Pittsburgh Paid Sick Leave Ordinance To Take Effect March 15, 2020
Following a prolonged legal challenge brought by a group of Pittsburgh businesses, Pittsburgh’s paid sick leave ordinance will finally take effect on March 15, 2020. As we previously reported, in...
View ArticleFinal Regulations Issued for New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (the “Department”) has issued its final regulations regarding the state’s Paid Sick Leave Act (the “Act”), which took effect on October 29,...
View ArticleFamily First Coronavirus Response Act: What Employers Need to Know
On March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 6201, also known as the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Family First Act”), in an effort to provide emergency...
View ArticleNew York State Enacts Coronavirus Response Bill Including Paid Sick Time and...
On March 18, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a statewide Coronavirus response bill that immediately provides employees with sick leave and job protection in the event they have to...
View ArticleFederal Family First Coronavirus Response Act Signed Into Law
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into the law the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Family First Act” or the “Act”). The Family First Act is a package of provisions aimed at...
View ArticleNew York State Mandates That Non-Essential Workers Must Stay Home
Beginning Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 8:00 PM, in accordance with a forthcoming Executive Order to be issued by Governor Andrew Cuomo, only essential businesses and not-for-profit entities in New York...
View ArticleDistrict of Columbia Orders Closure of All Non-Essential Businesses
D.C. Governor Muriel Bower has issued an emergency order, Mayor’s Order 2020-053, (“the Order”) requiring that all non-essential businesses cease on-site operations beginning at 10:00 p.m. on March 25,...
View ArticleNew York State Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Leave Law
On March 25, 2020, New York State published Frequently Asked Questions and other guidance regarding the state’s recently enacted Covid-19 Paid Sick Leave Law and expansions to New York’s Paid Family...
View ArticleNew York Enacts Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law as Part of FY 2021 Budget
On April 3, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the fiscal year 2021 New York State budget, which, notably for employers, includes a new statewide paid sick leave requirement. As...
View ArticleNew York State Issues Updated Guidance on Essential (And Non-Essential)...
On April 9, 2020, Empire State Development (“ESD”) released updated guidance for determining whether a business or service is “essential” under recent executive orders issued by New York Governor...
View ArticleNew York’s Governor Outlines Plan to Re-Open Businesses
***Updated May 5, 2020 to account for new information released by the Governor’s Office.*** In his daily press conference on April 26, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to re-open...
View ArticleNew York City Department of Health Issues Standing Isolation Order for...
The New York City Department of Health has issued a standing Order that creates a process for those who live or work in the City to receive the documentation needed to claim leave in certain...
View ArticleNew York State Issues Guidance for Re-Opening of Businesses
New York State has issued detailed guidance on Governor Cuomo’s “New York Forward” Plan, under which the State will re-open in four phases on a regional basis. The guidance includes additional...
View ArticleNew Voting Leave Laws in New York State and Washington D.C.
New York State and Washington D.C. have enacted legislation regarding paid time off to vote. The details of these new laws are summarized below. New York Nestled into the FY 2020-21 NY state budget is...
View ArticleOSHA Updates Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Recordkeeping Requirements
On May 19, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a memorandum updating previous guidance regarding employers’ obligation to record cases of...
View ArticleEEOC and OSHA Issue New COVID-19 Guidance
As the nation continues to move toward reopening, the EEOC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued additional guidance for employers to consider as they plan employees’...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Holds That Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on...
In a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Gorsuch on June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held that Title VII’s prohibition on discrimination “because of…sex” includes discrimination on the basis...
View ArticleDOL Releases Additional COVID-19 Guidance Related to FFCRA, FMLA and FLSA
As we have previously reported, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) continues to update its COVID-19 guidance. Most recently, on July 20, 2020, the DOL issued additional Q and A guidance...
View ArticleReminder: New York State Paid Sick Leave Law Takes Effect September 30
As we previously reported, the New York State paid sick leave law will take effect, and covered employees will begin accruing leave time, on September 30, 2020. However, employees may be restricted...
View ArticleNew York Court Dismisses Amazon Workers’ COVID-19 Health and Safety Claims
*** UPDATE: On November 24, 2020, the Plaintiffs in Palmer, et al. v. Amazon.Com, Inc., et al. filed a notice of appeal. The Plaintiffs appealed Judge Cogan’s order dismissing the case to the Second...
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