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On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 476. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2024. Employees of retail food facilities are already required to obtain a food handler card...more
Honolulu City and County Mayor Rich Blangiardi has announced “Safe Access O‘ahu,” a strategy developed in concert with local business leaders to “aggressively counteract” a nascent surge of COVID-19 while avoiding further...more
On June 8, 2021, New York State updated the NY Forward Guidance for several industries, including office-based and food services employers, with changes that many people feel are overdue...more
Imagine this: COVID-19 restrictions on indoor dining have lifted, you walk in to your favorite restaurant, and instead of seeing bussers patrolling tables, you see a three-foot tall robot scooting around the floor. No, you...more
The global pandemic has affected not only how individuals work but also the way companies supply food, how consumers shop, and how regulators try to alleviate food shortages during the pandemic. Here are some of the biggest...more
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with the Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice vice-chair Dena Calo and Carrie Leishman,...more
As restaurants continue to reopen out of economic necessity despite a global pandemic, employers and employees alike remain concerned about the possibility of COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace. No longer are bad Yelp...more
On September 9, 2020, California Governor Newsom signed AB-1867 as emergency legislation, meaning the law became effective upon his signature, with no waiting period. The law has three distinct parts: it expands California’s...more
In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, the state of California has imposed broad restrictions limiting the operation of businesses that are deemed venues where the coronavirus is more likely to be transmitted, such as...more
The restaurant industry has been severely impacted by state shutdown orders. As states start reopening businesses, it is vital to know the applicable rules that apply to your location or locations. Whether you operate a...more
Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order No. 35 issued June 1, 2020 and the Worcester City Manager’s Executive Order issued June 3, 2020, the Worcester License Commission is accepting applications to temporarily allow food...more
Last week, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors enacted an urgency ordinance to require employers with 500 or more employees nationally to provide supplemental paid sick leave to covered employees for COVID-19 related...more
To address fears that food sector workers are more likely to work when sick, Governor Gavin Newsom recently issued Executive Order N-51-20, which requires large food sector employers (500+ employees in U.S.) to provide up to...more
Following a series of local city ordinances aimed at closing the gap left by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), on April 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Executive Order N-51-20,...more
California food sector workers now have the right to additional paid sick leave, even if they work for large employers exempted from the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). And they are also entitled to...more
On April 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order (EO) N-51-20, which imposes new obligations on employers to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave to certain food sector workers. The...more
Executive Summary: On April 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-51-20 (the “Order”) requiring employers in the Food Sector to (1) provide their employees with paid sick leave due to COVID-19...more
While most of California has been shuttered since county health care officials, Governor Newsom and mayors throughout the state issued orders closing most businesses, schools and other institutions during the COVID-19...more
On April 16, 2020, California Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-51-20, requiring qualifying "hiring entities" to provide two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave for "food sector workers" in response to the COVID-19...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom just signed into law Executive Order N-51-20 to provide two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave to certain food supply chain workers, provided they are subject to specified qualifying...more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued interim guidance identifying situations in which CDC believes critical infrastructure workers can continue to work despite exposure to individuals with suspected...more
Update April 13: This blog has been updated to reflect additional L.A. county guidance for retail food facilities. On April 9, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued guidance to assist retail food...more
In this time of shutdown orders and social distancing, businesses have been forced to rapidly adapt. The service industry, and especially restaurants, have quickly pivoted to providing delivery services with wait staff and...more
Restaurants and hospitality businesses are on the front lines of dealing with the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. What should you consider in the coming days, weeks, and months to deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis?...more
Governor Brown issued an order on Monday requiring Oregonians to stay home whenever possible to help minimize the spread of COVID-19. This Order is more expansive than the order that banned seated dining at the state’s bars...more