The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced a policy change that is sure to please employers facing administrative FLSA back wages claims. Effective on July 1, 2020, the Division will cease to routinely...more
Recently, while attention has understandably been focused on employment issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maryland legislature has passed several non-pandemic pro-employee laws that were not vetoed by Governor...more
On April 27, 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 18-20 (the Guidance) to provide states with instructions on implementing the emergency unemployment relief provisions in...more
On April 15, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam extended the life of several COVID-19 emergency measures.
Executive Order 53, which bans crowds of more than 10 people; closes recreation, entertainment, and personal care...more
Many states and localities have issued stay-at-home orders, and have closed on-site business operations to all but essential businesses and their employees. To enable employers to navigate those restrictions, we provide below...more
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State and Local Government
To address COVID-19’s rapid spread in Washington, DC and across the region and the nation, Mayor Muriel Bowser has issued a stay-at-home order for the District of Columbia. The Order, which goes into effect on April 1, 2020...more
Governor Ralph Northam, like his Maryland counterpart, today issued an Order that requires people in Virginia to remain at home. And, to the extent that they use shared spaces, whether indoors or out, the Order requires...more