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Philadelphia Mayor’s Mandate Requiring Return to In-Person Work Prevails in Court of Common Pleas

Mayor Cherelle Parker’s mandate requiring City of Philadelphia remote workers to return to their offices took effect on July 15, 2024, following the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge’s denial of a local union’s request...more

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Duluth Follows Minneapolis and St. Paul in Telling Minnesotans ‘Mask Up!’

As the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul did last week, Duluth’s mayor, Emily Larson, issued an indoor mask mandate, effective January 13, 2022, due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. City of Duluth...more

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Twin Cities Issue Vaccine Mandates for Restaurants, Bars, and Entertainment Venues

On January 12, 2022, just one week after issuing mask mandates, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter issued executive orders mandating that places of public accommodation serving food and drinks...more

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NYC Announces Private-Sector Vaccine Mandate

On December 6, 2021, outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced major expansions to New York’s “Key to NYC” program, which was implemented through Emergency Executive Order 225 and became effective on August 17,...more

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Dallas County Issues Emergency Order and FAQs on Indoor Masking as COVID-19 Legal Battle Evolves

On August 11, 2021, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins signed an emergency executive order, taking effect at 11:59 p.m. that same day, requiring “all child care centers and Pre-K through 12 Public Schools operating in Dallas...more

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Executive Order 10E and the Municipal Budget Process in 2021: Similar (But Not Quite Back) to “Normal”

On April 6, 2021, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 10E, which pertains to 1) absentee voting, and 2) municipal and regional school district budget adoption timelines.  ABSENTEE BALLOTS: Executive Order 10E largely...more

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Executive Order Powers Legislation Moves Forward in New York

On March 3, 2021, the New York State Senate and Assembly advanced new legislation to address concerns regarding the coequal treatment of the legislative branch in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...more

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New Legislation Permits Continued Remote Meetings and Ratifies Actions from Previous Remote Meetings

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On October 16, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed SB 1108 amending the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) to allow meetings of public bodies to be held electronically or with remote participation, at least through December 31, 2020. The...more

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Chicago's Quarantine List Drops to 21 States

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that that the City of Chicago is reinstating some restrictions for bars, restaurants, gyms and personal service establishments. Mayor Lightfoot said that it is a precautionary move in response...more

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District of Columbia Enters Phase One of ‘Reopen D.C.’ Plan: What Businesses Need to Know

On May 27, 2020, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued Mayor’s Order No. 2020-067, implementing phase one of a three-stage reopening plan in the District of Columbia. Beginning on May 29, 2020, D.C. residents and visitors will no longer...more

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Reopening Missouri: A Look at State and Local Recovery Plans

The “Show Me” state largely sheltered in place on April 6, 2020, when Governor Michael L. Parson and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) issued their initial “Stay Home Missouri” order. This came on...more

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Face Covering Guidelines for Businesses Operating in Texas

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the use of cloth face coverings in public settings, including in any situation where social distancing measures and other...more

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Summary of COVID-Related Executive Orders

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On March 7, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a statewide disaster emergency to address the threat proposed by the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Upon declaring a state disaster emergency, the governor has the power to...more

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U.S. COVID-19: New York City Council Considering Legislation with Ramifications for Commercial Leases

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On April 22, 2020, at its first-ever remote session, several bills addressing the COVID-19 crisis that could have broad impacts on commercial tenancies were introduced in the New York City Council.  Under one of the bills...more

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Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7CC Expands Application of a Municipality’s Ability to Authorize Actions Without In-Person...

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Order 7S provided that a municipality’s legislative body and the budget-making authority may authorize certain appropriations, tax anticipation notes, or general obligation bonds or notes without in-person approval by...more

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Illinois Worker’s Compensation Emergency Rules Establishing Rebuttable Presumption for COVID-19 Have Been Withdrawn

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After a Sangamon County Circuit Court temporarily blocked the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s (IWCC) emergency rule that created a rebuttable presumption that injured employees contracted...more

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New York Extends COVID-19 Restrictions on Utility Activities

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On April 16, 2020, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced an extension through May 15, 2020, of the executive order New York State on PAUSE, as the state grapples with more than 250,000 cases of coronavirus. ...more

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New Executive Order Modifies Provisions of Real Property Tax Law During COVID-19

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On April 20, 2020, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Executive Order No. 202.22. It’s the latest in a series of Executive Orders under the Governor’s statewide disaster emergency declaration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

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Pennsylvania Governor Paves Way to Reopen Construction

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On April 20, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf amended his March 19, 2020 Order Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining. Under the previous order, construction was permitted to continue only if the...more

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California’s Stay-at-Home Orders: Implications for Environmental Contractors

Exceptions outlined in state and local directives likely encompass the investigatory and remedial activities performed by environmental contractors. Most California stay-at-home orders include exceptions for professional...more

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Construction During COVID-19: Is It Essential?

There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to how governments are handling construction. The Federal government issued an advisory list of essential critical workers, including workers doing certain types of construction, but...more

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Update On Connecticut Property Tax Relief Measures Amid COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

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As Pullman & Comley’s Property Tax and Valuation Department (“PTVD”) has previously brought to the attention of Connecticut’s taxpayers, on April 1, 2020, Governor Ned Lamont issued Executive Order (“EO”) No. 7S establishing...more

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California’s “Safer-at-Home” Order Permits Many Construction Projects to Continue

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On March 18, 2020, we authored an update regarding housing construction under the shelter-in-place orders jointly issued by six Bay Area counties—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa...more

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How Executive Order 202.8’s 30-Day “Tolling” Affects Statutes of Limitations in the Article 78 Context

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Recent executive and administrative orders carrying-out COVID-19 mitigation and public safety measures will impact litigation within the Article 78 context, specifically the deadlines for commencing a proceeding to challenge...more

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New York Clarifies “Emergency” and “Essential” Construction

Following Governor Cuomo’s order and the Empire State Development (ESD) guidance on March 27, 2020, which provided that all “non-essential construction” except “emergency construction” must shut down, this week the...more

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