Tag:COVID-19

Bills to Expand Worker Benefits and Protections Could Raise Costs for Employers

While the coronavirus pandemic killed the chances for some of the most ambitious legislation introduced in the first half of this year’s legislative session,...

Top Women 2020: Amy Kiefer Hansen

Polsinelli shareholder Amy Kiefer Hansen knew she wanted to be a lawyer from a young age.  “In the sixth grade, I declared I would be...

New Project Aims to Streamline Business Interruption Insurance Lawsuits

The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System recently announced it is developing litigation protocols aimed at helping coronavirus-affected businesses and their...

COVID-19: The Surprise D&I Catalyst

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated many longstanding cultural fault lines and accelerated other societal transitions that were already underway. Many of the...

Court Opinions- Jun 01, 2020

People v. Espinoza Martin Espinoza was charged with first-degree arson, third-degree assault and attempted first-degree murder (extreme indifference), with corresponding crime-of-violence counts, arising out of...

Detainees Test Positive COVID-19, ICE’s Next Steps Unclear

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed last week that two people in its custody at the Aurora immigrant detention center have tested positive for...