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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
To help limit the spread of the Coronavirus, many states are requiring people to wear face coverings in places open to the public. But there are cards circulating online and on social media that say the holder has a disability that prevents them from wearing a mask, and that it’s illegal for any business to ask them to disclose their condition. Click here for more.
Nearly 60,000 lbs. of chicken nuggets being recalled because they may contain a rubber material
Pilgrim's Pride is recalling about 59,800 pound of chicken breast nuggets because they may be "contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically flexible rubber material," officials said.
The Department of Agriculture announced the recall Sunday. Click here for more.
Your Money
If you've looked at your bank account lately, you may have had a question turn over in your mind more than a few times. Am I getting a second stimulus check?There has been talk about another one coming, and in fact, on May 12, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act, short for the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, legislation that will cost $3.4 trillion. The Senate hasn't seemed too interested in pursuing the HEROES Act, but another stimulus package hasn't been ruled out, and it's been recently reported that President Trump is supportive of the idea of sending Americans a second stimulus check. So is another stimulus check coming? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
CFPB Director may be fired. The U.S. Supreme Court held that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure unconstitutionally insulates the agency from presidential oversight and must be altered. The Court rejected a limit that the Dodd-Frank Act placed on the president's ability to fire the head of the agency. Joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, Chief Justice John Roberts concluded that Congress went too far with the tenure protection it gave to the CFPB's director in Dodd-Frank, which bars the president from ousting the agency's top official except for "inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance." But the high court stopped short of striking down the CFPB entirely, declaring instead that the agency's constitutional flaw could be fixed by narrowly eliminating just this "for-cause" removal restriction. Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Click here for more.