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MoFo ELC equips our clients with the most up-to-date and relevant information on employment and labor law issues covering key judicial, litigation and legislative developments, their implications for employers, and strategies to ensure compliance and avoid lawsuits.

April 01, 2020 - NLRB, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Avoiding Labor Violations When Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Kwan Park
With the onslaught of various state and local shelter-in-place orders, new health and safety guidelines for workplaces, and the ensuing economic downturn, many companies need to act quickly to address the unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When responding to these challenges, both
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April 01, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
DOL Issues Newly Updated Guidance on Critical Issues for Employers Regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
By: Jinny S. Hwang
On March 28, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) published additional guidance on nearly two dozen more “critical issues” that the DOL had not addressed in its previous guidance on the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). Our March 26,
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March 30, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Legislation
CARES Act – What Employers Should Know (Part II): Unemployment Insurance Benefits
As businesses and employers parse the 880-page Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which President Trump signed into law on March 27, 2020, we offer this analysis of the unemployment compensation provisions in the Act. This Employment Law Commentary is
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March 28, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Update – What Do the Latest Proposals Mean for UK Employers?
By: Annabel Gillham, Trevor L James, Lara M. King and Oliver Spratt
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 spread of coronavirus. This means closing all non-essential shops and public spaces and banning public
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March 27, 2020 - Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Paid Sick Leave
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 Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The bill—totaling a whopping 880 pages—tackles numerous issues on several fronts in an
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March 27, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL)
DOL Releases "First Round of Published Guidance" on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Allyson D. Bach
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 employees and employers and a set of Questions and Answers (“Q&As”) clarifying several issues related to the paid leave and
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March 26, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Paid Sick Leave, Department of Labor (DOL)
New York COVID-19 Paid Leave and Recent Federal Coronavirus Developments
By: Eric Akira Tate and Kwan Park
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 York law went into effect immediately on March 18 and provides paid leave, unpaid leave, and
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March 25, 2020 - EEOC, Privacy & Data Security, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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 employers about what they can and cannot ask their employees as they seek to protect their workforces against COVID-19. These updates
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March 24, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Practical Considerations for Requiring Employees to Report to Work in Light of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Victoria Dalcourt Angle
As the number of reported cases of COVID-19 continues to increase dramatically, several states, including California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and Louisiana, have issued public health orders requiring over one-fourth of Americans to stay at home. More states are
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March 24, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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
By: Jinny S. Hwang
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 employers to lay off or furlough large portions of their workforces or completely shut down their businesses on
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Welcome to the MoFo ELC Blog

Avoiding Labor Violations When Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Kwan Park

DOL Issues Newly Updated Guidance on Critical Issues for Employers Regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

By: Jinny S. Hwang

CARES Act – What Employers Should Know (Part II): Unemployment Insurance Benefits

COVID-19 Update – What Do the Latest Proposals Mean for UK Employers?

By: Annabel Gillham, Trevor L James, Lara M. King and Oliver Spratt

CARES Act – What Employers Should Know (Part I): Paid Emergency Sick and Public Health Emergency Leave and More

DOL Releases "First Round of Published Guidance" on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Allyson D. Bach

New York COVID-19 Paid Leave and Recent Federal Coronavirus Developments

By: Eric Akira Tate and Kwan Park

EEOC Issues Updated Guidance for Employers on COVID-19

Practical Considerations for Requiring Employees to Report to Work in Light of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Victoria Dalcourt Angle

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

By: Jinny S. Hwang