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Inmates Charged with Violent Crimes Released Amid COVID-19 Concerns
New York state and local officials are seeking the release of nearly 1,500 inmates, including violent offenders, some of whom are charged with crimes such as armed robbery and attempted murder. Only an intervention from New York City’s five district attorneys has kept...
Louisiana Woman Tries to Get out of Work; Now Faces Criminal Charges
A woman in Natchitoches, Louisiana thought she was clever in going to a medical center for a COVID-19 test, claiming that she had been exposed to the virus. While there, she requested a 30-day excuse note for work. The medical staff explained the CDC’s self-quarantine...
DOJ Works to Prevent Fraud Surrounding COVID-19 Pandemic
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed the first court action against a fraudulent COVID-19 website, which claimed to be giving away free coronavirus vaccines. After the DOJ issued a temporary restraining order, the site was taken down. The website had fraudulently...
COVID-19 Stay at Home Order Not Keeping Criminals Home in St. Louis
Despite the city of St. Louis’s stay at home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic, police are seeing the same amount of criminal activity in the community, especially in terms of shootings and homicides, as before the pandemic hit. As such, the city is pushing to start...
COVID-19 Updates: Department of Transportation
*Update to our March 12, 2020 COVID-19 Statement In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued guidance on drug and alcohol testing for federally regulated transportation workers. In the guidance, the DOT noted that compliance with...
COVID-19 Updates: I-9 Compliance & Driving Records
*Update to our March 12, 2020 COVID-19 Statement For the next 60 days, or through 3 business days after the termination of the National Emergency, whichever comes first, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is exercising discretion to defer the physical presence...
COVID-19 Update: Court Closures
*Update to our March 12, 2020 COVID-19 Statement We continue to monitor court closures, along with our court researcher partners, across the country. Although many courts are closed to the public, this does not automatically indicate that we cannot obtain the...
COVID-19 Update: Technology
*Update to our March 12, 2020 COVID-19 Statement Online meeting platform software, such as GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and Zoom, among others, are experiencing unprecedented customer traffic at this time. As such, many customers are facing periodic delays when starting...
COVID-19 Update: Drug Testing & Occupational Health
*Update to our March 12, 2020 COVID-19 Statement Lab-based Urine Testing. Applicants and employees who are tested at a patient service center, such as Quest or Labcorp, may continue to do so. These patient service centers do not currently collect specimens for...
Los Angeles County District Attorney Dismisses 66,000 Marijuana Convictions
In conjunction with Code for America, a nonprofit tech organization that developed a computer algorithm for dismissing cases, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office recently asked a Superior Court Judge to dismiss 62,000 felony cannabis convictions for cases going...