On November 10, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 7, which prohibits private employers in Texas from imposing vaccine mandates that require employees and/or contractors to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine....more
12/20/2023
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Florida ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
Texas ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
In the United States, the federal government has faced challenges in imposing vaccination mandates for large private employers, federal contractors, and certain health care employees. Because of that, choices around...more
2/8/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Entities ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Exemptions ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed HB 1-B, Ch. 2021-272, Laws of Fla. (the “Vaccination Exemption Law”), which prohibits every private employer from issuing COVID-19 vaccination mandates for its Florida employees without...more
Plan participants and their beneficiaries may now have extra time to exercise some of their rights under the employee benefit plans in which they participate. ...more
5/16/2020
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CARES Act ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Extensions ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
IRS ,
Plan Participants ,
U.S. Treasury
As the COVID-19 state of emergency continues, businesses are implementing and considering a variety of employee-related measures to manage the impact of the crisis. While some businesses may avail themselves of payroll...more
In Part I of our Act Now Advisory on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” or “Act”), we addressed numerous aspects of the Act, including provisions on (i) paid sick and family leave; (ii) the...more
4/1/2020
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Board of Directors ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Employee Retention ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Insurance ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Shareholders ,
Small Business ,
Stocks ,
Tax Relief
On March 27, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” or “Act”), a $2+ trillion aid and stimulus package, which includes a broad range of financial...more