John Kindschuh at BCLP

Denver City and County Level 3 COVID-19 Restrictions

COVID-19 infection rates in the City and County of Denver have roughly doubled since July, and as a result, Mayor Hancock announced that the City and County would move to Level 3 restrictions effective October 28, 2020. Under...more

10/30/2020 / Business Closures , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Emergency Response , Municipalities , Operators of Essential Services , Public Health Emergency

CDC Guidance Expands “Close Contact”

On October 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) broadened the definition of “close contact” for purposes of COVID-19 contact tracing and quarantining requirements. Since many state and local...more

10/26/2020 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Health and Safety , New Guidance , Public Health

PFAS Consumer Products Regulations

Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products across a broad spectrum of industries are being impacted by regulations regarding the presence of per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (“PFAS”) in their products....more

10/20/2020 / Distributors , Manufacturers , PFAS , Retailers , Toxic Chemicals

New PFAS Reporting Requirements Under TSCA

On July 27, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized a significant new use rule (“SNUR”) for PFAS substances and other compounds under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”), which was originally...more

9/29/2020 / Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , New Rules , PFAS , SNUR , Toxic Chemicals , Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Back to Work: Planning for COVID-19 Impacts in the U.S. Through 2021

The United States had hoped that industries (and life in general) would be “back to normal” by now after being impacted by COVID-19. Society has endured this global pandemic for over six months, and while there have been...more

9/2/2020 / Business Continuity Plans , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Health and Safety , Re-Opening Guidelines

FDA Reaches Voluntary Agreement with Manufacturers to Phase Out Certain Short-Chain PFAS in Food Packaging

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that manufacturers of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used for grease proofing in paper and paperboard for food packaging (for example, as coatings on...more

8/13/2020 / Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Safety , Manufacturers , PFAS , Product Packaging

States Use Re-Closures, Pause Orders, and Travel Restrictions to Combat Increased COVID-19 Case Counts

The United States has seen an 82% increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases since two weeks ago, and has set daily new case records four times in the last week. The bulk of the increased case counts are coming from states...more

7/6/2020 / Business Closures , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Emergency Management Plans , Executive Orders , Non-Essential Businesses , Popular , Public Health Emergency , Shelter-In-Place , State and Local Government

Boise, Idaho Is First In The Nation To Reintroduce COVID-19 Business Closures

Ada County - home to Boise, Idaho - entered Phase IV of Idaho’s Reopening Plan on June 13, 2020, but on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, will return to Phase III after a 500% increase in infection rates. There is speculation that...more

6/25/2020 / Business Closures , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Public Health Emergency