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FEATURE COMMENT: Maximizing Recovery: Contractor Reimbursement For COVID-19 Paid Leave Under § 3610 Of The CARES Act |
62 Government Contractor 156 (6/10/2020) (6/10/2020) |
Christopher Yukins and Kristen Ittig. Mr. Yukins is the Lynn David Research Professor of Government Contract Law at the George Washington University Law School; Ms. Ittig is a partner resident in the Washington, D.C. offices of Arnold & Porter, where Mr. Yukins is counsel. The opinions expressed are those of the authors alone. Section 3610 of the; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO ANNOUNCES $14 MILLION TARGETED IMPACT FUND TO ADDRESS RACIAL EQUITY DISPARITIES AND SUPPORT COMMUNITIES HARDEST-HIT BY COVID-19 |
(8/10/2020) |
OF CHICAGO ANNOUNCES $14 MILLION TARGETED IMPACT FUND TO ADDRESS RACIAL EQUITY DISPARITIES AND SUPPORT COMMUNITIES HARDEST-HIT BY COVID- 19 August 10, 2020 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago; |
2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS ADDRESS DISCRIMINATION AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC |
(4/24/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS AFFIRM IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC |
(4/15/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
| Pamela Wolf, J.D. |
FEDERAL LEGISLATION-PHASE-FOUR COVID-19 RELIEF NOW LAW |
Wolters Kluwer Employment Law Daily (4/24/2020) |
The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act provides much-need funding for healthcare providers, coronavirus testing, and small business loans. On April 23, the House approved Senate amendments to the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act ( H.R. 266), by a 388-5 vote that saw one Democrat and four; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Lisa M. Goolik, J.D. |
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM-LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE BILL TO REDUCE RACE-BASED EMPLOYMENT, WAGE GAP |
Wolters Kluwer Banking and Finance Law Daily (8/6/2020) |
The Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act would require the Fed to use its authority to minimize and eliminate racial disparities in employment, wages, and wealth. Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| James J. Brudney |
Forsaken Heroes: Covid-19 and Frontline Essential Workers |
48 Fordham Urban Law Journal 1 (December, 2020) (2020) |
Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world. - An Essay on Man, Epistle 1, Alexander Pope (1734) Introduction. 2 I. The COVID-19 Frontline Essential Workforce. 7 A. Demographics. 7 B. Union Representation. 9 C. Risks of Infection. 10 II.... |
2020 |
Law Reviews and Other Secondary Sources |
| Sylvan Lane |
Four senators sold stocks before coronavirus threat crashed market |
The Hill (3/20/2020) |
Four senators sold stocks shortly after a January briefing in the Senate on the novel coronavirus outbreak, unloading shares that plummeted in value a month later as the stock market crashed in the face of a global pandemic. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Alessio M. Pacces , Maria Weimer |
From Diversity to Coordination: A European Approach to COVID-19 |
11 European Journal of Risk Regulation 283 (June, 2020) (6/1/2020) |
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the face of Europe. Member States' divergent responses to this crisis reveal a lack of unity in the face of a humanitarian catastrophe. At best, this undermines the effectiveness of health protection within the European Union (EU). At worst, it risks breaking up the Union altogether. Divergent national responses to; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Scott Wong |
GOP struggles to confront racial issues |
The Hill (6/14/2020) |
Less than five months before the election, congressional Republicans are struggling to confront a host of thorny racial issues that have been unexpectedly thrust into the 2020 campaign spotlight. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Attorneys with Fortney & Scott, LLC |
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS CRISIS |
17 Federal Employment Law Insider 2 (5/1/2020) (5/1/2020) |
Federal agencies continue to tackle the unique challenges the COVID-19 pandemic is causing for employers. Working remotely, agency leaders have had to change the way they carry out their missions. Often finding themselves at the forefront of the government's response, they have shown surprising capabilities. The Equal Employment Opportunity; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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Governments, Agencies Mobilize as Coronavirus Escalates Across the U.S. |
48 HDR Current Developments 1 (3/28/2020) (3/28/2020) |
2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading in the U.S., and it is spreading rapidly. As this issue of HDR goes to press, there are 46, 548 total confirmed cases of the virus in the U.S., and 592 deaths, according to data from the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Worldwide, there are 169, 387; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Montrece M. Ransom, et. Al. |
GUEST CHAIR'S COLUMN: DYING TO BELONG: RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE |
32 No. 5 Health Lawyer 3 (8/23/2020) |
I am obsessed with the phenomenon of belonging. For the past year, I've been studying, presenting workshops on, and writing about the importance of fostering a sense of belonging in all of our shared spaces. In addition, the heart of my coaching practice is affirming to my clients that anywhere they are called or aspire to be, they belong; ; Health Lawyer June, 2020 GUEST CHAIR'S COLUMN: DYING TO BELONG: RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE Montrece M. Ransom JD MPH; coupled with the disproportionate burden of illness and death among Black Americans from COVID- 19, provide evidence of what many Black Americans in public health have been saying, and what research has shown- racism is a; ultimately due to racism. [FN2] Impacting infectious disease, this systemic racism has led to rapidly expanding inequity amidst the COVID- 19 pandemic. Simply being a black American in this country is; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Jacob Z. Bolton |
HEALTH IN ALL OR PROFIT FOR SOME: HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY IN ALL POLICY FOR A JUST TRANSITION |
20 Journal of Law in Society 315 (Summer, 2020) (9/14/2020) |
C1-2TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction. 315 Background. 317 L1 A. Background on Climate Destabilization. L2317 L1 B. Background on Climate Destabilization Law. L2322 L1 C. Proposals for U.S. Climate Change Law. L2329 L1 D. Building Local Institutions for Climate Justice. L2335 I. Climate Change & Inequity: A Root Cause Analysis. 338 II. Frame Policies... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| CQ Roll Call staff |
HHS seeks to prevent racial, ethnic discrimination during pandemic |
CQ Roll Call Insurance Briefing (7/21/2020) |
The Health and Human Services Department's Office for Civil Rights issued guidance on Monday to ensure that HHS-funded programs comply with federal civil rights laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination related to race, color and national origin during the pandemic; ; HHS seeks to prevent racial, ethnic discrimination during pandemic July 21, 2020 The Health and; origin. HHS is committed to helping populations hardest hit by COVID- 19 including African- American and Native American |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Marty Johnson |
Hispanic and Black children facing higher rates of COVID-19 hospitalization: CDC |
The Hill (8/8/2020) |
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that Hispanic and Black children have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic at a disproportionate rate, underscoring how minority communities across the country have been among the hardest hit by COVID-19; Hispanic and Black children facing higher rates of COVID- 19 hospitalization: CDC August 08, 2020 A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that Hispanic and Black children have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic at a disproportionate rate, underscoring how minority communities across the country have been among the hardest hit by COVID- 19; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Rafael Bernal |
Hispanic Caucus asks for Department of Labor meeting on COVID in meatpacking plants |
The Hill (8/6/2020) |
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) asked Thursday for a meeting with Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) head Loren Sweatt to clarify the agency's oversight of working conditions at meatpacking plants amid coronavirus; Hispanic Caucus asks for Department of Labor meeting on COVID in meatpacking plants August 06, 2020 The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) asked Thursday for a meeting with Labor Secretary; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Rafael Bernal |
Hispanic Caucus demands protections for agricultural workers in next coronavirus bill |
The Hill (4/15/2020) |
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) called on legislative leaders Wednesday to include salary, social safety net and immigration protections for farmworkers in any future coronavirus relief packages. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Rafael Bernal |
Hispanic caucus report takes stock of accomplishments with eye toward 2021 |
The Hill (9/17/2020) |
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) touted its increasing numbers and high-profile clashes with the Trump administration in a new report highlighting its accomplishments and efforts during the 116th Congress. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Mike Lillis and Scott Wong |
House approves $2.2T COVID-19 relief bill as White House talks stall |
The Hill (10/1/2020) |
House Democrats on Thursday approved a massive, $2.2 trillion package of coronavirus relief, lending political cover to party centrists in tough races while putting fresh pressure on Senate Republicans to move another round of emergency aid before the coming elections. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
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House Bill Would Direct SEC, Fed to Study Racial Gap in Stock Ownership |
WGL-ACCTALERT VOL 14 NO 205 (10/22/2020) |
A House bill would direct the SEC and the Federal Reserve to conduct a joint study on the racial gap in stock ownership. The report would, among other topics, include recommendations on raising stock ownership among African-Americans and any other group less likely to own stocks, according to the bill text. By Bill Flook A House bill... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Cristina Marcos |
House Democrat introduces bill to prevent Trump campaign from requiring COVID-19 liability waivers at rallies |
The Hill (6/16/2020) |
A new bill introduced on Tuesday by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) would prevent President Trump's reelection campaign from issuing liability waivers protecting it from lawsuits should supporters attend a rally and contract the coronavirus. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Juliegrace Brufke |
House passes resolution condemning anti-Asian discrimination relating to coronavirus |
The Hill (9/17/2020) |
The House passed a resolution Thursday condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 in a 243-164 vote. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Cristina Marcos |
House votes to create select committee to oversee coronavirus response |
The Hill (4/23/2020) |
The House on Thursday voted to create a select committee to oversee the federal response to the coronavirus crisis, with Republicans accusing Democrats of trying to use it as a cudgel against President Trump during an election year. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| By Tanisha Pinkins, Esq., Baker Donelson PC |
How leaders can retain diverse talent during the COVID-19 pandemic |
Practitioner Insights Commentaries (10/29/2020) |
Baker Donelson attorney Tanisha Pinkins discusses how the legal industry can ensure it retains and prioritizes diverse talent amid the pandemic's economic turbulence. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Tanisha Pinkins, et. Al. |
How Leaders Can Retain Diverse Talent During the Covid-19 Pandemic |
35 Westlaw Journal Employment 09 (12/1/2020) |
Baker Donelson attorney Tanisha Pinkins discusses how the legal industry can ensure it retains and prioritizes diverse talent amid the pandemic's economic turbulence. As COVID-19 continues to fuel uncertainty and financial loss, resulting in furloughs, layoffs, terminations, reduced salaries, and other tough business decisions, recent headlines... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
| Andrew Hammond , Ariel Jurow Kleiman , Gabriel Scheffler |
How the Covid-19 Pandemic Has and Should Reshape the American Safety Net |
105 Minnesota Law Review Headnotes 154 (Fall, 2020) (12/1/2020) |
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered an unprecedented shock to the United States and the world. It is unclear precisely how long this crisis, which is both epidemiological and economic, will last, and it is difficult to gauge the extent and direction of the changes in American life these crises will cause. Nonetheless, it is beyond dispute that the... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
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HUD Moves Quickly to Allocate COVID-19 Relief Funding |
48 HDR Current Developments 1 (5/1/2020) (5/1/2020) |
Secretary Ben Carson has directed HUD to immediately begin allocating $3.064 billion in relief funding to help low-income families and vulnerable citizens as the U.S. continues to grapple with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which was signed into law by; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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ICYMI: TRUMP EPA APPROVES FIRST-EVER LONG-LASTING ANTIVIRAL PRODUCT FOR USE AGAINST COVID-19 |
(8/24/2020) |
APPROVES FIRST-EVER LONG-LASTING ANTIVIRAL PRODUCT FOR USE AGAINST COVID- 19 August 24, 2020 ICYMI: Trump EPA Approves First-Ever Long; administration seeks to propel emerging treatments and protections against the coronavirus, and as several companies race to deliver an effective, safe vaccine. (Bloomberg, 8/24/20; |
2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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ICYMI: U.S. SECRETARY OF LABOR EUGENE SCALIA DELIVERS REMARKS ON DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE |
USDL 20-1263 (6/16/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
| Samuli Seppänen |
Ideological Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic: China and its Other |
16 University of Pennsylvania Asian Law Review 24 (2020) (12/1/2020) |
This Article discusses the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as an instance of ideological contestation between the People's Republic of China and its ideological Other-the Western liberal democracies. Much of this ideological contestation highlights the idiosyncratic aspects of opposing ideological narratives. From the illiberal perspective,... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
| Prof. Genevieve Fajardo |
II. DEBT COLLECTION DURING COVID-19 |
2020 Advanced Consumer & Com. L. 18-II, State Bar of Texas (9/14/2020) |
During the first months of COVID-19, Federal and state governments paused many traditional debt collection activities. Eviction and foreclosure moratoriums were instituted all over the country, and many states, including Texas, stopped garnishment proceedings and other debt collection lawsuits. Together with court closings for public health... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| J. Edward Moreno |
Illinois Democrats call on HHS to address racial health disparities |
The Hill (4/14/2020) |
Illinois Democratic lawmakers, led by Sen. Dick Durbin, are calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address racial disparities in those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Medha D. Makhlouf, Jasmine Sandhu |
IMMIGRANTS AND INTERDEPENDENCE: HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC EXPOSES THE FOLLY OF THE NEW PUBLIC CHARGE RULE |
115 Northwestern University Law Review Online 146 (10/14/2020) |
On February 24, 2020, just as the Trump Administration began taking significant action to prepare for an outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States, it also began implementing its new public charge rule. Public charge is an immigration law that restricts the admission of certain noncitizens based on the likelihood that they will become... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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In race to COVID-19 drugs, EU may fast-track remdesivir sale before U.S. |
36 Westlaw Journal Pharmaceutical 03 (2020) (2020) |
The European Union may give an initial green light in the coming days for sale of the drug remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment, the head of its medicines agency said May 18, fast-tracking the drug to market amid tight global competition for resources. The United States, which has angered the EU with aggressive tactics in a procurement; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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In re: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY THE OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19): REVISEDSCHEDULE FOR THE RESUMPTION OF CRIMINAL JURYTRIALS General Order No. 2020-19 |
Docket Number: 2:20MC7, United States District Court, E.D. Virginia. (6/30/2020) |
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has continued to closely monitor the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as well as the developing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and local health authorities. On May 26, 2020, General Order No. 2020-16 was issued, establishing a; |
2020 |
Cases |
| Nizan Geslevich Packin |
In Too-big-to-fail We Trust: Ethics and Banking in the Era of Covid-19 |
2020 Wisconsin Law Review 1043 Rev. (2020) (12/1/2020) |
The COVID-19 economic crisis has brought to light something very broken in the American banking system-that banks prioritize their own profits over the interests of those they serve and over the interests of social justice. And they are permitted to do so because they do not owe a fiduciary duty to their customers and are not social welfare... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
| Julie S. Lucht and Sarah E. Flotte, Perkins Coie LLP |
IN WAKE OF CORONAVIRUS, REMEMBER LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO EMPLOYEES |
1 West Employment Law Letter 5 (4/1/2020) (4/1/2020) |
Employers are rightfully concerned about what they should be doing to respond to the continued spread of COVID-19. As we all deal with disruptions to our daily routines, employers need to keep in mind the applicable employment laws when deciding how to respond. How employers respond to the coronavirus outbreak may implicate several areas of; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Lillian Bautista |
Incoming Lawmakers Stress Coronavirus Relief, Economy as First Priority of New Session |
The Hill (18-Dec-20) (12/18/2020) |
COVID-19 relief and getting the economy back on track must be top priorities in the next legislative session, incoming lawmakers from both parties said Thursday. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
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JOINT STATEMENT BY TREASURY SECRETARY STEVEN T. MNUCHIN AND SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR DAVID L. BERNHARDT ON DISTRIBUTION OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND DOLLARS TO NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES |
Treas. SM-998 (5/5/2020) |
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2020 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
| Aris Folley |
Kellyanne Conway says it's 'highly offensive' to refer to coronavirus as 'kung flu' |
The Hill (3/18/2020) |
Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday called reports of a White House official referring to COVID-19 as the kung flu virus highly offensive after a journalist pressed her repeatedly about the matter." |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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Key COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Cases Tracker (US) |
-2020 |
A table of key insurance coverage cases filed to recover losses related to the ongoing 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The table summarizes each case, identifies the insurance coverage implicated, and contains links to each complaint and related resources. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Lisa M. Koblin, et. Al. |
KNOW HOW TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES AS COVID-19 SPREAD CONTINUES |
1 Mid-Atlantic Employment Law Letter 1 (4/1/2020) (4/1/2020) |
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is no doubt on the minds of employers and employees across Pennsylvania, as well as the nation. Public health officials urge calm but also caution. Employers can set a reassuring tone by showing they are staying up to date on developments and taking precautions that will protect employees. The coronavirus COVID-19 is; |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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Kudlow: 'I don't believe there's systemic racism in the US' |
2020 WL 3067872 (6/10/2020) |
Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Wednesday he does not believe there is systemic racism in the United States. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Marty Johnson |
Kushner: Black Americans have to 'want to be successful' |
The Hill (10/29/2020) |
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Monday that in order for the presidents policies to be most effective, Black Americans must want to succeed. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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Language barriers hamper coronavirus response |
2020 WL 1323119 (3/22/2020) |
Non-English-speaking communities are increasingly concerned that coronavirus information is being communicated to them after the rest of the country and in less detail, creating a divide that could put minority groups at greater risk of contracting the virus. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Jordain Carney |
Lawmakers race to pass emergency coronavirus funding |
The Hill (2/27/2020) |
Lawmakers are moving quickly to try to pass emergency coronavirus funding before a mid-March break, with negotiators eyeing finalizing an agreement by early next week. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Henry Kenyon, CQ Roll Call |
Lawmakers want to know how race-based algorithms affect medical care |
CQ Roll Call Washington Data Privacy Briefing (9/29/2020) |
A bicameral group of lawmakers wants the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to review the use of race-based clinical algorithms used by doctors to determine if they are based on accurate science and if there is any bias in them affecting healthcare outcomes. |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Secondary Sources |
| Cynthia L. Cooper |
LAWYERS TACKLE MATERNAL MORTALITY |
106-NOV A.B.A. J. 18, ABA Journal (11/30/2020) |
New concerns about maternal risks in pregnancy emerged as COVID-19 plowed its way across the country this year. In April, New York Gov. Mario Cuomo convened the COVID-19 Maternity Task Force to look at alternative facilities for delivery. In May, the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs called on Congress to fund research on the... |
2020 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Brendan Williams |
Left for Dead: Nursing Home Care Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic |
24 Quinnipiac Health Law Journal 24 (2020) (2020) |
C1-2Table of Contents I. Introduction. 31 II. A Challenged Care Sector. 33 A. Funding. 33 B. Resident Demographics. 34 C. Regulation of Care. 35 D. International Response. 37 E. The Response in the United States. 38 III. Concluding Recommendations. 62 |
2020 |
Law Reviews and Other Secondary Sources |