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Reopening Considerations For Fitness Facilities - UPDATED October 2021

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As more contagious variants of the virus spread across the United States and the world, it is important to stay up to date on best practices with respect to mitigating the spread of COVID-19. To that end, BarBend – a team of...more

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L.A. City and County Consider Vaccine Requirement for Public Spaces

On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, the Los Angeles City Council approved a motion to require people to have at least one dose of the COVID-10 vaccine before being admitted to public spaces, including restaurants, entertainment...more

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U.S. Travel Restrictions and Delayed Consular Operations Persist as Pandemic Continues

On July 22, 2021, the Biden administration extended travel restrictions affecting travel between U.S., Canadian, and Mexican land ports of entry until August 21, 2021. In so doing, the Biden administration confirmed that it...more

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Alberta, Canada Releases and Commences Three-Stage Open for Summer Plan

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On May 25, 2021, Alberta released its Open for Summer Plan (Opening Plan), which eases COVID-19 restrictions in three stages.  Each stage is reached as COVID-19 vaccination targets are reached and hospitalizations decline.  ...more

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Summer's Coming, May 2021 | Issue No. 24 - COVID-19 Update: Can't Lose What You Never Had: Court Rejects All Legal Theories...

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) decided in Gap Inc. v. Ponte Gadea N.Y. LLC on March 8, 2021 that a retail tenant will not be able to use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse...more

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Ontario Extends COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order to May 20, Tightens Restrictions, and Increases Workplace Inspections

On April 16, 2021, the government of Ontario announced its strictest COVID-19 response measures to date, responding to a continued increase in daily case counts despite a province-wide lockdown. The stay-at-home order,...more

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Ontario, Canada Declares Third Provincial Emergency and Enacts Stay-at-Home Order

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In response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, concerns over hospital intensive care unit capacity, and the increasing risk to the public caused by COVID-19 variants, on April 7, 2021, Ontario announced the declaration...more

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Rising COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Lead to Ontario, Canada Shutdown

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With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rising in Ontario at a concerning pace due to the rapid transmission of new variants, on April 1, 2021, the province filed Ontario Regulation 240/21 under the Reopening Ontario (A...more

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Atlantic Canada Versus the Prairies: Tightening and Loosening of COVID-19 Measures

Certain Canadian provinces have been especially hard hit by COVID-19 outbreaks. Most notably, Ontario and Quebec - two of Canada’s most populated provinces - have experienced the highest number of infection counts among the...more

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COVID-19 Reopening Setback for Toronto and Some Other Regions in Ontario

On Friday February 19, 2021, the Ontario Government announced that Toronto and two other regions will remain in shutdown for at least two more weeks. Among other things, this means that workers who are nonessential to...more

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Michigan Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions, Allows Dining in at Restaurants

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On January 22, 2021, after two months of stringent lockdown orders (released 11/15/2020, 12/07/2020, 12/18/2020, & 1/13/2021), the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued a new epidemic order...more

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Michigan Extends Lockdown but Permits Group Fitness Activities and Non-Contact Sports

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On November 15, 2020, Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an emergency epidemic order limiting gatherings and imposing restrictions, which included closing entertainment venues, recreational...more

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Ontario, Canada Declares Provincial Emergency and Imposes Stay-at-Home Order

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On January 12, 2021, the Office of the Premier of Ontario announced that in response to modelling data showing the province is in a COVID-19 crisis and its hospitals’ Intensive Care Units will be overwhelmed in a few weeks, a...more

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Ontario’s New State of Emergency, Stay-at-Home Order, and Rules for Employers and Businesses

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

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COVID-19: Government of Ontario Declares a Second State of Emergency

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The Ontario Government has declared a second provincial emergency in response to COVID-19 under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (the "Act"). The Act provides the Ontario Government with wide authority to...more

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England Enters Third National Lockdown - What Are the New Rules?

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

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Québec Imposes Strict COVID-19 Lockdown Measures and an Overnight Curfew Through February 8, 2021

On January 6, 2021, the Québec government announced new COVID-19 restrictions that will take effect from January 9, 2021, through February 8, 2021. The primary measure, which Premier François Legault described as an...more

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Prepare Your Workplace for Lockdown Number Three (and a Half)

Israel entered another general lockdown, which began at midnight (January 8, 2021) and will continue until January 21, 2021. For your convenience, we have summarized the main guidelines concerning workplace activity during...more

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Massachusetts Imposes New Temporary COVID-19 Restrictions

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In response to increasing COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker issued COVID-19 Order No. 59, which will impose temporary capacity limitations on businesses and gatherings.  ...more

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New Lawsuits Challenge State COVID-19 Measures

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A lawsuit has been filed against Cal/OSHA regarding its recently instituted regulations requiring employers to adopt numerous COVID-19 measures. In addition, a separate suit was filed against Governor Newsom for the outdoor...more

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Tennessee Governor And Shelby County (TN) Health Department Issue New Orders Amid “Dire” COVID-19 Spread

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Following the CDC’s designation of Tennessee as the worst state in the country for new COVID-19 cases by population, Governor Lee issued Executive Order 70 urging all employers to implement remote work arrangements. The...more

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Michigan Extends its Ban on Indoor Gatherings While Reopening Casinos, Theatres, and Other Recreational Facilities

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On December 18, 2020, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an emergency epidemic order rolling back some of the restrictions previously in place for Michigan businesses. The most significant...more

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Québec Enters a New Lockdown Over the Holiday Season

From December 17, 2020 until January 10, 2021, the province of Québec is imposing special restrictions to curb activities that are contributing to rising COVID-19 cases. Although parts of Québec have been at the Level...more

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Pennsylvania Issues 3-Week COVID Mitigation Orders Impacting Many Businesses

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Governor Wolf and Health Secretary Levine issued temporary mitigation measures to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths across Pennsylvania.  The measures took effect as of Saturday, December 12 and will remain in effect...more

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Massachusetts Increases COVID-19 Restrictions on Businesses and Reverts to Phase III, Step 1 of Reopening Plan

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In response to increasing COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker issued COVID-19 Orders Nos. 57 and 58, which will return the Commonwealth to Step 1 of Phase 3 of its reopening plan....more

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