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Ontario’s COVID-19 Response: A History of Announced Measures, 2020-2022

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The following is a complete accumulation of our blog postings on Ontario COVID-19 restrictions since 2020, in reverse chronological order. ...more

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Canada: Peel and Toronto Issue Orders Regarding COVID-19 Expedited Closures

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On April 20, 2021, Peel Public Health (Peel) and the City of Toronto Public Health (Toronto) announced they would be issuing Orders directing business closures in certain circumstances.  These Orders, which have now been...more

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Rising COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Lead to Ontario, Canada Shutdown

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With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rising in Ontario at a concerning pace due to the rapid transmission of new variants, on April 1, 2021, the province filed Ontario Regulation 240/21 under the Reopening Ontario (A...more

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Atlantic Canada Versus the Prairies: Tightening and Loosening of COVID-19 Measures

Certain Canadian provinces have been especially hard hit by COVID-19 outbreaks. Most notably, Ontario and Quebec - two of Canada’s most populated provinces - have experienced the highest number of infection counts among the...more

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COVID-19: Government of Ontario Declares a Second State of Emergency

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The Ontario Government has declared a second provincial emergency in response to COVID-19 under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (the "Act"). The Act provides the Ontario Government with wide authority to...more

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England Enters Third National Lockdown - What Are the New Rules?

On 4 January 2021, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a third national lockdown in England. The regulations allow the lockdown to continue until 31 March 2021, although the restrictions are expected to be reviewed in...more

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Québec Imposes Strict COVID-19 Lockdown Measures and an Overnight Curfew Through February 8, 2021

On January 6, 2021, the Québec government announced new COVID-19 restrictions that will take effect from January 9, 2021, through February 8, 2021. The primary measure, which Premier François Legault described as an...more

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Bexar County Continues Restrictions and Imposes Closure of Bars to Mitigate COVID-19

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On December 8, 2020, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff issued Executive Order NW-18 regarding efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. NW-18 rescinds all previous Bexar County Executive Orders and any Supplemental Executive...more

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Virginia Imposes New COVID-Related Restrictions on Individuals and Businesses

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In the face of rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, on December 10, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order (EO) 72, imposing new restrictions on individuals and businesses in the Commonwealth effective...more

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Stay at Home (Again): California’s Regional Stay At Home Order Goes into Effect

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On December 3, 2020, the California Department of Public Health issued a Regional Stay At Home Order, which is the most restrictive COVID-19 regulation passed by the state since the original Stay at Home Order issued on March...more

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Key details for employers in the hospitality sector: second national coronavirus lockdown for England and extension of the...

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On Saturday 31 October, the UK Prime Minister announced a second national lockdown in England and an extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”). The lockdown comes into force on Thursday 4 November 2020 and...more

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COVID-19 UK Employment Update: New Lockdown, Furlough Extended, JSS delayed

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The UK Government announced on Saturday evening (31 October) that there will be a new national lockdown from Thursday (5 November) for four weeks. Whilst not as severe as the previous lockdown, many workplaces including...more

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Denver City and County Level 3 COVID-19 Restrictions

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COVID-19 infection rates in the City and County of Denver have roughly doubled since July, and as a result, Mayor Hancock announced that the City and County would move to Level 3 restrictions effective October 28, 2020. Under...more

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What Employers Need To Know About COVID-19 Critical Infrastructure Designations

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As the U.S. faces what looks like a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and the possibility of more state and local shelter-in-place orders, employers who have been operating during the pandemic should know what the federal...more

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Essential Business Update: Cluster Action Initiative

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled New York’s “Cluster Action Initiative.” This initiative details New York’s current plans to deal with clusters of COVID-19: by designating red (severe), orange (less severe) and yellow...more

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Coronavirus in Israel – Getting Your Business Seen as an Essential Service (Update 25.9.20)

In accordance with the regulation approved today and until October 10th (subject to any extension) only business listed in the essential businesses list are allowed to continue and operate in the place of business. In...more

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COVID-19 – Key Provisions Tracker for Shelter in Place, Safer at Home, and Other Work Reduction Orders for Key Jurisdictions in...

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Both individuals and companies are facing unprecedented circumstances, with COVID-19 changing situations and circumstances on a minute-by-minute basis. In these state-by-state matrices, we have set out below the key...more

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Impact of Executive Order 68 on Hampton Roads Community Associations

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In response to increases in positive COVID-19 case counts in the Hampton Roads area, Governor Northam issued Executive Order 68 that places additional restrictions on certain cities and counties.  The jurisdictions subject to...more

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COVID-19: New York Executive Orders, Agency Guidance - July 2020

As New York officials work to reduce the spread of COVID-19, our Manatt team, located in the heart of state government in Albany, NY, has created a resource center for the state’s key executive orders and agency guidance....more

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COVID-19 – Key Provisions Tracker for Shelter in Place, Safer at Home, and Other Work Reduction Orders for Key Jurisdictions in...

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Both individuals and companies are facing unprecedented circumstances, with COVID-19 changing situations and circumstances on a minute-by-minute basis. In these state-by-state matrices, we have set out below the key...more

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Three Florida Counties Roll Back Reopening Due To Surge in COVID-19 Cases

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It took Florida more than three months to reach 100,000 cases of COVID-19, but since Gov. Ron DeSantis moved Florida into Phase Two of Florida’s “Safe, Smart, Step-by-Step” reopening plan, cases have surged throughout the...more

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UPDATE: Arizona Stay at Home Executive Order

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This is an update to an alert from April 8, 2020. On June 29, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued an executive order, entitled “Pausing of Arizona's Reopening — Slowing the Spread of COVID-19” partially implementing...more

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50-State Status Update: Essential Businesses and Permitted Activities Amid Stay At Home Orders (Updated June 8, 2020)

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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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New York City’s Construction Restart: What Should A Project Owner Expect from Its General Contractor?

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  New York City construction projects are set to resume, after Governor Cuomo’s shutdown of most construction projects in New York in late-March 2020 to combat the spread of COVID-19.  This Legal Update...more

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50 State Survey – Coronavirus-Related “Stay at Home” Orders

Below is a tracker of states, counties and cities that, as of June 8, 2020, have implemented “stay at home” orders requiring the closure of non essential businesses or a subset thereof (e.g., non-essential retail businesses)....more

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