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Dear Clients and Friends,

Below please find the nineteenth edition of Stearns Weaver Miller's COVID-19 Legal Compass, highlighting government updates, alerts on critical topics, and resources to help you navigate and adapt to this rapidly changing environment.  

All actions described below have been ordered or updated between August 14 - September 3, 2020. We have done our best to include significant, timely information, although new orders and actions are being introduced continuously. View a comprehensive listing of the government actions pertaining to COVID-19 that we have collected to date.

Please email our team with questions.


RECENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
  • CDC Asks for Assistance with Vaccine Distribution: The CDC Director requested that state governments expedite any applications to allow vaccine distribution sites to be operational by November 1, 2020 and, if necessary, consider waiving requirements that would prevent these facilities from becoming fully operational by this date. The federal government is contracting with the McKesson Corporation to distribute the unidentified vaccine to local health departments and doctors' offices.
View a comprehensive listing of Federal Government Actions that we have collected to date.

RECENT STATE OF FLORIDA GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
  • Palm Beach County: Governor DeSantis approves Palm Beach County moving into a Phase 2 reopening. Click for more.
  • Bright Futures: Extends the deadline for students to earn the minimum qualifying SAT or ACT score to December 1, 2020. Click for more.
  • Extension of Foreclosure and Eviction Tolling: Limited extension of mortgage foreclosure and eviction relief through October 1, 2020. Click for more.
  • Alcoholic Beverage License: Deferral of license renewal deadline through December 31, 2020. Click for more.
View a comprehensive listing of State of Florida Government Actions that we have collected to date.

View an easy-to-read matrix of the Florida government agency orders that we have collected to date.  Highlighted actions are new (August 21 - September 2) since last issue.

FLORIDA COVID-19 MAPS


Our in-house Geographic Information System (GIS) team has created state-of-the-art, proprietary work products using data from the Florida Department of Health website.  These high-definition maps are extremely detailed, searchable, and are created to help easily visualize Florida's progress in regards to the pandemic.
  • Percentage of Total Population that have Tested Positive for COVID-19 by Zip Code - as of September 2, 2020. Click for map.
  • Percentage of Total Population that have Tested Positive for COVID-19 Corrected for Density by Area per Zip Code - as of September 2, 2020. Click for map.
  • Change in Number of Hospitalizations from August 26 to September 2, by County. Click for map.

RECENT COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENT ACTIONS

As the release of mandates by local governments tend to be slowing down, our team will be updating the local government comprehensive listing on a monthly basis.  The most recent update date (September 2) will be indicated at the bottom of the document.

Do you know if your local jurisdiction requires a facial covering? Want to know if local government meetings are in-person or virtual? How is your local government accepting building permits?

Stearns Weaver Miller has compiled and maintained an extensive public database of local government orders and other important resources throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Our comprehensive listing includes information on 59 local governments throughout Florida. Grouped by region and with an easy-to-navigate table of contents, the database is filled with links to each government's COVID-19 resource page and their emergency orders and mandates, organized by date, as well as permitting information and a virtual meeting procedures database.

Contact us if you would like us to track a local government not currently on our comprehensive list.
RECENT STEARNS WEAVER MILLER COVID-19 UPDATES
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The information provided in this update email does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; it is for general informational purposes only. Information in this email may quickly become outdated. Readers of this email should contact their attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular matter. No one should act or refrain from acting on the basis of information in this email without first seeking legal advice from counsel. Only your attorney can provide assurance that the information contained in this email, as well as the reader's interpretation of that information, is appropriate to any particular situation.