Monday, May 24, 2021
Price gouging enforcement and litigation is front and center for company counsel and business managers nationwide. Our weekly round up highlights some of the most relevant news and information to our clients and friends.
On May 19, 2021, the Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a consent judgement, following a suit against a landlord who had evicted tenants during the state’s eviction moratorium. The Governor’s Executive Order 20-79 provided an exception to the general eviction prohibition, namely landlords who needed a property for themselves or a family member could evict tenants. The Attorney General alleged that the landlord in this case informed her tenants that she needed to move into the property herself, when in reality she had already retained a realtor to sell the property. The terms of the consent judgement requires the landlord to pay $3,575.86, part of which will be used to reimburse the tenants.
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On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control issued consequential, and largely unexpected, guidance stating that “fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.” Just a day later, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper relied on the CDC’s new guidance to largely lift gathering limits and the indoor mask mandate for all North Carolinians, not just those who have been fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, the CDC and OSHA have not yet updated their guidance recommending the use of masks in the workplace. This has resulted in a great deal of confusion for employers.
The state will get $5.7 billion in federal funds through the American Rescue Plan. Author: Carrie Hodgin (WFMY News 2 Digital) Published: 7:19 PM EDT May 19, 2021 Updated: 7:42 PM EDT May 19, 2021
RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper shared his budget recommendations for how the state can invest in recovery through the American Rescue Plan (ARP).
The state will get $5.7 billion in federal funds in what the governor called a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to invest in the state and in the recovery of the coronavirus pandemic. North Carolina’s funding from the American Rescue Plan positions our state for a shared recovery and allows us to create a North Carolina that works for all,” Gov. Cooper said.
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In a press conference Tuesday morning, District Attorney Andrew Womble announced he has reviewed the probe by the State Bureau of Investigation and determined that the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. by Pasquotank County Deputies was justified. His office will not pursue criminal charges against the officers involved, he said.
Deputies shot and killed Brown the morning of April 21 as they were carrying out drug-related search and arrest warrants.
Womble played footage from four body cameras to reporters present, and multiple news outlets live-streamed the footage. In describing the videos, Womble said Brown used his car “as a deadly weapon” in his interaction with law enforcement officers both in backing up and in driving away from his residence and toward the street.