Several recent cases concern challenges to executive orders relating to COVID-19 limiting the ability of churches to assemble and imposing other limitations. Beginning with appellate decisions, these cases are summarized in...more
7/17/2020
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Churches ,
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Executive Orders ,
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Governor Northam ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Governor Sisolak ,
Health Insurance ,
Injunctions ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
Religious Institutions ,
SCOTUS ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
South Bay United Pentecostal Church v Newsom ,
Vicarious Liability
President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) on March 27, 2020, providing $2.2 trillion of emergency appropriations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While...more
This Holland & Knight alert aggregates Florida developments and will be updated on a regular basis. Please note that the situation surrounding COVID-19 is evolving and that the subject matter discussed in these publications...more
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is adversely affecting faith-based institutions across the world. Mass gatherings of any kind are now temporarily circumscribed or prohibited in the United States and elsewhere. This...more
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an extreme impact on restaurants as well as other food and beverage retailers nationally. This guidance addresses some of their most frequently asked questions. Many states are closing or...more
3/24/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Food Service Workers ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
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Performance Standards ,
Public Health ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retailers ,
Sick Employees ,
State of Emergency
The fluid and fast-changing impact of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has left institutions of higher education (IHEs) scrambling to address unexpected legal issues. This guidance addresses some of their more frequently asked...more
3/18/2020
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Colleges ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Educational Institutions ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
FERPA ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
OSHA ,
PHI ,
Public Accommodation ,
Public Health ,
Quarantine ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
School Closures ,
Student Privacy ,
Universities ,
Vendors ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued Interim Guidance for Administrators of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education and for K-12 schools and childcare programs, asking them to collaborate and...more
3/10/2020
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FERPA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Interim Guidance ,
PHI ,
Public Schools ,
State Health Departments ,
Universities