Twelve More Pa. Counties Now Eligible for 'Green' Phase as Stay-At-Home Order Officially Expires
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Pennsylvania will allow
12 additional counties to move into the "green" phase of Gov. Tom Wolf's reopening plan next week,
continuing the Commonwealth's slow and deliberate loosening of stay-at-home and business closure restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The 12 new counties to go "green" on Friday, June 12 include Adams, Beaver, Carbon, Columbia, Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Union, Wayne, Wyoming and York counties. They will join 34 counties who are currently in "green" as of Friday, June 5. This includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Elk, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Montour, Potter, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Tioga, Venango, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
Gov. Wolf announced that effective today,
all 67 Pennsylvania counties are officially out of the "red" phase, meaning that all communities in the Commonwealth are now in some stage of reopening. Currently, there are 33 counties in the "yellow" phase, which allows for some work and social restrictions to loosen, including the opening of outdoor dining. Closures of gyms, and other indoor recreation centers, hair and nail salons, as well as limitations around large gatherings, remain in place in "yellow" phase counties.
Earlier this week, Gov. Wolf allow the state's stay-at-home order to expire on June 4, which was only in effect for counties in the "red" phase of his reopening plan. He
extended the state's emergency disaster declaration, also set to expire on June 4, for the state's response and recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor said the emergency disaster declaration provides for increased support to state agencies involved in the continued response to the virus and recovery for the state during reopening.
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Daily COVID-19 update for Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 443 new positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide on Friday, bringing the state total to 74,385. In addition, 5,886 Pennsylvanians have died from complications from the virus. To date, there have been nearly 425,000 negative cases across the state.
Daily COVID-19 update for Ohio
The Ohio Department of Health reported 37,758
cumulative cases of COVID-19 and 2,355 deaths, including probable cases, by Friday afternoon. There have been 6,385 hospitalizations and 1,632 ICU admissions.
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McNees to host webinar for employers in counties 'going green.' The McNees Labor and Employment Practice Group
will be hosting a webinar entitled "
Going Green! What Employers must consider as they (re)open for business under Pennsylvania’s “Green Phase." The event, hosted by McNees attorneys Schaun Henry and Micah Saul, will be on Tuesday, June 9 at 12:00 p.m. To register,
click here
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Also, McNees to host informational webinar on avoiding becoming 'the next hashtag.' In today's world of viral videos and recorded customer interactions, McNees attorney Rachel Hadrick will host "Don't Be the Next Hashtag: Managing Customer Discrimination Claims in the Age of the Viral Video," a free webinar that will
provide recommendations for handling the reputational impact of viral videos that may accompany negative customer encounters. To register,
click here.
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Unprecedented times, but McNees is here to help
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The situation surrounding COVID-19 is changing by the hour.
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will do its best to keep our readers as up-to-date as possible as to local, state and federal actions relating to the virus.
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2020 SENATE SESSION SCHEDULE
The Senate stands in recess until the call of the President Pro Tempore.
June
8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
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2020 HOUSE SESSION SCHEDULE
The House stands adjourned until Monday, June 8, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.
June
8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24
September
15, 16, 17, 29, 30
October
1, 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November
10
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