Author: Diana Beaudet

On April 27, 2020, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced that she was declining to waive any significant aspects of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) during the current pandemic.  She stated that “learning must continue for all students…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to provide additional guidance related to the notification of suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19 cases among nursing home residents and staff.  The updated guidance…

Schools serve children academically, as well as on a social-emotional level, and school personnel work to provide positive school environments where children can learn and thrive.  One of the ways schools ensure their environments remain positive and supportive for all…

In order to ensure students are advised and aware of expected behavior guidelines, schools must implement a Student Code of Conduct, detailing the expectations that schools have determined are necessary to maintain a successful school environment, operation, and culture.  These…

The Rhode Island Department of Health has provided a decision algorithm to help healthcare providers and facilities assess when a healthcare worker who has tested positive for COVID-19, can return to direct patient care. The algorithm was made available late…

On April 17, 2020, Governor Baker signed into law the “Bill to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Under the new law, certain health care professionals and health care facilities may be immune…

I hope this finds you and your family safe and healthy. In recent weeks, I’ve received many texts, emails and calls regarding estate planning in light of the COVID-19 crisis: elder clients concerned about contracting the illness, parents with teenage…

Creating a positive school environment, where children can learn and thrive, is a goal of all schools. One of the ways many charter schools do this is by creating student rules of expected behavior, commonly referred to as a Student…

Typically, withdraws from retirement accounts by individuals younger than 59 ½ years old are subject to a 10% penalty.  However, through the CARES Act, the recent $2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief package passed by Congress, Coronavirus Related Distributions (CRD) of…