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In this week’s Path Forward event, U.S. Chamber President and CEO Suzanne Clark discussed the status of vaccination development and uptake among adults and young children.
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In an interconnected world, a public health crisis anywhere can become a crisis everywhere. Businesses help minimize economic disruption caused by pandemics like COVID-19 by maintaining safe workplaces, encouraging vaccination, and innovating solutions.
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Despite a busy time filled with discussions about continuing resolutions, Supreme Court justice nominations, and presidential debates, House Democrats recently unveiled a revised version of the HEROES Act. The original version was passed through the house on May 15 but failed to reach a vote in the senate largely due the high price tag of $3 trillion. The cost of the revised version still comes in at $2.2 trillion, roughly 1 trillion dollars higher than legislation Senate Republicans previously proposed.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the President and the First Lady as they deal with the coronavirus. We wish them a speedy recovery and have the utmost confidence in the talented medical professionals caring for them. This virus has taken too many Americans, and the United States will defeat it by leveraging innovation and cutting-edge medical therapies, and by uniting as a nation as we have so many times before.”
Highlights of this week’s reporting and commentary on COVID-19 litigation include articles on “take home” lawsuits, the need for liability reform, and a possible “middle ground” for handling COVID-19 business-interruption insurance MDLs.
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On April 26, the Boeing Dreamlifter, a converted Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter, flew from Hong Kong to Greenville, South Carolina, with 1.5 million medical-grade masks destined for health care professionals at Prisma Health, the largest health care system in South Carolina.
During this difficult time, let’s make sure we are all patronizing our local small businesses like never before.
Reporting and commentary on COVID-19 litigation was somewhat lighter this week. Highlights include articles on shareholder derivative litigation, workplace litigation, and effective liability waivers.
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