Federal & State Outlooks
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Dallas County Requires Health and Safety Policies for All Commercial Entities
June 22, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On June 19, 2020, Dallas County implemented a new Order requiring all commercial entities within the...
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Ohio Legislature Considers Business Immunity from COVID-19 Lawsuits
June 12, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
As COVID-19 deaths and cases continue to rise, the Ohio House and the Senate are working along paral...
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FBT COVID-19 Team: Texas Governor Orders “Phase III” of State Reopening
June 9, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On June 3, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott ordered the “Phase III” reopening of the Texas economy in ...
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Congress Revises Paycheck Protection Program
June 4, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Senate approved the legislation originally passed by the U.S. House of Rep...
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Reopening Kentucky: Phase 1
May 21, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
In April, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear set forth seven benchmarks for reopening the state’s econ...
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Reopening Kentucky: Phase 2
May 21, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has started to announce some of the sectors that he hopes to reopen a...
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Kentucky Federal Court Halts Prohibition on In-Person Religious Services
May 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On Friday, May 8, a federal district judge in the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a temporary re...
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FBT COVID-19 Team: Texas Governor Orders “Phase Two” of Texas Reopening
May 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On May 18, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the “Phase Two” reopening of the Texas econo...
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Nursing Homes Should Brace for Additional COVID-19 Regulations, Surveys, and Oversight
May 19, 2020 | Blogs
In response to the large number of adverse outcomes at nursing homes across the U.S., the Center for...
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CMS Releases Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021
May 18, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On May 14, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the final Notic...
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HHS Waives HIPAA Requirements for Community-Based Testing Sites
May 18, 2020 | Blogs
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently released a notification of enforcem...
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Comparing Paycheck Protection Program and Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan Options for Small ...
May 11, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) has authorized significant funds ...
