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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 2020 #3

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Non-Essential Retail Begins the Arduous Process of Reopening. As many states and localities are beginning the first phases of reopening, governmental entities across the country are doing their level best to provide as much...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

COVID-19: Massachusetts Governor Announces Phase One of Reopening Plan

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On May 18, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker released the Reopening Advisory Board’s Reopening Massachusetts Plan, effectuated by Order 33, commencing Phase One of the Commonwealth’s four-phase approach to reopening...more

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Returning to Work in Connecticut: Phase 1 Guidelines

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Governor Ned Lamont has approved a phased reopening of Connecticut businesses. Phase 1, set to begin on May 20, 2020, will by no means, however, be a return to normal. With a mandate that everyone adhere to all social...more

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Massachusetts Softens COVID-19 Restrictions on “Non-Essential” Remote-Fulfillment Businesses

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  On May 4, 2020, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (“EOHED”) issued guidance relaxing its previous COVID-19 related restrictions on Massachusetts retailers and...more

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Initial Government Guidance on Steps New York Landlords Should Take to Protect Health and Safety

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Many landlords of commercial and residential buildings in New York City have been looking into possible ways to address the health and safety of individuals at their premises. Although New York courts have not yet weighed in...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Texas Governor's Executive Orders Take First Steps Toward Reopening of State

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on April 17, 2020, issued a series of three Executive Orders relating to the COVID-19 crisis. The first, GA-15, relates to hospital capacity; the second, GA-16, relates to the reopening of select...more

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New York Governor Cuomo’s Order Reducing Workplace Density Due to Coronavirus (Updated)

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On April 6, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order extending New York’s density-mitigation measures through April 29, 2020. In addition, among other things, the Order provides for the virtual witnessing of wills,...more

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New Implications of the Coronavirus Under Mexican Law

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The Mexican Minister of Communications and Transportation published today a comprehensive list of activities that are deemed “essential activities” under the Agreement establishing extraordinary actions to attend to the...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 84: New York State Paid Sick Leave Law Signed

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Seyfarth Synopsis: New York’s paid sick leave law, applicable to employers of all sizes, goes into effect on September 30, 2020, permitting employees to use sick leave beginning January 1, 2021. ...more

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COVID-19: LA City Council Approves Ordinances on Sick Leave and Retail and Delivery Workers

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The Los Angeles City Council held an emergency meeting on March 27 in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and approved several ordinances, including one pertaining to sick leave and another relating to retail and...more

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State Restrictions on Non-Essential Business Operations During the COVID-19 Crisis

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Updated February 1, 2021 Beginning in March of last year, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, ‎Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,...more

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CRA Advises California Distribution Centers Can Stay Open Under State Order

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California Governor Newsom has clarified that distribution centers in California can remain open under his Safer At Home order, stating that “[d]istribution centers are part of critical infrastructure for many industries,”...more

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COVID-19: California Issues Statewide Stay At Home Order; What It Means for Retailers

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Following COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders by nearly a dozen different California counties, Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday evening issued a statewide order directing all individuals in the state to stay home “except as...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

COVID-19: New York Updates as of March 22, 2020

STATEWIDE RESTRICTIONS: On Saturday, March 21, 2020 Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.9. The Order mandates that banks not granting a 90-day forbearance to persons or businesses who have a financial hardship as a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York on Pause: Governor Cuomo Orders All Non-Essential Workers to Stay Home

On March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed an Executive Order (the “March 18 Order”) requiring all “non-essential” New York businesses to reduce their in-person workforce at any work location by 50%. On March 19, 2020,...more

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Dallas County Issues “Shelter in Place” Order to Mitigate Spread of COVID-19

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On March 22, 2020, Dallas County issued a “shelter in place” order, set to take effect at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020, and running until April 3, 2020, unless extended. The order generally requires Dallas County...more

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An Unintended Interruption to the Global Supply Chain

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The current outbreak of COVID-19 (the coronoavirus) will be a test of the global supply chain’s strength in the face of unintended interruptions, and can be a lesson on building-in supply-chain contingency plans.  As a result...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020

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Researchers at Sentinel One and Dragos have detected malicious code, called EKANS or Snake, that has been designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), including those of oil refineries, manufacturing...more

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2019 ICSC Law Conference Recap

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Last week, over 1,500 members of the retail law industry came together at this year’s 49th International Council of Shopping Center (ICSC) U.S. Law Conference that was held in San Diego from October 23 through October 25,...more

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Go Mega-Mall or Go Home?

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While increased occurrences of retail store closures and predictions about the death of the shopping mall are causing mall owners to consider downsizing or repurposing their space away from consumer-facing retail and toward...more

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The Game of Malls. What Is Dead May Never Die.

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It’s no secret that consumers have been shifting away from shopping at traditional brick-and-mortar stores in favor of shopping online.  Nor that the shift in consumers’ shopping habits has resulted in a wave of store...more

Jones Day

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 15

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - FTC Comments on Improvements to IoT Device Security - On June 19, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") submitted comments to a working group organized by the...more

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[Event] 2015 Cybersecurity Seminar: Identifying and Mitigating Data Breaches and Related Liabilities - Oct. 29th, Richmond, VA

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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month! Please join Williams Mullen, Marsh and EY for an in-depth discussion on effective strategies for identifying and mitigating data breach and related liabilities. WHO...more

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