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14 hours ago in Local Photo: WHMP BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts is tightening up access to jobless benefits as it emerges more fully from the pandemic. The Baker administration announced Thursday that work search requirements will be reinstated for all those seeking regular unemployment insurance benefits beginning the week of June 15. The requirement applies to those receiving Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and those on extended benefits. Massachusetts suspended work-search requirements in March 2020, following updated federal guidance at the outset of the pandemic. The change comes after Gov. Charlie Baker announced the state will lift COVID-19 restrictions on May 29 and end the COVID-19 state of emergency June 15. ....
By Katie Pedersen, Reporter Correspondent May 6, 2021 Katie Pedersen, Reporter Correspondent A group of activists gathered near the Second Church of Dorchester in Codman Square last Thursday, April 29 to call for state lawmakers to pass legislation to halt no-fault evictions in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Photo by Katie Pedersen About thirty people joined a march along Washington Street in Codman Square last Thursday to push for state lawmakers to adopt a bill intended to halt no-fault evictions in the wake of the Covid pandemic. The event organized by City Life/Vida Urbana and held despite a heavy rain highlighted the group’s success in assisting two Dorchester people Jean Gaspard and Stephania Pierre-Noel who were facing imminent evictions earlier this year to stay in their homes. ....
BROCKTON October was the last month in which evictions and eviction notices were banned as a result of the pandemic thanks to a state law that extended the eviction ban from July 2020 to October 2020. Since Gov. Charlie Baker let Massachusetts eviction moratorium expire last October, landlords have filed over 265 eviction cases in Brockton, according to Helen Matthews, spokesperson for City Life/Vida Urbana. The data on evictions was retrieved through the Massachusetts Trial Courts. Although the Massachusetts evictions moratorium expired in October 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instituted a federal moratorium effective through June 30, 2021, although that protection only applies to households who meet certain income and vulnerability criteria, according to Mass.gov. ....
What You Should Know: – Medtronic announced its ongoing commitment to health equity for people of color living with diabetes. The company committed investments in partnerships with the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and T1D Exchange, as well as additional research efforts, to better understand and address these disparities. New Partnerships and Research Efforts Prioritized Over the Next Three Years to Address Health Disparities Details of each partnership, as well as additional activities conducted by Medtronic, include the following: Health Equity Now Initiative with ADA – Medtronic will provide a $1 million sponsorship over the next three years to ADA’s Technology Access Project (TAP), which aims to provide access to and availability of diabetes technology regardless of gender, race, income, or location. TAP is a part of ADA’s Health Equity Bill of Rights #9, which envisions a future for all people with diabetes to have equal rights to prioritize t ....
Medtronic Announces Ongoing Initiatives to Address Health Equity for People of Color Living with Diabetes New Partnerships and Research Efforts Prioritized Over the Next Three Years to Address Health Disparities News provided by Share this article Share this article MINNEAPOLIS, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced its ongoing commitment to health equity for people of color living with diabetes. The company committed investments in partnerships with the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and T1D Exchange, as well as additional research efforts, to better understand and address these disparities. Details of each partnership, as well as additional activities conducted by Medtronic, include the following: ....