Oklahoma

COVID-19

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• CDC Eviction Moratorium Extended to June 30, 2021

  The Centers for Disease Control order declares a national moratorium on certain residential evictions for nonpayment of rent, as well as other fees or charges. The moratorium became effective on September 4, 2020 and was just extended through June 30, 2021. The moratorium applies only to tenants who meet certain requirements and provide a signed form declaration (on the previous page) to their landlords. Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.

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• COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (OSHA)

  This page includes frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Content Detail

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  US Department of Labor

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• COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance FAQs & Important Messages

  The OESC Service Call Center is experiencing extremely high call volume and long wait times due to this unprecedented COVID-19 situation. We appreciate your patience. You can also file a claim on line quickly and access self-service features by clicking the “Claimant Access” link at Unemployment.ok.gov Read More

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  Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights

  The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s (Department) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) administers and enforces the new law’s paid leave requirements. These provisions will apply from the effective date through December 31, 2020. Read More

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  US Department of Labor

• Child Visitation In the Age of Coronavirus

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  Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.

• Do I Owe Rent?

  What does the CARES Act mean for Oklahoma Renters? If you live in subsidized (HUD) housing or your landlord has a federally-backed mortgage, you are protected from eviction for non-payment of rent until at least July 25, 2020. Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.

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• Economic Impact Payments for Supplemental Security Income Recipients

  People receiving SSI benefits who did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes, and have qualifying children under age 17, should immediately go to the IRS’s webpage and visit the Non-Filers: Enter Your Information section to provide their information. Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.

• LASO Navigators have COVID 19 Healthcare Options

  During the COVID-19 season, many clients may be losing health insurance, or seeking healthcare. Assistance is available in 13 LASO offices from staff trained as Health Navigators Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.

• Unemployment Insurance Provisions in CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act)

  The CARES Act creates three new UI programs: Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. All three programs are fully federally funded. Read More

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  National Employment Law Project

• What are the unemployment benefits available through the CARES Act?

  Legal Aid helps with unemployment benefits, including appeals. Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.

• Fake Online Coronavirus Map Delivers Well-known Malware

  A malicious website pretending to be the live map for Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins University is circulating on the internet waiting for unwitting internet users to visit the website. Visiting the website infects the user with the AZORult trojan, an information stealing program which can exfiltrate a variety of sensitive data. It is likely being spread via infected email attachments, malicious online advertisements, and social engineering. Furthermore, anyone searching the internet for a Coronavirus map could unwittingly navigate to this malicious website. Read More

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  Health and Human Services

• Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the Coronavirus.

  The FTC and FDA have jointly issued warning letters to seven sellers of unapproved and misbranded products, claiming they can treat or prevent the Coronavirus. Content Detail

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  Federal Trade Commission

• I am being evicted! What can i do?

  What should you do? Go to court! Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.

• Requirement for Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test or Recovery from COVID-19 for All Air Passengers Arriving in the United States

  If you plan to travel internationally, you will need to get tested no more than 3 days before you travel by air into the United States (US) and show your negative result to the airline before you board your flight, or be prepared to show documentation of recovery (proof of a recent positive viral test and a letter from your healthcare provider or a public health official stating that you were cleared to travel). Content Detail

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  Centers for Disease Control

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