[COVID-19\Sick Leave\Trump Administration]
James: “The paid sick leave and emergency family leave provisions of the FFCRA were enacted to protect public health and to provide economic security to working families. The Trump Administration’s rule makes it harder.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
JAMES SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER COVID-19 SICK LEAVE RESTRICTIONS
CITY HARVEST AMPLIFIES FEEDING OF HUNGRY NEW YORKERS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
[City Harvest\Hunger\COVID-19]
City Harvest, New York City’s private response to hunger and largest food rescue organization, has mobilized to feed children, families, and all of our neighbors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo: City Harvest
NY ATTORNEY GENERAL TO NEW YORKERS: FOLLOW COVID-19 FUNERAL GUIDLINES
[NYS Coronavirus Funeral Guidelines]
Funeral home workers should follow their routine infection prevention and control precautions when handling a decedent who died of COVID-19
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SANDERS ON CORONAVIRUS: GOVERNMENT NOT DOING ENOUGH
[Coronavirus\Government Response]
Sanders: “I am doing everything in my power in the U.S. Senate to correct the completely unacceptable federal response to this crisis.”
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AFT SAYS NATIONAL SCHOOLS SHUTDOWN INEVITABLE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
[COVID-19\American Federation of Teachers]
AFT President Randi Weingarten said: “Closing schools is an agonizing decision, but, with caveats, it’s the inevitable and correct one in the midst of this unprecedented national emergency.”
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OVER 100 DEMOCRATS SEND LETTER TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP REQUESTING GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUNDING AND RESEARCH
[Congressional News\Gun Violence]
Congressman David Price: “There’s been too many gun violence deaths, and too little congressional action. Our letter with over 100 signers to support $50 million in gun violence prevention research shows that we refuse to stand by as the death toll continues to mount.”
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SENATOR BOOKER INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO COMBAT DISEASES OF POVERTY
[Health News\Poverty]
Senator Cory Booker: “Across the poorest parts of our country people are facing appalling realities that would shock the consciousness of many Americans. Diseases commonly associated with developing countries, such as hookworm and dengue fever, are sprouting right here in the U.S. — and disproportionately impacting our most underserved communities. This is an injustice that has been largely hidden from most Americans and highlights a gross inequality, where large swaths of this country are regularly exposed to raw sewage and contaminated drinking water.”
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