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On June 15, 2025, the Minister of Labor announced the application of the provisions of Chapter D of the Emergency Employment Service Law to the entire country, which allows workplaces certified as “essential” and “workplaces...more
The significant increase in COVID-19 cases nationwide has state and local governments implementing safety measures. In some instances, state and local governments are reinstating restrictions that were in place at the...more
We have prepared the following FAQ to guide California employers with respect to their workplace policies and their response to the orders and laws that have been passed at the federal, state and local level to contend with...more
The Venezuelan government has extended to July 11, 2020 its State of Alert declared on March 13, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this State of Alert, employment operations are suspended except for companies...more
El Estado de Alarma declarado el 13 de marzo de 2020 fue extendido por el gobierno de Venezuela hasta el 11 de julio de 2020, a fin de atender la pandemia del COVID-19....more
Many states and localities have issued stay-at-home orders, and have closed on-site business operations to all but essential businesses and their employees. To enable employers to navigate those restrictions, we provide below...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York City construction projects are set to resume, after Governor Cuomo’s shutdown of most construction projects in New York in late-March 2020 to combat the spread of COVID-19. This Legal Update...more
Below is a tracker of states, counties and cities that, as of June 8, 2020, have implemented “stay at home” orders requiring the closure of non essential businesses or a subset thereof (e.g., non-essential retail businesses)....more
On Friday, June 5, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued Executive Order 20-74 (the “Order”), his latest order modifying workplace regulations to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other provisions, the Order requires that...more
New York has adopted a phased approach, by region and by sector, to the relaxation of the workplace restriction orders that first took effect on March 15. As part of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan, on May 28 and May 29,...more
Concerns that clients, customers or business associates could sue them over claims they were exposed to COVID-19 have made some businesses reluctant to reopen. We have already seen lawsuits filed against retail stores and...more
In this Town Hall session, Domenique Camacho Moran, Partner and Head of the Labor & Employment Practice at Farrell Fritz, discussed New York Re-Opening Plans. ...more
The Illinois House of Representatives recently introduced House Bill 5769, which would create the Illinois Personal Protective Equipment Responsibility Act (the “Act”). The Act would require “essential employers” to provide...more
Alabama’s Safer at Home Order, issued on May 8, 2020, encourages everyone in the state to minimize travel beyond the home, especially if sick; wear a face covering around people from other households; frequently wash their...more
On May 7, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in a press conference that the state was moving into Stage Two of a four-stage plan for reopening California that he had put forth only the prior week. He characterized this transition...more
On the evening of May 13, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued Emergency Executive Order 20-56, “Safely Reopening Minnesota’s Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency.”...more
The “Show Me” state largely sheltered in place on April 6, 2020, when Governor Michael L. Parson and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) issued their initial “Stay Home Missouri” order. This came on...more
Non-essential private construction projects were suspended on March 31, 2020 in Massachusetts. That suspension had been in place for the construction industry until yesterday— May 18, 2020....more
On May 18, 2020, Governor Baker released Reopening Massachusetts, the Reopening Advisory Board’s report that details Massachusetts’ four-phased strategy to reopen in-state businesses and activities. Starting on May 18,...more
In an effort to prepare to restart construction on suspended projects after imposing pandemic-related restrictions on construction deemed nonessential, the City of Boston recently issued its revised “Temporary Guidance for...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 7, 2020, the City and County of Los Angeles as well as the City of San Francisco released new orders and/or guidance regarding reopening plans for certain types of businesses....more
On May 8, 2020, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins issued an amended public health control order which brings the current scope of Dallas County’s COVID-19 regulation of reopening businesses and services closer to recent...more
As part of the Responsible Restart Ohio program, all employees are required to wear face coverings in the workplace (with exceptions). However, businesses have been struggling to find them. ...more
On April 27, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-18 (GA-18) regarding the reopening of Texas businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. GA-18 permitted Essential Services to continue operations, and...more