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The Hours of Service (HOS) Rule for Commercial Truck Drivers and the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-18 · Reports · 10,411 words · PDF available
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 13, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a national emergency declaration to exempt from the Hours of Service (HOS) rule through April 12,...
Supreme Court Grants Stay in MPP Case
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-18 · Posts · 4,027 words · PDF available
On March 11, 2020, the Supreme Court issued an order in Wolf v. Innovation Law Lab allowing the Trump Administration to continue enforcing its Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)—also known as the “Rem...
COVID-19 Medical Countermeasures: Intellectual Property and Affordability
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-18 · Posts · 2,599 words · PDF available
Federal agencies and private industry have begun efforts to develop and test medical countermeasures (such as antiviral treatments and vaccines) to combat COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel cor...