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03.18.20

Telehealth Service Expansion Related to COVID-19

Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), states and private payers have all acted over the past 10 days to dramatically expand access to telehealth services.


03.18.20

District of Columbia Expands FMLA and Unemployment Insurance Protections to Address COVID-19

The District of Columbia Council passed, and the Mayor signed, the COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act).


03.18.20

California WARN Notices Suspended: Governor Issues Executive Order on Notice Requirements

On March 17, 2020, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-31-20, relieving California employers of some of the notice requirements mandated by California’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act for implementing mass layoffs, relocations or ...


03.17.20

California Legislature Approves $1.1 Billion To Combat COVID-19

California’s Legislature met today and took unprecedented and bipartisan action in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.


03.17.20

COVID-19 New York State and Federal Labor and Employment Update

This afternoon, Governor Cuomo announced an agreement with the New York state legislature to enact a comprehensive bill featuring—among other provisions—sweeping, immediately effective sick leave, paid family leave, and disability entitlements in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, ...


03.17.20

COVID-19: Health System Policy and Guidance on Selected Issues (as of March 16, 2020)

To help our clients and friends navigate a complex and rapidly changing policy and market landscape, Manatt Health is providing this summary of current developments or considerations related to selected issues for health systems as of Monday, March 16, 2020. 


03.16.20

COVID-19 Manatt Health Update

Early Saturday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed—by an overwhelming 363–40 vote—the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a COVID stimulus package. 


03.16.20

TCPA, State Telemarketing Bans and Coronavirus—What You Should Know

COVID-19 is having a widespread impact on our communities and businesses, including the ability to place telephone calls under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and state law equivalents.


03.16.20

7 Steps for Universities To Develop an Immediate Digital Plan to Address the Impact of Coronavirus

Universities and other academic institutions are facing a very real threat to the health and safety of their communities posed by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many lack a digital plan that can be implemented quickly to ensure continuity of quality education.


03.15.20

Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Two New Forms of Job-Protected Paid Leave to Be Enacted

In the early morning hours of March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act), which provides various forms of relief to those affected by COVID-19.