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On February 24, 2021, the Los Angeles City Council voted 14-1 to pass an ordinance mandating that employers provide $5/hour in additional premium hazard pay for on-site grocery and drug retail workers. The ordinance is...more
In a surprise move, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai joined up last week with Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Christopher Krebs to...more
Many landlords of commercial and residential buildings in New York City have been looking into possible ways to address the health and safety of individuals at their premises. Although New York courts have not yet weighed in...more
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revised its interim guidance identifying critical infrastructure workers who the agency suggests should be exempt from state...more
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer just extended the state’s shelter-in-place order until the end of April – and created additional obligations for businesses operating during this turbulent time. The new order continues to...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 13, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order (“EO”) 202.16, requiring employers to provide essential workers with face coverings to wear when in direct contact with customers or the public. ...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
On March 23, 2020, Governor Wolf issued a Stay at Home Order to Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. The Order requires all individuals residing in these counties to “stay at...more
Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued New York State Executive Order ("EO") No. 202.14, the 15th EO issued during the COVID-19 state of emergency. These orders modify or suspend several New York State (the "State") statutes, laws, codes,...more
The Mexican Minister of Communications and Transportation published today a comprehensive list of activities that are deemed “essential activities” under the Agreement establishing extraordinary actions to attend to the...more
On Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued two new public orders in response to COVID-19’s continued growth and effect on essential businesses. Both of these public orders go into effect on Friday, April 10....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 8, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 122, which requires that all essential retail, manufacturing and warehousing businesses and businesses engaged in essential construction projects...more
Governor Kemp orders Georgia residents and visitors to shelter in place and limit social interaction for 10 days. By executive order, Georgia Governor Kemp issued a statewide 10-day shelter-in-place order, from April 3,...more
Environmental agencies are responding with updated compliance and enforcement policies. Temporary environmental enforcement discretion and forbearance policies can provide relief for companies and individuals unable to...more
Is your company or organization complying with lobbying laws implicated by its advocacy efforts in connection with COVID-19 orders, regulatory guidelines and new laws? Communicating with government officials to influence...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York’s paid sick leave law, applicable to employers of all sizes, goes into effect on September 30, 2020, permitting employees to use sick leave beginning January 1, 2021. ...more
A week after first issuing guidance identifying the workers considered essential for critical industries in the United States during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity...more
On March 30, 2020, the statewide Stay at Home order took effect in order to further prevent the spread of COVID-19. The order continues until April 29, 2020....more
This is an update to a previous blog from March 28, 2020. As a response to the increasing risk that the COVID-19 virus poses to Albertans, on March 27, 2020, the Alberta Government made several announcements affecting...more
To curb the rapid spread of COVID-19, over half of U.S. states and numerous local governments have adopted shelter-in-place orders, most of which require residents to remain at home, except to provide or receive essential...more
Updated February 1, 2021 Beginning in March of last year, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,...more
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a material impact on the businesses we rely on, our global economy, and the way we live our daily lives. Many states and cities have issued or will issue stay-at-home (or shelter-in-place)...more
On March 23, 2020, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued a "Stay at Home" order (the "Order") to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Order states that it "shall be effective at midnight" on Tuesday, March 24, 2020....more
On Monday, March 23, 2020, Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order No. 2020-21 (COVID-19) (the “Order”) ordering residents to remain at home to the maximum extent feasible. The Order is to “be construed broadly to prohibit...more
On March 23, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee ordered a “Stay At Home” Order for all Washington residents through midnight on April 6, 2020. In doing so, Governor Inslee joined many other state and local jurisdictions in...more