As COVID-19 cases surge across the country, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced additional mitigation orders on November 17, 2020 relating to interstate travel and mask wearing. These...more
11/20/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Local Ordinance ,
Masks ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Quarantine ,
Risk Mitigation ,
School Closures ,
Screening Procedures ,
State and Local Government ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Traveling Employee ,
Virus Testing
On Monday, September 14, 2020, a federal judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania held that significant portions of Governor Wolf’s COVID-19 related shutdown orders were unconstitutional. Importantly, the Court’s ruling...more
9/16/2020
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Gatherings ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Shelter-In-Place
As previously discussed, 18 counties were moved into the “Green” phase of the Commonwealth’s phased reopening plan this past Friday, May 29, 2020. On that same day, the Wolf administration announced that 16 additional...more
Major reopening developments are brewing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On April 22, 2020, Governor Wolf announced his general plan to reopen Pennsylvania beginning May 8, 2020 following his various business shutdown...more
4/24/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Wolf ,
Guidance Update ,
Non-Essential Businesses ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Policy Updates ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Small Business
Run a non-“life sustaining” business in Pennsylvania and want to continue operating a physical location? Better get your waiver application in fast. Late yesterday, Pennsylvania updated its closure-order “FAQs” to impose an...more
On March 19, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ordered non-“life sustaining” businesses in Pennsylvania to cease physical operations. The order generated much confusion, and the Commonwealth issued additional guidance on March...more
Late Friday night, Governor Cuomo signed the anticipated Executive Order 202.8, which, among other things, requires a 100% reduction of the in-person workforce of all non-essential businesses in New York State. ...more
Late yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued additional guidance regarding his Order from yesterday, which directed non-“life sustaining” businesses to close. ...more
Late yesterday afternoon, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ordered all non-“Life Sustaining” businesses within the Commonwealth to cease physical operations. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: During a press conference mid-morning today, Governor Cuomo announced that he would be issuing an Executive Order requiring a 100% reduction for non-essential businesses. This Executive Order has not yet...more