7/30/2020 1:35:32 PM Updated COVID-19 FAQs for New York employers By Mark Goldstein Cindy Minniti Alexandra Manfredi Leora Grushka +1 more... Show less Please see an updated version of our FAQs as of July 25, 2020. We have compiled FAQs concerning New York’s COVID-19-related health and...
7/27/2020 9:00:40 PM Illinois releases guidance regarding reporting rule for sexual harassment and discrimination judgments By Jill Vorobiev Adam Weiner On July 14, 2020, the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) released guidance for employers regarding the state’s new “adverse...
7/27/2020 8:48:22 PM Virginia is the first state to adopt extensive COVID-19 workplace safety regulations By Betty Graumlich Ben Patton Mark Passero Noah Oberlander +1 more... Show less On July 15, 2020, in response to Governor Northam’s Executive Order No. 63 directing the issuance of emergency regulations to control,...
7/22/2020 11:28:21 PM NLRB ends long-time standard which protected obscene, racist and sexually harassing speech in connection with Section 7 activity By Halber Armstrong Raenn Burgo The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a decision on July 21, 2020, which will aid employers in their ability to...
7/21/2020 9:50:34 PM Responding to employee advocacy and workplace walkouts during times of protest By Michael Correll Michele Gehrke Brenda Rosales-Carrillo Several labor organizations, along with racial and social justice organizations, conducted a mass walkout on July 20, 2020 to protest...
7/21/2020 8:21:34 PM Update: Pennsylvania order mandates telework, but to what extent? By James Holt Marguerite Goglia This is an update to our July 17, 2020 article addressing the July 15, 2020 orders issued by Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania...
7/17/2020 6:07:37 PM New Pennsylvania order mandates telework, but to what extent? By James Holt Raenn Burgo On July 15, 2020, Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued orders “directing mitigation measures” in response to a...
7/14/2020 9:14:12 PM San Francisco mandates certain workers be rehired in emergency ordinance By Michele Gehrke Mara Curtis Ronnie Shou Effective July 3, 2020, San Francisco’s Back-to-Work Emergency Ordinance (Emergency Ordinance) seeks to mitigate the economic harm for...
7/8/2020 8:34:43 PM NLRB greenlights company policy allowing searches of workers’ personal property on company premises and company devices and networks By Michele Gehrke Amanda Brown In another victory for employers and a further retreat from Obama-era policy, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”)...
7/8/2020 7:43:49 PM It’s official: Illinois law presumes COVID-19 is a workplace injury for essential workers By Jill Vorobiev Amy Harwath Illinois officially has made it easier for certain workers who contract COVID-19 to claim it is an occupational disease for purposes of...
7/7/2020 11:23:40 PM California’s recent guidance for employers facing COVID-19 outbreaks By Mara Curtis Mark Phillips Marianne Rittenburg On June 16, 2020, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released guidance for employers responding to COVID-19 outbreaks in...
7/7/2020 12:31:37 AM COVID-19 FAQs for New York employers By Mark Goldstein Cindy Minniti Alexandra Manfredi Leora Grushka +1 more... Show less Since early May, New York State has published – across multiple platforms – a slew of materials related to business reopenings and...
7/6/2020 1:58:34 PM Are your sales employees exempt? DOL provides guidance in three new opinion letters By Michael Correll Brian Morris Amy Harwath The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division recently issued three new opinion letters addressing the Fair Labor Standards...
7/2/2020 12:42:45 AM Update on everything you need to know about New York’s business reopening plan [Updated as of July 1] By Mark Goldstein Heather Martone Alexandra Manfredi Leora Grushka +1 more... Show less As we previously detailed here and here, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently outlined guidelines for when Empire State...
7/1/2020 4:58:37 PM Understanding the employment implications of the Supreme Court decision upholding DACA By Michael Lombardino Abby Kotun On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision allowing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to continue...
7/1/2020 4:08:08 PM Reminder to New York employers: the New York State Department of Labor will be enforcing COVID-19 regulations By Cindy Minniti Alexandra Manfredi As we have reported, since March, New York State has implemented a variety of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 and to protect...