This is an update of a client alert originally issued on November 19, 2020.
There are now over 70 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, and nearly 2 million deaths, including more than 300,000 in the United States. Federal, state and local authorities are recommending that travelers avoid nonessential travel and group gatherings, and several jurisdictions have imposed mandatory testing and quarantine requirements on out-of-state travelers. Notwithstanding this guidance, many people traveled and gathered over the Thanksgiving holidays, resulting in a spike in coronavirus cases. And it has been reported that nearly 90 million people plan to travel this week and next, which doubtless will result in another spike in cases. What does this mean for employers?
Ceasars, EBCI announce Indiana deal Ceasars Southern Indiana Casino is home to 1,200 slot machines, as well as sports betting, poker and table games. Laurencio Ronquillo photo
Ceasars Entertainment and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians today released a formal announcement regarding the sale of operations at Caesars Southern Indiana in Elizabeth, Indiana. The purchase of Caesars Southern Indiana operating company marks the beginning of an exciting new future for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians,” said Principal Chief Richard Sneed. “We are pleased to build upon our long-standing partnership with Caesars as we look to advance our interests in commercial gaming in the coming years.
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On Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his climate team, signaling the administration would make energy and environmental policy a top priority. The event formally announced rumored nominees Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) for secretary of the Department of the Interior and former North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Additional appointments on the climate team include former Secretary of State John Kerry as National Security Climate Envoy, environmental attorney Brenda Mallory for chair of the Council of Environmental Quality, and former Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI) for Secretary of Energy.
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Illegal robocalls are more than annoying, they often involve fraudulent schemes. These calls can be particularly pernicious when made to hospitals or health facilities. Hospitals face a wide range of illegal robocalls, including telephone denial of service attacks and targeted social engineering and phishing schemes, as well as unsolicited telemarketing calls. These calls disrupt critical communications, invade the privacy of workers and patients, divert hospital resources and can lead to security breaches or fraudulent prescriptions. For example, a bad actor may call a patient’s room to pretend to be a Medicaid or Medicare representative, or they may call and try to obtain credentials to access the hospital’s computer system to launch a ransomware attack, which have been increasing at hospitals.
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FARA FRIDAY: The Egyptian government continues to bring on new lobbyists in preparation for the Biden administration, adding former Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck this week to a growing bipartisan team of lobbyists from the firm. Begich, who is also the former mayor of Anchorage, served in the Senate for most of President-elect