Podcast - Cybersecurity Roundup: Analyzing New and Proposed Rules for Contractors
Covid-19 has changed our way of life. Meeting old friends, dinner with the parents, a first date for our single friends, have all been forbidden, arguably making some of our favorite pastimes criminal. In places like Santa...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
Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order which allows, but does not require, local governments to impose temporary limitations on residential and commercial evictions in certain COVID-19-related situations....more
On March 28, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued new guidance that identifies specific areas where construction workers will typically be considered...more
There were several developments in Pennsylvania this week regarding orders dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Tom Wolf extended his “stay at home” order to all counties in the Commonwealth. The governor also...more
On March 22, 2020, the Governor of Louisiana issued a “stay-at-home” order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and not surprisingly, similar orders are being handed down by leaders across the nation. Under the Louisiana...more
If your head hurts, it might be because you are one of the many who have been thrown off the Life-Sustaining Business Roller Coaster, which has had more ups, downs, loops, and spin-arounds than any coaster at Hershey Park....more
Over the weekend, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued updated guidance expounding on its classification of workers who are essential to the nation’s critical infrastructure viability during the...more
- Numerous jurisdictions across the country are enacting a patchwork of different shelter-in-place, shut-down and closure orders in response to COVID-19. - In some jurisdictions, businesses can look to federal CISA...more
Federal contractors face confusion and uncertainty over whether their companies and employees performing under federal contracts are exempted from the various restrictions in the recent state-issued “stay at home” orders...more
Over the past few days, the federal government and the governors of hard-hit states such as New York and New Jersey have issued guidance and executive orders listing the industries and business functions that are “essential”...more
As our earlier post on March 19, 2020 announced, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 ordering all residents to stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the...more
As more state and local governments weigh “shelter in place” orders in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, many businesses across the country are asking what constitutes an “essential” business and what to do if you...more
Several states and municipalities are moving to shutdowns in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. These shelter-in-place orders usually allow “essential” businesses to stay open. Unfortunately, like much of the current...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Lamont has issued multiple Executive Orders designed to ensure social distancing and slow the spread of COVID-19 in Connecticut. The most recent measures include Executive Orders of March 20 and...more
The Statewide Executive Order issued by Governor Newsom on March 19,2020, is set forth here: https://covid19.ca.gov/img/Executive-Order-N-33-20.pdf The Order includes the following directives: •All State residents directed...more
On March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a mandatory “stay-at-home” order, directing all California residents to stay home or at their place of residence. This order has taken immediate effect and is in...more
The Coronavirus response is testing the limits of overlapping jurisdiction in the public health arena. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, state and local governments with sometimes overlapping jurisdiction are overlaying a quilt of...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently issued Executive Order N-33-20, requiring all Californians – except for those falling within an exception discussed below – to stay at home indefinitely. The Order carves out...more
Over the past week, the governors of several U.S. states have issued “stay-at-home” orders to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. These orders significantly limit freedom of movement within the affected states and...more
As you may have heard, late yesterday afternoon, Governor Lamont issued his latest executive order (the “Executive Order”) with respect to the COVID-19 crisis which will have a significant impact on businesses throughout our...more
Today’s new normal is that nothing will be normal. It seems that each day we are greeted with yet another federal, state, or local order restricting activity. These have ranged from travel advisories, to local bar and...more