For the last several months, employers have been forced to learn how COVID-19 spreads, how to maintain or resume safe work environments, and how to navigate a complex web of new and existing laws and regulations implicated by the pandemic. Employers have also had to contend with a growing wave
Tort Claims for Workplace Exposure to COVID-19: A Coming Wave?
While numerous states are acting to expand the scope of their respective workers’ compensation systems to embrace COVID-19-related workplace exposure claims, a persistent drip of tort claims threatens to breach the exclusive remedy bar. Will courts open the floodgates?
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Releases Reopening Guidelines
On May 8, 2020, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) published a series of general and industry-specific guidelines to assist businesses with reopening under Governor Tony Evers’s “Badger Bounce Back” plan. Guidelines are available for many industries, including agriculture, construction, entertainment/amusement, gym and fitness centers, hair and nail salons, hospitality/lodging,
South Carolina Issues Guidance for Reopening Close Contact and Service Industry Providers
At a press briefing on May 11, 2020, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced that close contact service providers, fitness and exercise centers, commercial gyms, and commercial and public pools would be permitted to resume operations in a limited capacity on May 18, 2020.
USCIS Eases H-1B Requirements for Physicians With J-1 Waivers in Response to COVID-19
On May 11, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy update in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that provides H-1B physicians holding J-1 foreign medical graduate waivers some limited flexibility in readjusting their hours and placement sites.
Cal/OSHA Issues Guidance for Logistics and Warehousing Facilities
On May 7, 2020, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), better known as Cal/OSHA, issued its COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Logistics and Warehousing Facilities, which provides detailed guidance to logistics and warehouse facilities on how to support a safe and clean work environment for workers in order to
IRS Updates FAQs on Employee Retention Credit Under the CARES Act
On April 29, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided additional guidance on the employee retention credit (ERC) available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act via new frequently asked questions (FAQs).
Reopening Texas: Governor Abbott Issues Executive Orders
Texas has joined the growing number of states that have begun to reopen businesses following weeks of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Greg Abbott rolled out a three-phase plan to reopen the economy in conjunction with a report entitled “Texas Helping Texans: The Governor’s Report to Open Texas.”
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The Practical NLRB Advisor – Issue 14, Winter 2020
In this issue Property Rights Versus “Protected Rights”: Balance Restored The NLRB Turns to Rule Making Board Posts Sharp Drop in Case-Processing Times Reversing the Obama Board “Protected” and “Concerted” Reconsidered Applying the Boeing Test, Expanding Its Use Arbitration Agreements Still Draw Scrutiny Post Epic Systems The NLRB Year Ahead
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