and tenants under commercial leases. It is safe to say that landlords and tenants will be viewing certain routine boilerplate language in leases differently in the future.
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03.18.20 – President Signs the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into Law
On March 14, 2020, the House passed HR 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The Act, among other things, would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide paid emergency leave to eligible employees and would require covered employers to provide paid sick leave to employees in need of such leave due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Act also provides reimbursable tax credits to covered employers for the costs associated with providing this paid leave and sick time.
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03.17.20 – Coronavirus: Nationwide Emergency Declaration – Access to Disaster Relief Fund
On Friday, March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared a nationwide emergency under the Stafford Act. This unprecedented action allows Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide funding to state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). These entities, including non-profit hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes (among others), may receive Disaster Relief Funds appropriated by Congress to reimburse the cost of emergency measures to protect the public health and safety.
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03.14.20 – Health Care Providers: President's Emergency Declaration Paves Way for Additional Regulatory Flexibility
With the emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 13, 2020, President Trump paved the way for CMS to temporarily waive certain Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) requirements. The President's declaration is intended to provide much needed regulatory relief to our nation's hospitals and other care providers who treat government program beneficiaries.
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