• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) hosted a webinar on April 24, 2020, for health IT stakeholders on HIPAA privacy and security issues related to COVID-19 and recent OCR actions related to the pandemic.

  A recording of this webinar and the slides from this presentation are located in our member Resource Center. 
  

• Speakers:

• Timothy Noonan, Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy, OCR

• Marissa Gordon-Nguyen, Senior Advisor for Health Information Privacy Policy, OCR

• Topics include:

• COVID-19 and Permissible Disclosures under the HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Enforcement Discretion and Guidance for Telehealth Remote Communications
• Guidance for Disclosures to First Responders and Public Health Authorities
• Enforcement Discretion for Business Associates to Use and Disclose PHI for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities
• Enforcement Discretion for Community-Based Testing Sites

From: Illinois Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court has temporarily amended Rule 206 regarding discovery by electronic means.

From: US District Court

This Third Amended General Order extends all deadlines in civil cases and Executive Committee matters by an additional 28 days. A copy of the Order may be found in our members Resource Center.

Our members received an email from Judge Flanagan with these new procedures.

Until further notice, all Emergency Motions (Even Case #s), Routine Motions, Settlement Orders and Dismissal Orders, as set forth in Section 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 of Law Division General Order 20-4, previously directed to Judge Kathy M. Flanagan, shall now be sent to Judge Karen O'Malley [address:  karen.omalley@cookcountyil.gov].

Contested Motions for Motion Call E shall remain being forwarded to Connie Bitter [connie.bitter@cookcountyil.gov].

Please do not send Emergency Motions, Routine Motions, Settlement Orders and/or Dismissal Orders to Connie Bitter.

From: Alison Doyle at The Balance Careers

Job searching can be stressful, even for the most confident person. It can be more challenging if you’re anxious and worried about the hiring process, as well as about when you will be hired for a new position. If you’re unemployed, the stress can be compounded with concern about how long it’s going to take to find a new job, and how you’re going to pay the bills until you line up a new position.

There are many factors in a job hunt that can cause anxiety, but there are ways to reduce stress and take control. You might never consider job searching fun, but at least you might be able to turn it into a positive experience rather than a difficult one.

From: American Bar Association

More than 300 law students, paralegals and student paralegals from across the country have joined forces to provide pro bono assistance for COVID-19 related matters.

These students stand ready to provide research, drafting and other support on projects including drafting for bail motions, supporting efforts to seek release from immigration custody and research regarding paid leave policies.

To sign up to volunteer, please complete this form:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewQhizXsYOuA95BuwA0K0NIQDdnNhEVmBAEqbIe_wSa6I6mg/viewform

​Additionally, here is a list of remote legal work opportunities for those whose summer 2020 internships were canceled.

https://old.reddit.com/r/LawSchool/comments/g6bfbq/list_of_remote_legal_work_opportunities_for_those/

From: Public Notice Network/Chicago Law Bulletin

Publishing your probate notices is easier than ever! Public Notice Network, part of Law Bulletin Media (owners of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin), in January, launched an online portal to submit your notices in six easy steps and request publication.

The process is user-friendly and convenient and allows you to:

• See the actual notice and how it will appear when it is published so you can make any necessary changes
• Pay for the notice at completion with a credit card and print a receipt
• Have a receipt along with the text of the notice automatically emailed to you
• Access your certificate of publication on the site once the notice has been published all three times

Their team will:

• Publish the notice(s) in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
• Provide you with copies of the notice  
• eFile your certificate of publication with the Circuit Court of Cook County and you can access the eFiled copy on our website
• Upload the notice to PublicNoticeIllinois.com, an aggregated website of public notices hosted by the Illinois Press Association as required by law, and to the ChicagoDailyLawBulletin.com

If you prefer to email them your notice instead of using the website, you can do so. Email it to PublicNotice@LawBulletinMedia.com.

To place public notices in Illinois outside of Cook County or learn more about PNN, please contact Gina Gallichio today at ggallichio@lawbulletinmedia.com or 312-644-7395. They have relationships to handle all of the details with more than 200 newspapers across the state.

From: Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Gov. J.B. Pritzker tripled-down on efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus Thursday, announcing he would again extend his statewide stay-at-home order, but with modifications.

The new executive order, which Pritzker said he will sign next week, will take effect May 1 and run through May 30. It comes a week before the current stay-at-home order was set to expire, and relaxes some restrictions while tightening others.

From: Adobe

Looking for a way to have clients send you documents in a PDF format?

The free Adobe Scan mobile app works on your mobile device, scans documents into PDFs, and automatically recognizes text.

From: Will County

Administrative Order 2020-16 was entered 4/21/2020 setting procedures for video and telephone conference hearings for Will County Civil Cases.