Florida State University appears to be walking back an announcement that suggested it would not allow employees to care for children while working from home during the coronavirus outbreak. “We want to be clear — our policy does allow employees to work from home while caring for children,” the university …
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Pressmaster / Shutterstock.com Millions of Americans have rapidly gone from collecting paychecks to filing for unemployment payments. An unprecedented tens of millions of workers have filed for unemployment benefits since the coronavirus pandemic began. How much will you receive while unemployed? There’s no single answer. A number of factors, like …
Read More »Coronavirus in N.Y.: Toll Soars to Nearly 3,000 as State Pleads for Aid
New York, the increasingly battered epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak, on Friday reported its highest number of deaths in a single day, prompting state officials to beg the rest of the United States for assistance and to enact an emergency order designed to stave off medical catastrophe. In the …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: State and City Leaders Clamor for Medical Supplies as U.S. Cases Top 135,000
新冠病毒疫情最新消息 Here’s what you need to know: Mayor Bill de Blasio and many other elected leaders stress their urgent need for medical supplies. A delivery of medical supplies arrives in New York from China, the work of Jared Kushner’s public-private partnership. With global cases passing 675,000, Syria reports its first …
Read More »Washington Privacy Act fails again, but state legislature passes facial recognition regulation
For the second year running, lawmakers in the state of Washington again failed to pass sweeping data privacy legislation. The Washington Privacy Act or SB 6281 akin to GPDR in the European Union or CCPA in California would have allowed individuals to request companies delete their data. Washington state House …
Read More »How Strict is Your State? Dog Bite Laws in the U.S.
In the U.S., 36% of households own at least one dog. There are so many joys that dogs provide to families, however owning a dog can also come with liabilities. Even the friendliest family dog can bite someone if they’re scared or defending their owner, territory or food. That’s why …
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