Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Legal Aid announces weekly “30-Minute Town Halls” on critical legal issues related to the COVID-19 crisis. Vermont Legal Aid staff will discuss the key legal issues affecting Vermont residents and answer questions from the public. These town halls will focus on the questions and legal needs of Vermont’s most vulnerable residents, including low-income, older, and disabled Vermonters.
The first virtual event is Thursday, April 16, at 10 a.m. and will focus on the CARES Act stimulus payments. Attendees will hear from Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Attorney Zach Lees, in conversation with Amelia Schlossberg, Communications Coordinator for the Office of the Health Care Advocate. The session will cover who can get a check, how and when to expect the payment, and any potential impact on public benefits, health care coverage, and subsidized housing.
Attorney Lees says, “With everything changing so quickly, there is a lot of confusion about these checks and potential for scams. We want to make sure people have correct information and know how these systems will work.”
Attend online at https://zoom.us/j/92311866366 or listen in by phone at 1 (301) 715-8592 or 1 (888) 788-0099 (meeting ID: 923-1186-6366).
We will also be broadcasting to Facebook live on our page: www.facebook.com/VermontLegalAid
More legal information related to COVID-19 is available at https://vtlawhelp.org/coronavirus-updates
Future town halls will address unemployment compensation benefits, housing and foreclosures, and health insurance. More information and help available at https://vtlawhelp.org/coronavirus-updates (updated daily).
Source: Vermont Legal Aid 4.14.2020