Over the past month, the state of Georgia has enacted several measures, largely affecting unemployment and business operations, in response to COVID-19. The following provides an update on these statewide developments....more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) was enacted on Friday, March 27, 2020. The CARES Act creates a half-dozen new programs to help distressed businesses and workers deal with COVID-19 and related...more
The Georgia Department of Labor (“Department”), in response to COVID-19, issued an emergency rule on March 16, 2020 related to filing partial unemployment claims. The rule will remain in effect for 120 days or until the...more
Public discourse on “healthcare” has focused primarily on health insurance and the significant changes made by the Affordable Care Act. But what about the providers of healthcare—the doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical...more
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