Employer Responsibilities During the Texas Winter Storm
#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What's to Come in 2021
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Nota Bene Episode 90: U.S. Q3 Check In: Stimulus, Relief, Election, and Direction with Elizabeth Frazee and Jonathan Meyer
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COVID-19: What do the new laws and closures mean for your business?
Pennsylvania COVID-19 Update Featuring Former Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett
Litigation and COVID-19: How to Protect Your Business in This Time of Crisis
COVID-19 Survival: The $2 Trillion CARES Act and Your Business
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In March 2020, Mudpie Inc.—a San Francisco children’s store—ceased operations when California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all “non-essential” businesses to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the shut-down,...more
On February 8, 2021, Ontario issued a news release announcing that it would be moving to a regional approach regarding its COVID-19 response. Most regions are maintaining the province’s shutdown, stay-at home order, and...more
Simon Property Group is at it again. Two years ago, Simon took the shopping center world by storm when it obtained an injunction preventing Starbucks Corporation from shuttering 77 of its Teavana stores in Simon malls across...more
On Friday, August 28, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new and simpler four-tiered classification system, the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, to evaluate regional and business-sector health risk and to guide...more
This week, the BCLP Retail team look at the impact of the four week lockdown for England and extension of furlough, review the scale of shop closures and key findings in LDC’s latest retail market analysis report, and discuss...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Baker and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have issued new restrictions on Massachusetts residents and businesses. The restrictions include a Stay-At-Home Advisory, an Order Requiring...more
This week, the BCLP Retail team discuss the latest round of government restrictions to reduce the spread of Covid-19, and offer an updated timeline of relevant measures. We look at potential uses of empty retail space and...more
Reopening procedures for retailers in Russia focus on employee scheduling, social distancing and sanitary plans, and medical screening protocols. ...more
The term “omnichannel” describes a phenomenon where customers experience each of a company’s different sales and marketing channels in a unified fashion. An omnichannel strategy is a plan of action designed to optimize...more
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
The shelter-in-place orders during the COVID-19 pandemic have altered the way we work, play, and interact. Retail establishments have been forced to close or dramatically change the way they operate. Many office buildings are...more
The news is mostly happening in the states this week. Oklahoma is having some medical marijuana issues. Massachusetts recreational shops reopened. Virginia decriminalized marijuana. Ohio may not put cannabis on the ballot...more
On May 27, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new guidance for human food establishments on voluntarily reporting to FDA temporary closures or significantly reduced production due to the COVID-19 public...more
The Government of Quebec has announced the lifting of restrictions for retail businesses within the Montréal Metropolitan Community that are not considered essential. Businesses falling within this category may reopen as of...more
On 23 March 2020, the UK was placed in a police-enforced lockdown in a government effort to fight the spread of the Coronavirus (otherwise known as the COVID-19 pandemic). As part of the lockdown, all “non-essential” retail...more
Two weeks after announcing “The Road Back: Restoring Economic Health Through Public Health” plan, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy signed Executive Order (EO) No. 142 on May 13, 2020, permitting non-essential construction...more
Governor Baker on May 4, 2020 issued some important clarifications for retailers regarding the Governor’s prior orders closing non-essential businesses’ brick and mortar premises to customers and most employees. While such...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 4, 2020, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (“EOHED”) issued guidance relaxing its previous COVID-19 related restrictions on Massachusetts retailers and...more
Update April 29: This advisory has been updated to include the latest information on beer, liquor, and wine delivery permissions in Oregon, Washington, and California....more
On March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency related to the rapid, global spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The retail industry has been feeling the fall-out...more
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that closed hundreds of thousands of business around the country is unprecedented. Fortunately, many retailers were able to maintain a fairly high level of continuity as essential businesses...more
At the end of April, the Muslim world enters Ramadan. The month of Ramadan, where a significant majority of the 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide fast during the day breaking ritual after sunset, is expected from around 23 April...more
On April 10, 2020, Los Angeles County extended its “Safer at Home” Order until May 15, 2020, and directed essential businesses (such as restaurants, gas stations, and residential care facilities) within all unincorporated...more
On April 6, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order extending New York’s density-mitigation measures through April 29, 2020. In addition, among other things, the Order provides for the virtual witnessing of wills,...more
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy just issued an executive order that expands the existing statewide partial business shutdown and regulates onsite conduct at many of the businesses remaining open, including the conduct of...more