Coronavirus aid, police reform dominate new U.S. laws for 2021
Coronavirus aid, police reform dominate new U.S. laws for 2021 Virus-related laws include those offering help to essential workers, boosting unemployment benefits and requiring time off for sick employees. Â Â A protester holds a sign that reads "Defund Police" during a rally for the late George Floyd outside Barclays Center, in New York in October. [ JOHN MINCHILLO | AP ] Published Dec. 30, 2020 Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020, leading to scores of new laws that will take effect in the new year. Virus-related laws incl...