Executive Summary: On July 22, 2020, in a response to an increase in reported coronavirus cases in the area, the District of Columbia expanded mask requirements in a Mayoral Order that takes immediate effect.
Archives for July 23, 2020
Executive Orders to Address Rising COVID-19 Cases in the Construction Industry
Shortly after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, many states, counties, and cities issued stay-at-home or shelter-in-place (collectively, SIP) orders to combat the spread of the virus. Please click here to review the early impacts of these sweeping orders.
In recent weeks, many authorities have issued executive
A Return to Workplace Civility: The NLRB Adopts the Wright Line Burden-Shifting Approach to Section 7 Speech
During a pandemic, protests, and a polarized election season, employers have walked an ever-increasingly fine line between protecting employee speech in the workplace and enforcing rules on workplace conduct. That conflict is no more evident than the line of cases under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act
Canadian Federal Government Announces Proposed Changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) is a 75% wage subsidy designed to encourage employers to retain employees during the COVID-19 crisis. On July 17, 2020, following consultations with business and labour representatives, the federal government announced the follo
New York Court Enforces State Law Ban on Mandatory Arbitration of Discrimination Claims
For the first time, a New York State court judge has held that the mandatory arbitration provision in an employment agreement is null and void if it requires an employee to arbitrate claims of discrimination under state and local laws.1 The decision conflicts with two prior federal decisions from the