COVID-19

COVID-19 Policies and Precautions in The United States Prison System

March 4, 2022

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the United States prison system has been dealing with mass outbreaks of COVID-19. As of January 28, 2022, out of the total number of inmates tested for COVID-19, approximately 539,406 (7.6%) inmates tested positive.[1] As of February 24, 2022, 192,722 prison staff across the United States have tested positive for COVID-19. This article considers potential reasons for these outbreaks by examining inmate and staff disease and vaccination statistics, as [...]

Blanket Immunity in the Face of COVID-19: Disparate Public Policy Impact for North Carolina Nursing Home Residents

May 1, 2021

As COVID-19 began to sweep the nation in the Spring of 2020, many state governments began taking measures to protect the nation’s health care workforce during such unprecedented times. Among these measures were actions taken by state officials from both the executive and legislative branches that aimed to mitigate health care workforce barriers, slow the spread of COVID-19, and shield health care providers from civil liability for COVID-19-related claims. Many argue that these state actions, [...]

Will Shortened Season Mean Shortened Salaries? An Overview of COVID-19’s Impact on MLB Salary Arbitration

February 1, 2021

Currently, there is no formal agreement between MLB and MLBPA on how to evaluate and value player performances during the shortened 2020 season creating an unprecedented setting for upcoming arbitration hearings. [...]

Workers’ Compensation Laws Shift to Meet the Nuanced Needs of the COVID-19 Era

November 13, 2020

As North Carolina continues to reopen, many employers are left wondering the extent of their liability for employees contracting COVID-19. The debate on the matter has ranged from desperate pleas of employees to hold employers liable for unsafe work environments, to demands for civil immunity by businesses and healthcare workers. Senator Mitch McConnell has gone so far as to state that the current legal atmosphere is primed to incite “the biggest trial lawyer bonanza in history.” State [...]

2020 – The Perfect Storm for a Constitutional Crisis, Trump v. Biden, 592 U.S. __ (2020), What will the Supreme Court Decide?

October 28, 2020

Mix a pandemic with the magnitude of this election and you just might just get a Bush v. Gore Part II. Only this time, with the abject degree of political polarization, if the Supreme Court is called upon to decide the winner, would the legitimacy of the election be accepted? [...]

The Kids Are Not All Right: COVID-19’s Shocking Impact on Children

October 24, 2020

Many believe that one positive of the current health crisis is that children are not particularly vulnerable to the virus, but the youngest among us may bear the greatest trauma. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has stated that one of the most vulnerable demographics during the COVID-19 pandemic is those aged 65 and older. But with mandatory quarantines in place and over 10,000 schools across the country closing their doors, children are at an increased risk of negligence and abuse. The [...]