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...
6/24/2020 8:51:22 PM California now requires face coverings in public By Michele Gehrke Jennifer Terry Ronnie Shou On June 18, 2020, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued guidance mandating that face coverings be worn state-wide....
6/24/2020 12:49:13 AM Harris County issues order mandating businesses to require the wearing of face coverings on their premises By Abby Kotun Michael Lombardino Jessyka Linton On June 19, 2020, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued an order (the Order) requiring businesses in Harris County, Texas, that provide...
4/23/2020 4:41:30 PM Employers must face it: Face covering requirements growing across states and municipalities By John McDonald Michele Gehrke Hannah Sorcic Saranne Weimer +1 more... Show less As we have previously reported, several states, including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, now require employees,...
4/21/2020 11:46:38 PM New Jersey implements additional mitigation requirements for restaurants and transit providers By John McDonald Saranne Weimer As the Garden State continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order 125, expanding...
4/20/2020 4:08:14 PM New York issues guidance on face coverings for essential businesses By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi As we detailed last week, on April 12, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requiring all essential businesses to...
4/14/2020 12:31:42 AM Essential New York businesses must provide “face coverings” to public-facing employees By Mark Goldstein As we detailed in a prior post, on March 20, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order barring virtually all “in-person”...