A legal expert warns that schools who chose to play fall sports face a real threat of COVID-related lawsuits from players down the road. Matt Doyle has the story.
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If you’ve been receiving TOPS but are thinking of sitting out the fall semester due to COVID you could lose your eligibility. Matt Doyle has the story.
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SNAP recipients are receiving high-demand employment training due to a new partnership between the Department of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Liability concerns are reportedly one of the leading factors in why the Big Ten and PAC 12 suspended fall sports.
Legal analyst Tim Meche says those conferences had good reason to believe that, and there’s already precedent for wide-scale health-related sports lawsuits.
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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says the SEC plans on further refining its policies to promote a safe return to play while monitoring the situation.
Meche says the potential lawsuits would arise from long-term damage or death related to COVID-19 cases linked to athletics programs. But how can you prove a player got the case from sports?
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One idea being pushed to counter potential suits is that players must sign a liability waiver to play, but Meche says liability law is on a state-by-state basis…
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The NCAA has already spoken out against the use of athletics waivers by schools, and federal legislation has been proposed that would ban them.
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Virtual meetings may have become part of the new normal during the pandemic, but a new study from career website Zippia shows that most people are distracted during the meetings. Head of content at Zippia Kathy Morris says in Louisiana the number one distraction is multitasking.
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Morris says 20% of workers say their meetings are never productive and 47% of workers prefer in-person meetings over the frustrations that come with virtual gatherings.
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Morris says another factor that may contribute to the distractions and disdain for meetings the amount of time they take away from actual work.
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College students who have been receiving TOPS but are choosing not to take classes in the fall must fill out an exception form with LOSFA or lose their TOPS eligibility.
You can find the application on my-losfa-dot-la-dot-gov, but LOSFA director Dr. Sujuan Boutte warns that applying is no guarantee.
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Some reasons include if you or a person in your household have morbidities that exacerbate COVID-19, medically documented anxiety related to contracting COVID-19, or a learning disability that precludes online learning.
Boutte says for those uncomfortable with in-person classes, but who want to maintain their eligibility…
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If you do switch from taking in-person classes to online courses Boutte says you’ll still have to meet GPA and full-time student requirements…
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Spring 2020 high school grads have until fall 2021 to enroll before they lose eligibility.
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The Department of Children and Family Services is partnering with the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to help SNAP recipients receive high-demand employment training. DCFS Assistant Secretary of Family Support Shavana Howard says this partnership will allow for those going through programs to get additional support.
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The partnership could also help fill the gap with other hurdles that stand in the way of education including assistance for transportation and childcare expenses.
The partnership is initially limited to a couple of training programs and locations, but Howard says that could expand in the future.
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Howard says with the proper training in allied health and construction, someone can likely land a gig quickly.
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