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Lost Wages Coronavirus/COVID-19

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Don’t Let a Tight Labor Market Get Your Guard Down

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In wrongful termination cases in the U.S., the primary source of liability for employers is an employee’s alleged lost wages. Under U.S. law, an employee who is terminated for a discriminatory or a retaliatory reason is...more

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EMPLOYERS BEWARE: California Labor Commissioner Issues ‘Retaliation’ Fine After Employee Complaints about COVID Safety Measures

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California’s Labor Commissioner issued a $125,913 fine against a McDonald’s franchisee for retaliating against its former employee who allegedly complained about COVID safety issues before being terminated.  The Labor...more

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DC Council Passes COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Workplace Safety Statute

On February 1, 2021, DC Mayor Bowser signed emergency legislation passed by the DC Council, requiring DC employers to “adopt and implement social distancing and worker protection policies to prevent transmission of COVID-19...more

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Where States Stand on Lost Wage Assistance One Month Later

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A shade over a month ago, the Trump Administration issued a presidential memorandum authorizing lost wages assistance (“LWA”) as a stop-gap measure for a congressional impasse on further supplemental unemployment benefits....more

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CDC Issues Moratorium on Residential Evictions Through 2020

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On September 1, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it was issuing an order (CDC Order) to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The CDC Order...more

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Department of Labor Releases Guidance on Lost Wages Assistance Program

On August 8, 2020, the President issued an executive memoranda establishing the Lost Wages Assistance (“LWA”) program, a new unemployment benefit intended to replace the recently-expired $600 per week Federal Pandemic...more

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Trump Signs Memoranda and Executive Order: Enhanced Unemployment Benefits, Deferred Payroll Taxes, Student Loan Relief, and Halted...

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump signed four documents—three Presidential Memoranda and one Executive Order—aimed at directing further COVID-19 relief. Two of the memoranda related to unemployment assistance and deferred...more

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‘Lost Wages Assistance’ Program to Boost Unemployment Insurance Benefits

On August 8, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum, which establishes a “lost wages assistance program” to help workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by dipping into the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s...more

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New Jersey Legislature Establishes Temporary Lost Wage Unemployment Program in Wake Of COVID-19 Pandemic

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Passing by a total vote of 99-0 in the Legislature, New Jersey passed the Temporary Lost Wage Unemployment Program (the “Program”) to provide benefits to workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Legislature considered...more

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