On Friday evening, May 29, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued an Executive Order stating that businesses “must follow” the detailed Phase 3 reopening guidance recently published by the Department of Commerce and Economic...more
On March 24, 2020, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers (the “Q&A”). The Q&A, which is not law, provides some limited guidance to employers,...more
Over the last several days, Governors in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey and Connecticut have issued similar Executive Orders directing all workers at "non-essential" or "not critical" businesses in...more
On March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives, with the support of the President, overwhelmingly approved a bill known as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201). The legislation is scheduled to be...more
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