HeplerBroom understands how staying abreast of the latest developments related to COVID-19 is important to your business and planning for the future. We have assembled some of Missouri’s additional executive, legislative, and regulatory actions related to COVID-19 that may affect you and summarized them below.
HEALTH

• Emergency room doctors in Missouri are saying that COVID-19 has not reached its peak. In fact, doctors in the state are predicting that COVID-19 will not reach that peak for another two weeks. While the stay-at-home orders should help lessen the impact, hospitals still have plenty to prepare for in the coming weeks. For more

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Continue Reading Missouri Government Actions on COVID-19 – Updated 4/1/2020

HeplerBroom understands how staying abreast of the latest developments related to COVID-19 is important to your business and planning for the future. We have assembled some of Illinois’ additional executive, legislative, and regulatory actions related to COVID-19 that may affect you and summarized them below.
ECONOMIC

• On March 31, 2020, Governor Pritzker announced that he will sign another Executive Order, extending the time that all Illinois residents are to shelter in place. Health officials with the Illinois Department of Public Health announced an additional 937 cases in the State of Illinois, confirming the total number of cases is 5,994. Illinois

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April 1 closes out one of the longest months Americans have felt in a while, and with it comes another big financial difficulty facing the country: Rent. Landlords and lenders alike will find themselves in the unsettling reality that many of their renters and borrowers cannot stay current during this pandemic. Only a few months ago, studies found that the average American did not have the savings to endure a $1,000 emergency[1] —this during a period when the financial market indices were running on historic highs.
Now that the global economy is coming to a standstill and shelter-in-place orders…
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Health experts have explained the need to “flatten the curve” through mandatory and voluntary social isolation. These painful yet necessary efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have sparked a crisis in employment which is on course to surpass even the worst days of the 2008-09 financial crisis. Nationwide, millions have been laid off within a very short period. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment the week of March 16, a tremendous jump from the previous week’s 282,000 unemployment claims, and an overall record in U.S. history.[1]
Unemployment claims in Missouri and Illinois…
Continue Reading Tackling COVID-19 in the Workplace: Expanded Unemployment Eligibility and Benefits under the CARES Act are Just What the Doctor Ordered

HeplerBroom understands how staying abreast of the latest developments related to COVID-19 is important to your business and planning for the future. We have assembled some of Indiana’s additional executive, legislative, and regulatory actions related to COVID-19 that may affect you and summarized them below.
EMERGENCY SERVICES

• On March 26, 2020, Governor Holcomb signed a new executive order for further provisions for helping citizens of Indiana during COVID-19. These provisions, in an effort to further the state’s assistance, are directed to different government agencies. To access the executive order in its entirety, or for further information, visit https://www.in.gov/gov/files/EO_20-12_Further_Directives_Helping_Hoosiers.pdf.

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Continue Reading Indiana Government Actions on COVID-19 – Updated 3/30/2020

HeplerBroom understands how staying abreast of the latest developments related to COVID-19 is important to your business and planning for the future. We have assembled some of Missouri’s additional executive, legislative, and regulatory actions related to COVID-19 that may affect you and summarized them below.
EMERGENCY SERVICES

• Governor Parsons mobilized the National Guard to help Missouri coordinate its response to COVID-19, which is anticipated to last until May 15, 2020. The National Guard is “ready and poised to assist local and state civilian authorities . . . beyond the capacities of local and State agencies….” Governor Parsons is counting on the

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Continue Reading Missouri Government Actions on COVID-19 – Updated 3/30/2020

HeplerBroom understands how staying abreast of the latest developments related to COVID-19 is important to your business and planning for the future. We have assembled some of Illinois’ additional executive, legislative, and regulatory actions related to COVID-19 that may affect you and summarized them below.
HUMAN RESOURCES

• In an effort to respond to employers’ concerns revolving around COVID-19, Illinois Manufacturers’ Association is planning an online webinar on how employers can respond to COVID-19 on March 31, 2020, at 11:00 AM CST. This webinar will focus on strategies employers can implement to prevent workplace exposures while complying with Federal and State

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Continue Reading Illinois Government Actions on COVID-19 – Updated 3/30/2020

In late 2019, Chinese health officials informed the World Health Organization (“WHO”) of a mysterious pneumonia outbreak.[1] Now, a quickly spreading virus known as Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has infected people in multiple countries around the world. To date, almost half a million people have contracted the virus, and just over 22,000 cases have resulted in death worldwide.[2] Twenty-one states in the United States have issued stay-at-home orders, affecting more than 50% of the population.[3] Many practicing attorneys in the United States must continue their practice and contact with their clients remotely. One challenge attorneys may face, among many…
Continue Reading Maintaining Legal Ethics During A Global Pandemic

HeplerBroom understands how staying abreast of the latest developments related to COVID-19 is important to your business and planning for the future. We have assembled some of the executive, legislative, and regulatory actions related to COVID-19 that may affect you. Indiana has recently taken a number of actions to manage this public health crisis, which are summarized below.
EMERGENCY SERVICES

• Like many other states, in response to the coronavirus epidemic, the Governor issued an Executive Order to the Indiana Emergency Operations Center, Indiana National Guard, Food Service Establishments, Hospitals and Health Centers, and the General Public. The executive order directs

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Continue Reading Indiana Government Actions on COVID-19

HeplerBroom understands how staying abreast of the latest developments related to COVID-19 is important to your business and planning for the future. We have assembled some of Missouri’s additional executive, legislative, and regulatory actions related to COVID-19 that may affect you and summarized them below.
HUMAN RESOURCES

• Across the United States, 3.3 million initial unemployment claims were filed last week. In Missouri alone, unemployment claims jumped from 4,016 to 40,508 in just one week. The nationwide weekly unemployment filings were the highest reported since 1982. These jumps are a result of the spread of COVID-19 and the stay-at-home orders, resulting

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Continue Reading Missouri Government Actions on COVID-19 – Updated 3/27/2020

HeplerBroom understands how staying abreast of the latest developments related to COVID-19 is important to your business and planning for the future. We have assembled some of the executive, legislative, and regulatory actions related to COVID-19 that may affect you. Missouri has recently taken a number of actions to manage this public health crisis, which are summarized below.
SOCIAL & CIVIL LIFE

• Several Missouri counties have issued executive stay-at-home orders. These counties include Cass, Jackson, Clay, Platte, Johnson, Kansas City, Columbia, and Boone. Some counties issued orders through April 24 but leave open the option to extend if necessary. The purpose

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