MLPB Digital Digest - Federal - MLPB

Welcome to MLPB’s COVID-19 Digital Digest. Our team has created this open-access tool to help workforce colleagues navigate law and policy changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is intended to provide guidance and problem-solving strategies to address a range of key HRSN needs.

This tool:

Distills major federal (nation-wide) themes in resources, benefits and legal protections.
Curates high-level, evolving information and identifies expert resources in key domains of HRSN, through the lens of two states – MA and RI – where MLPB does extensive work.

Some guidelines to help you get the most out of this tool:

The Bulletin: Pressing, need to know information, often with upcoming deadlines.
The Basics: MLPB’s curation of key developments in law and policy.
The Breakdown: MLPB’s translation of these developments into plain language interpretations of what these changes mean for areas of HRSN need.
The Bottom Line: Based on MLPB’s expertise, the essential takeaways needed to navigate the HRSN domain of interest
Last-Reviewed Timestamps: MLPB routinely reviews content and updates information as appropriate.

This information is for educational purposes only; nothing in it should be construed as legal advice.

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The Bulletin

On June 18, 2022, the CDC authorized COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months through 5 years of age, expanding eligibility to nearly 20 million additional children.

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Education & Childcare

Headline: Unless Congress acts to extend funding, the federal waivers that allowed school districts to provide free school lunches during the pandemic are set to expire on June 30, 2022.

Last-reviewed: 9am, June 23, 2022

Employment

Headline: A federal appeals court has clarified that discouraging an employee from taking unpaid leave can violate the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Last-reviewed: 9am, June 23, 2022

Food & Income Security

Headline: Despite efforts by the Biden administration and manufacturers to alleviate the nationwide baby formula shortage, formula is likely to remain hard to find until at least mid-July.

Last-reviewed: 9am, June 23, 2022

Health Insurance

Headline: On June 18, 2022, the CDC authorized COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months through 5 years of age, expanding eligibility to nearly 20 million additional children.

Last-reviewed: 9am, June 23, 2022

Housing Stability

Headline: The Biden Administration has released a $365 million package of resources to address unsheltered homelessness.

Last-reviewed: 9am, June 23, 2022

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Immigration Status & Public Charge

Headline: With a new final public charge rule expected this summer, USCIS has updated its public charge resources webpage to clarify current policy and reduce the rule’s chilling effect on benefits access in immigrant communities.

Last-reviewed: 9am, June 23, 2022

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Interpersonal Safety

Headline: The Senate has voted to advance bipartisan gun legislation, which includes expanded background checks, increased funding for mental health services, and measures for states to implement “red flag” laws to remove guns from potentially dangerous people.

Last-reviewed: 9am, June 23, 2022

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Transportation Needs

Headline: The Biden administration has dropped the COVID-19 testing requirement for inbound air travelers from abroad.

Last-reviewed: 9am, June 23, 2022

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Utilities & Internet

Headline: Cell phone carriers are switching to 5G, preventing some older phones from making calls, including 911 calls. This shift will also affect some medical devices, including life alerts.

Last-reviewed: 9am, June 23, 2022

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