Numerous class-action and individual wrongful death lawsuits have been filed asserting that proper precautions were not maintained to keep nursing homes residents safe from contracting COVID-19.

During the pandemic, live dating was a chore. Safety restrictions created an undesirable situation where online dating was the only way to meet people. And yet, there was a silver lining: the opportunity for some to ...

A multitude of factors combined during the pandemic to create a perfect breeding ground for an increase in domestic violence.

Summary judgment or summary disposition is a mechanism that permits parties in a lawsuit to obtain a court ruling before trial regarding certain elements of that case. It is designed for situations in which the court ...

In today’s COVID-19 environment, under what circumstances can the state preempt the parent or guardian’s medical decision-making authority regarding children regarding getting vaccinated?

The allure of being a child social worker in a rural area is strong. Social workers who decide to work in smaller communities may forgo an abundance of resources to support families, but they gain slower-paced, socially ...

In their Family Law column, Kathryn Krase and Daniel Pollack discuss the impact of school closures due to COVID-19 on families with school-aged children who have special needs.

If you are feeling a bit 'guilty' regarding Covid-19, you are having a normal reaction to a very abnormal situation. If you need to place blame, put it on the disease, not yourself

Countries, communities, institutions, families, and individuals all live by a code of ethical standards. Social work takes pride in conducting itself according to a set of written ethical principles and standards that ...