With daily COVID-19 case counts approaching 4,000 in Ontario, the Ontario provincial government announced on January 12, 2021, a state of emergency and a return to stricter lockdown measures that will take effect at 12:01...more
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
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
As the first phase of Puerto Rico’s plan to restart the economy, and following the recommendations of the Medical and Economic Task Forces, Governor of Puerto Rico Hon. Wanda Vázquez-Garced issued Executive Order...more
The nationwide lockdown in India in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been extended until May 3. The Indian government has permitted the operation of certain additional business activities from April 20...more
As we previously reported, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the global workplace and international employer-employee relations in profound ways. ...more
The coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak, declared by the World Health Organization as a global pandemic, is having far-reaching consequences for businesses. The outbreak has led the South African government to declare a...more
On March 30, 2020, following the recommendations of the Medical Task Force convened to address the COVID-19 pandemic, Puerto Rico Governor Hon. Wanda Vazquez-Garced issued two additional executive orders to help contain the...more
Declared by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020 as a global pandemic, the Coronavirus outbreak ("COVID-19") is having far-reaching consequences for all states affected by this pandemic. Amidst the lockdowns and...more
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development ("DCED"), Pennsylvania businesses have until 5 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020 to seek an exemption to Governor Wolf's order requiring "non-life...more
With the UK Government announcing a nationwide lockdown last week due to the COVID-19 outbreak, businesses and households alike have faced an unprecedented challenge dealing with its impact. As we move into the second week of...more
On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf drastically heightened his administration’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts by issuing an order — superseding all previous orders — that will prohibit the physical operation...more