5/27/2021 10:24:49 PM Is that a smile that I see? Pennsylvania businesses adjust reopening plans as the statewide mask mandate is scheduled to be lifted By James Holt Marguerite Goglia On May 27, 2021, Pennsylvania Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam announced at a press conference that Pennsylvania’s statewide masking...
5/27/2021 9:50:42 PM New Jersey expands COVID changes to include employers not open to the public By John McDonald Saranne Weimer As previously discussed, on May 24, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced the lifting of COVID-19 mask requirements for certain...
5/25/2021 8:28:56 PM NJ employers ready to ditch the masks? Not so fast. By John McDonald Saranne Weimer UPDATE: On May 26, 2021, Governor Murphy announced that he will be signing another Executive Order, effective Friday, June 4, 2021, that...
5/25/2021 6:29:50 PM Reminder to New Jersey employers: NJ WARN changes on the horizon By John McDonald Saranne Weimer Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, in January 2020, Governor Murphy signed into law sweeping changes to New Jersey’s...
5/21/2021 9:04:02 PM It pays to be vaccinated in Los Angeles County with new paid leave ordinance By Michele Gehrke Ronnie Shou The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently enacted an urgency ordinance that requires employers to provide supplemental paid...
5/18/2021 5:25:36 PM Ninth Circuit reverses preliminary injunction: California’s independent contractor law applies to motor carriers By Mara Curtis Mona Razani In a split 2-1 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s order preliminarily enjoining enforcement of...
5/17/2021 9:07:06 PM Cal-OSHA released proposed revisions to the COVID-19 prevention order By Mara Curtis Ben Patton Mary Balaster UPDATE on May 20, 2021: Since this article was published, Cal/OSHA has delayed the vote on the new proposed Emergency Temporary...
5/17/2021 7:40:06 PM BREAKING: New York adopts CDC’s loosened mask and social distancing guidance By Mark Goldstein As most of our readers likely know by now, on May 13, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that, “[i]f you...
5/6/2021 6:18:32 PM New York’s landmark HERO Act becomes law – With some caveats By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Well, that was fast! As we reported on Tuesday, the New York State legislature passed a sweeping bill in late April known as the HERO...
5/6/2021 5:17:16 PM Pennsylvania businesses may need to finalize reopening plans By James Holt Marguerite Goglia After more than a year of navigating the myriad orders impacting Pennsylvania businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wolf...
5/5/2021 7:55:09 PM Department of Labor withdraws pro-business independent contractor final rule By Mark Goldstein Mark Phillips Saranne Weimer As we previously reported here and here, in January 2021 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a business-friendly final rule...
5/5/2021 9:53:29 AM COVID-19, health and safety and dismissal By Graham Green Jonathan Lord COVID-19 has thrown up numerous and multi-varied concerns for employers and employees alike. One notable area of consideration and...
5/4/2021 1:00:17 PM New York legislators pass sweeping new workplace health and safety bill By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi In late April, New York State legislators passed a bill that can best be described as a “game changer.” Known as the Health and Essential...