COVID-19 Update – What Do the Latest Proposals Mean for UK Employers?
On 23 March 2020, Boris Johnson announced that the UK would effectively be going into "lockdown" for a period of at least three weeks, in order to tackle the sp
CARES Act – What Employers Should Know (Part I): Paid Emergency Sick and Public Health Emergency Leave and More
By unanimous vote on March 25, 2020, the Senate passed the largest stimulus measure the United States has ever seen, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic S
DOL Releases "First Round of Published Guidance" on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Since we last reported on the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released Fact Sheets for
New York COVID-19 Paid Leave and Recent Federal Coronavirus Developments
On March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo of New York signed into law a statewide quarantine leave bill related to the COVID-19 pandemic (the “New York law”). The New
EEOC Issues Updated Guidance for Employers on COVID-19
In a welcome development for U.S. employers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued an updated announcement and updated guidance for
Practical Considerations for Requiring Employees to Report to Work in Light of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders
As the number of reported cases of COVID-19 continues to increase dramatically, several states, including Califo
Nuts and Bolts of Furloughs, Layoffs, and Plant Closings in the Age of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Stay-At-Home Orders: The WARN Act and Beyond
The last week brought a wave of unprecedented government orders for non-essential businesses to close and people to stay at home. These orders have forced many
Implications of California’s Coronavirus Stay at Home Order for Employers
On March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statewide Stay at Home Order, California Executive Order No. N-33-20 (“Order”), in response to the
IR35 Update: UK Government Postpones “Off-Payroll Working” Reforms
In the UK Government’s latest Budget, delivered on 11 March 2020, it was announced that the changes to the off-payroll working rules (also known as IR35) previo
OFCCP Issues National Interest Exemption for New Coronavirus Relief Contracts
On March 17, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP” or the “Agency”) issued a National Interest Exemption memorandum providing a limi