• EIB highlighted as key to mitigating economic and social impact of COVID • President Hoyer confirms COVID response and climate action priorities for year ahead • Slovakian Finance Minister Eduard Heger to be new chair of EIB Board of Governors European finance ministers today welcomed the European Investment Bank’s EUR 240 billion rapid response to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis across Europe and around the world. EIB COVID-19 response strengthening business resilience, research and public health At the Annual Meeting of...

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June 10, 2020 | By Len Adams CPC, CTS  CEO ACG Resources/Adams Consulting Group, LLC In March, the entire world was turned upside down due to the Covid19 crisis. As it relates to the workforce, companies were in turmoil as shelter in place polices were implemented in most cities and states. Employers that had not previously adopted a WFH policy needed to scramble to set up the proper technology, policies, etc. This may have been especially true for companies in...

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June 08, 2020 | There is no shortage of legislation to address the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and the emerging contact tracing applications. In late April 2020, Republican senators introduced a bill called the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act that aims to provide consumers more transparency, choice, and control over information collected in connection with COVID-19. Then, in May, Democrats introduced the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act to protect personal information collected in connection with COVID-19. Now, as of June 1, a bipartisan bill—the Exposure...

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Updated July 13 | Government officials across the country are easing up, or preparing to ease up, on the stringent business closures and stay at home orders that helped the nation successfully slow the spread of COVID-19. Each jurisdiction will emerge from this collective state of suspended animation by implementing different measures, and on different timetables. In many instances, businesses can expect two types of guidance from their governors and public health officials: (1) overarching framework materials, setting forth various phases of the...

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