Legacy of the George Floyd Protests Start to Ripple Into the Workplace.
As the George Floyd protests sweep the nation, a sizable amount of reformative legislation is being introduced into state legislatures. While the...more
6/17/2020
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Employee Privacy Rights ,
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Police Brutality ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Protests ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Social Media Policy ,
Unemployment ,
Workplace Safety
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
6/1/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Essential Workers ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Retailers ,
Workplace Safety
An Exercise in Listening: Bipartisan Effort to Revamp the PPP. As we have noted here, here, and here, the PPP is simultaneously the most used and the most contentious provision in the CARES Act. ...more
5/22/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Essential Workers ,
FEMA ,
Good Faith ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Trump Administration
Congress Replenishes Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Through its Phase Four Coronavirus Relief Package. On Tuesday, via unanimous consent, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020...more
4/23/2020
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Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
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Healthcare ,
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Lending ,
Liquidity ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
New York ,
Nonprofits ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
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Phase Four Coronavirus Relief Package ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief ,
Unemployment Insurance
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Late yesterday, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020. The measure appropriates a total of $484 billion, mainly to refund the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), but also to provide...more
4/22/2020
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New York ,
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Small Business ,
Tax Relief ,
Unemployment Insurance
Battle Over Additional Congressional COVID-19 Relief Legislation Sizzles then Smolders. All week, Democrats and Republicans have squabbled over how much aid, and what that aid should be earmarked for, in additional stimulus...more
4/9/2020
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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Transition Relief
Seyfarth Synopsis: As reported through our “Paid Leave and Coronavirus” series, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) went into effect on April 1, 2020. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) goes into effect tomorrow April 1, 2020. As covered employers prepare for the Act’s paid sick time (“PST”) and paid family medical leave...more
3/31/2020
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Senate Passes Historic $2 Trillion COVID-19 Legislation; House to Vote on the Same Tomorrow. As you are well aware, the Senate last night unanimously passed a $2 trillion financial relief package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...more
3/27/2020
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EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Inspections ,
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Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
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Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) continues to evolve as we march closer to the Act’s April 1, 2020 effective date. Most recently, the Senate passed H.R. 748, its...more
Senate Passes Historic $2 Trillion COVID-19 Legislation; House to Vote on the Same Tomorrow. As you are well aware, the Senate last night unanimously passed a $2 trillion financial relief package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...more
This morning Speaker Nancy Pelosi circulated legislation for introduction, entitled the “Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act” (the “Pelosi bill”) (which is over 1,100 pages long), apparently to position the U.S....more
Congress Approves $8.3 Billion Coronavirus Emergency Funding. The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074) is headed for the President’s desk. ...more