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ADOL begins paying federal $600 stimulus benefit

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today Alabama has begun paying the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefit that was established with the passing of the federal CARES Act on March 27, 2020. ADOL began paying the FPUC benefits on April 8, 2020.  Claimants whose claims have processed should expect to see the … Continued
April 9, 2020
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Push through is what we must do

In Alabama, it’s difficult to imagine that most churches are going to cancel Easter Sunday services this weekend. That, friends, should be a signal of how serious the COVID-19 pandemic is. So if you’re a little stir crazy, you can’t go to Stir Crazy, a Homewood bar, because it’s closed for the duration. I hope … Continued
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April 9, 2020

CDC provides guidance for cloth masks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that Americans wear masks when they go out to ward against the spread of the coronavirus. On Wednesday the CDC issued guidance for cloth masks, which many Americans are making themselves to protect against the virus. The CDC said that a cloth mask should fit … Continued
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April 9, 2020

Feds resolve complaint over “discriminatory” Alabama emergency ventilator policy

The federal government on Wednesday said it had resolved an investigation into an Alabama’s policy regarding triage of pandemic patients and use of ventilators that a federal agency called “discriminatory” against those with intellectual disabilities and older people.  The U.S. Office of Civil Rights in a statement Wednesday said the Alabama Department of Public Health … Continued
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April 8, 2020

Ainsworth unveils website for small businesses seeking information during pandemic

Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth unveiled a new web page Monday designed to provide small business owners with a one-stop information hub during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and forced economic shutdown. The website is www.atlasalabama.gov. “The COVID-19 pandemic is already providing small business owners with unprecedented challenges and frustrations, so they should not have to … Continued
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April 8, 2020

Layoffs, pay cuts and potential closures: Alabama hospitals strapped for cash

More than half of Alabama’s hospitals were already in a precarious situation before coronavirus. About 52 percent of the state’s hospitals had negative total margins before COVID-19, and 75 percent of them had negative operating margins, according to Alabama Hospital Association President Donald Williamson. In layman’s terms, they were bleeding money. Rural hospitals were in … Continued
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April 7, 2020