12/17/2020 7:12:51 PM EEOC releases updated and expanded COVID-19 guidance By Michele Gehrke Michael Correll Corrie Buck On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated and expanded guidance addressing questions...
12/13/2020 10:05:37 PM Virginia governor issues updated COVID-19 restrictions amidst DOLI’s proposed permanent workplace safety regulations By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Noah Oberlander On December 10, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner Norman Oliver issued Executive Order 72 and Order of...
12/9/2020 1:53:53 AM Employers with Pittsburgh-based employees face new requirements to provide COVID-19-related paid sick leave By James Holt Marguerite Goglia The City of Pittsburgh is expected to enact the new Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which provides...
12/8/2020 7:58:18 PM New bill would require virtually all New Yorkers to receive COVID-19 vaccination By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi With two COVID-19 vaccines pending approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccination...
12/4/2020 4:48:00 PM CDC updates guidance to allow for reduced quarantine times By Michael Correll Joseph Mammone On December 2, 2020, the CDC updated its guidance on COVID-19 quarantines. Previously, the CDC advised that asymptomatic individuals...
12/3/2020 1:35:27 PM UK Employment Law update – December 2020 By Robin Jeffcott Graham Green David Ashmore Alison Heaton +1 more... Show less Welcome to our monthly newsletter, with a summary of the latest news and developments in UK employment law. A PDF version of this...
11/25/2020 8:19:47 PM Pennsylvania employers may need to revise policies and practices within the workplace in response to new mitigation order by Governor Wolf By James Holt Marguerite Goglia On November 23, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf issued the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement...
11/19/2020 8:07:13 PM Pennsylvania employers and employees receive the gift of new post-travel testing/quarantine requirements for the holiday season (Part II) By James Holt Mariah McGrogan Marguerite Goglia As addressed in Part 1 of this article, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued new orders on November 17, 2020 targeted at...
11/19/2020 6:04:22 PM Pennsylvania employers and employees receive the gift of new face covering requirements for the holiday season (Part I) By James Holt Mariah McGrogan Marguerite Goglia Like many U.S. states, Pennsylvania has experienced a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. On November 17, 2020, the...
11/12/2020 6:03:04 PM New York updates its travel protocols for out-of-state travelers for the second time this month By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Leora Grushka As we previously reported, on June 24, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requiring that individuals returning to New York...
11/4/2020 3:08:02 PM New York adopts new travel protocols for out-of-state travelers By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Leora Grushka As we previously reported, on June 24, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requiring that individuals returning to New York...
10/30/2020 12:34:52 PM New CDC close contact definition announced for contact tracing and worker exclusion By Michael Correll Joseph Mammone The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its definition for close contact in its COVID-19 guidelines. As a...
10/28/2020 8:17:34 PM New Jersey implements additional safeguards for workers in response to rising COVID-19 cases By John McDonald Saranne Weimer On October 28, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, which will require a series of workplace protections for workers...
10/26/2020 4:06:04 PM Pittsburgh and Allegheny County vote to ban discrimination against race-based hairstyles By James Holt Mariah McGrogan Last week, the Pittsburgh City Council and the Allegheny County Council unanimously voted to ban discrimination on the basis of...
10/19/2020 9:42:41 PM New York City passes key amendments to paid safe and sick leave law By Mark Goldstein Leora Grushka New York City first adopted a local paid sick leave law in 2014. Over the ensuing six years, the City legislature amended the law several...
10/16/2020 7:11:05 PM Executive Order 13950 on diversity training: Hidden traps for employers By Michael Correll Adam Weiner **Please note this blog has been updated as of January 25, 2021. Read our update here. Beginning November 20, 2020, President Trump’s...