PHMDC Renews County-Wide Mask Mandate
PHMDC Renews County-Wide Mask Mandate December 2, 2021 | COVID | Current Events Despite previously saying it had no plans to renew the mask mandate after a previous iteration expired on November 27, Public Health of Madison and Dane County (“PHMDC”) has issued a new mask mandate to run until January 3. Is this order the same as the […]
Mask Mandate Extended – Dane County
Mask Mandate Extended – Dane County September 9, 2021 | COVID | Events On September 9, 2021, Dane County issued Face Covering Emergency Order #2 (“Order #2”) which is scheduled to go into effect on September 10, 2021 at 12:01am, directly following Face Covering Emergency Order (“Order #1”) scheduled to expire on September 16, […]
Dane County Issues New Public Order #16, Effective May 5
Dane County Issues New Public Order #16 Effective May 5 April 30, 2021 | Business | COVID | Current Events Public Health Madison & Dane County (“PHMDC”) has issued Emergency Order #16 to replace Order #15 (our analysis of Order #15 can be found here), which expires at midnight on May 5. The new […]
Dane County Emergency Order #15 Goes Into Effect April 7
Dane County Emergency Order #15 Goes Into Effect April 7 April 5, 2023 | COVID | Current Events On April 2, 2021, Public Health Madison & Dane County (“PHMDC”) issued a new emergency order, to go into effect on April 7. Order #15 notes that on March 10, when Emergency Order #14 came out, […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns Governor Evers’ Mask Mandate
Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns Governor Evers’ Mask Mandate March 31, 2021 | COVID | Current Events | Events On March 31, 2021, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued its ruling in Fabick v. Evers, finding that Governor Evers exceeding his authority in issuing multiple Executive Orders declaring states of emergency due to the COVID-19 […]
Nationwide Eviction Moratorium Extended
Nationwide Eviction Moratorium Extended March 29, 2021 | COVID | Current Events | Landlord The CDC’s eviction moratorium, first put in place by the Trump Administration in September of 2020, has been extended until June 30, 2021. The new Director of the CDC signed the extension order on March 28. What do residential landlords […]
American Rescue Plan Act – Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus
American Rescue Plan Act – Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus March 16, 2021 | COVID | Current Events | Employment President Biden signed a massive piece of COVID-19 relief legislation on Thursday, March 11, with benefits totaling approximately $1.9 trillion dollars. The bill, named the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), provides the well-publicized $1,400 for […]
March 10: New Dane County Public Health Order
March 10: New Dane County Public Health Order March 4, 2021 | COVID | Current Events On March 2, 2021, Public Health Madison & Dane County (“PHMDC”) issued Emergency Order #14, to go into effect on March 10 and last until April 7. The new order is in response to a drastic decline in […]
New COVID guidance from OSHA
New COVID Guidance from OSHA February 17, 2021 | Business | COVID| Current Events | Employment On January 29, 2021 OSHA released guidance to help employers and employees identify risks related to exposure to and contracting of COVID-19 at work. This guidance is intended to apply to most workplace settings, but specifically does not […]