Pennsylvania Announces Latest COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts and Restrictions Impacting Employers

With Thanksgiving upon us, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine announced additional mitigation orders to help stop the spread of COVID-19 during the holiday season. The new orders include targeted business restrictions and a new enforcement plan that includes liability protection for businesses enforcing the Secretary of Health’s strengthened mask-wearing order. These latest orders come on the heels of Pennsylvania’s expanded travel restrictions and required use of face coverings.

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SEC and FINRA Warn Against COVID-19 Insider Trading and Market Fraud

By Jovalin Dedaj

On March 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a stern warning against trading on nonpublic information related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  In a joint statement from the SEC’s co-directors of enforcement, the SEC emphasized that “a greater number of people may have access to material nonpublic information than in less challenging times.”  The message makes clear that corporate controls and procedures remain paramount in these challenging times.  But, with this announcement, the SEC is also putting the investing public on notice that it recognizes “these dynamic circumstances” present a greater risk of violating the federal securities laws.

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