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The Governor of Nevada recently signed into law Senate Bill 386, which is Nevada’s version of the trending “return to work” or “right to recall” laws being passed in other jurisdictions throughout the country in response to...more
Welcome to the eleventh, post-Memorial Day issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. As India and Peru experience record COVID-19 cases, many parts of the United States have reached a return to normality that was...more
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On April 16, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 93 (SB 93) – a “rehiring and retention” law. SB 93 creates new Labor Code section 2810.8, which requires certain hospitality businesses to rehire...more
On April 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 93, which granted the right to recall for certain California hospitality and business services workers whose employment has been impacted by COVID-19 through...more
In Washington: The House on Wednesday passed a sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package in a 220-211 vote. No Republican lawmakers backed the legislation. Just one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (ME), opposed it. The White...more
*** The text below was updated on March 9, 2021, in light of current proceedings in the Labor Court and in light of memoranda of law currently being formulated. The past year has been nothing less than a roller coaster for...more
On 3 March 2021, the UK government confirmed the continuation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) through the end of September 2021. The CJRS was due to end on 30 April 2021 and has, so far, supported more than...more
Although the government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS) was originally expected to close on 31 October 2020, the government has extended it on several occasions. Following the Budget on 3 March 2021 it is now clear that the...more
A further update to the HM Treasury Direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) was published on 26 January 2021 making some further adjustments to the rules governing its operation. ...more
HM Treasury in the United Kingdom released its sixth direction concerning the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on 26 January 2021. Many of the central features of the furlough scheme have not changed, including the level of...more
We all remember the shelter-in-place orders of 2020, and the resulting drop in customers for many businesses as the pandemic took its toll throughout the year. Perhaps we should not have been surprised when the pandemic...more
In Washington: A group of 10 GOP senators unveiled an estimated $618 billion coronavirus relief proposal on Monday ahead of a meeting with President Biden to discuss relief legislation. The group will meet with Biden and Vice...more
On 5 January 2021, the UK government’s guidance was updated to clarify that employers may (but are not required to) furlough employees who have caring responsibilities for children who are at home as a result of school and...more
Following the announcement of its third national lockdown on 5 January 2020, the UK government has updated its guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, stating that employers may furlough employees in circumstances...more
Following the recent announcement of the new national lockdown and the closure of schools, there will be many employees who are, again, struggling to juggle the demands of work and home schooling their children. ...more
Although the government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS) was originally expected to close on 31 October 2020, the government subsequently decided to extend it, initially to the end of March and then to the end of April 2021 (the...more
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced on 17 December that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is to be extended until 30 April 2021. This represents a further extension of one month. ...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom just announced a Regional Stay Home Order on December 3 that could soon have a dramatic impact on businesses in the state. Unlike previous orders, the Regional Stay Home Order focuses on...more
Following the UK government’s announcement of a new national lockdown for England in response to the continuing COVID-19 crisis and the recent one-month extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), originally due...more
The United Kingdom has announced a second extension to the country’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) in less than a week. The CJRS will now run until 31 March 2021, with some revised details compared to the previous...more
Tell me more – ICO publishes detailed subject access guidance - The ICO has published detailed guidance for handling subject access requests. This is relevant to employers responding to subject access requests from...more
The short answer is that a lot has changed since March. Employers and HR professionals have had to grapple with perhaps the most sudden and unexpected changes to employment law seen for many years. Furlough, working from...more
Along with the announcement by the UK Government on Saturday, 31 October 2020 of increased lockdown restrictions in England with effect from 5 November 2020, came the news that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS),...more
On 24 September 2020, and as discussed here, the UK Government announced a new wage support scheme for employers to replace the furlough scheme from 1 November 2020 (running until 31 April 2021)....more