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Allen Matkins

O Happy Day!  Governor Declares End To Winter Storm Emergency

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As California began the new year, it was suffering from a six-year drought.  Then came le deluge.  According to the Governor's office "These storms brought more rain than had been recorded in over 100 years and all in one...more

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New York Note – City Legislation, Congestion Pricing, Right to Shelter

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Last Thursday, the NYC Council convened a Stated meeting, where they passed and introduced multiple pieces of legislation. The Council passed legislation requiring an annual forest plan, helping the City expand its tree...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

COVID-19 State of Emergency Orders Are Sunsetting in California

Earlier this year, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the State of California's COVID-19 State of Emergency will end on February 28, 2023. Since then, numerous localities have announced the end of their own states of...more

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Consequential Bills to Employers Advance Through California Legislature

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Any one of three bills still advancing through the California Legislature’s 2022 session will have broad consequences for California employers if enacted. The Legislature has until August 31 to pass pending bills and send...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Alert: North Carolina’s COVID-19 State of Emergency – and Healthcare Provider Immunity – to End on August 15, 2022

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On March 10, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency over COVID-19 in Executive Order No. 116.  Less than two months later, the North Carolina General Assembly ratified Senate Bill 704: the COVID-19 Recovery...more

Perkins Coie

California “Job-Killer” SB 1044 Passes Senate Committee

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SB 1044 passed the California Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee on Monday, March 21, 2022. SB 1044 would prohibit an employer, in the event of a state of emergency or an emergency condition, from taking...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Texts Regarding COVID Vaccine Eligibility Are Not Actionable Under TCPA, Texas Northern District Holds

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently held that unsolicited text messages that simply inform recipients of the availability of a free COVID-19 vaccine are protected by the “emergency purposes”...more

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Impacts of the Expiration of Mississippi’s COVID-19 State of Emergency on Healthcare Providers

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On November 11, 2021, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, in coordination with State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs and MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney, announced Mississippi’s COVID-19 State of Emergency (“SOE”) would be...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Massachusetts DOR Stops Applying COVID-19 Telecommuting Policy

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In a recently issued guidance, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue indicated that the emergency telecommuting rules it put in place during the Massachusetts COVID-19 state of emergency would cease to be in effect as of...more

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Governor DeSantis’ Executive Order Expires: COVID Permit Extensions End

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Governor DeSantis allowed Executive Order No. 20-51 to expire on April 27, 2021. Permit holders must now notify the responsible agency or local government within 90 days of the termination of the order (no later than...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The State of Emergency in New York Is Over: What That Means for Employers

Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state disaster emergency he declared on March 7, 2020, due to COVID-19 would officially end after June 24, 2021. He then signed Executive Order No. 210, which...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Commonwealth Ends State of Emergency

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As of today – June 15, 2021 – the Commonwealth’s State of Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended. Although the Cannabis Control Commission (“Commission”) has issued bulletins and administrative orders that...more

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Update on Executive Order N-29-20

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Unbelievably, it was March 17, 2020, when Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20 (amending Executive Order N-25-20 in part), which allows local or state legislative bodies to hold meetings via teleconference and...more

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Massachusetts Formalizes Lifting of COVID-19 Industry Restrictions, Considers Legislation to Extend Certain Popular Exemptions

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June 3, 2021 On May 28, 2021, Governor Charlie Baker issued two executive orders lifting many of the COVID-19-related restrictions and limitations imposed over the past 15 months, setting in motion the eventual rescission of...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Status of Recent Legislation Impacting Baltimore City Rental Housing – Requiring Landlords to Offer to Renew Leases and Provide...

Over the last year, the Baltimore City Council has introduced and enacted multiple bills impacting rental housing that residential landlords will need to navigate: - In May 2020, the City Council passed the COVID-19 Rent...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Real Estate Permitting Update: Massachusetts – 5/19/21

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On May 17, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that the state of emergency declared on March 10, 2020 will likely end on June 15, 2021. Both state and local permits were extended while the state of emergency...more

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Massachusetts To End Most COVID-19 Restrictions By May 29 and Lift State Of Emergency On June 15

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced today that the Commonwealth will end most COVID-19 restrictions by May 29.  Some industries, including health care, schools, and the transportation sectors,...more

Littler

“We are No Longer in a State of Emergency” in Florida – Or Are We?

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took two bold moves on Monday related to government oversight of COVID-19 emergency standards while declaring “we are no longer in a state of emergency.”  The first, an extension of Executive...more

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Bouncing Back (and Forth): Statewide Reopening and Mitigation Steps (UPDATED)

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As the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, government officials at all levels are reevaluating their health and safety protocols and adjusting workplace guidance based on ever-shifting case metrics. While...more

Miller Canfield

Authority to Hold Electronic Meetings Under Michigan Open Meetings Act Now Limited

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On March 30, 2021, the authority for Michigan public bodies to hold electronic "virtual" meetings for any reason under the Michigan Open Meetings Act ("OMA") expired. Thus, starting on March 31, 2021, and continuing until...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Governor Extends COVID-19 Related State of Emergency

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This is a follow-up to our previous client alerts regarding potential extensions of permits and development orders based on the gubernatorial COVID-19 state of emergency. On February 26, 2021, Governor DeSantis issued...more

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Mississippi Executive Orders, the MEML and COVID-19: What the Governor May Do and Why

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The public, at least in the Gulf South, is used to hearing terms such as “executive order” and “state of emergency.” Yet what do those terms mean, where do they come from and why do they matter? As the COVID-19 pandemic...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report - 2021 West Virginia Legislative Update: Issue 3

The 60-day Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature convened on February 10, 2021 and, after 12 days that included a rare Saturday session on February 13, 2021, both chambers have advanced significant legislation...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report - 2021 West Virginia Legislative Update: Issue 2

The 60-day Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature convened on February 10, 2021 and, after a short week, has already advanced significant legislation addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as certain...more

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