Coronavirus in the Workplace - December 1, 2020
On February 8, 2021, Ontario issued a news release announcing that it would be moving to a regional approach regarding its COVID-19 response. Most regions are maintaining the province’s shutdown, stay-at home order, and...more
California state health officials have lifted the December 3, 2020 Regional Stay Home Order. That means reopening plans for each county will revert back to the color-coded, multi-tiered system that has been in effect since...more
On December 3, California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced a Regional Stay at Home Order, aimed at keeping hospitals and their intensive care capacity from becoming...more
On Thursday, November 12, Mayor Lightfoot issued a Stay-at-Home Advisory (“Advisory”) to all Chicago residents due to the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the City of Chicago. Here is a summary of...more
Earlier this week, Governor Baker announced new measures that go into effect first thing tomorrow morning (Nov. 6) in an effort to curb the rising COVID-19 cases in the Commonwealth. Governor Baker noted that the new measures...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Baker and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have issued new restrictions on Massachusetts residents and businesses. The restrictions include a Stay-At-Home Advisory, an Order Requiring...more
New Massachusetts Executive Orders going into effect at 12:01 a.m. on November 6, 2020, contain “targeted interventions” designed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. The interventions are aimed mainly at reducing the number of...more
This 26th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us returning to now-familiar topics involving liability protection for businesses, wrongful death lawsuits (particularly those...more
This 24th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees a flurry of activity around government restrictions on mass gatherings and business operations -- including a significant ruling from...more
Pennsylvania’s gathering limitations, business shutdown and stay-at-home orders violate the United States Constitution, according to a federal judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania, who enjoined enforcement of those...more
A federal court judge in Pennsylvania just ruled that the governor’s COVID-19 orders shutting down businesses and restricting gatherings are unconstitutional and therefore unenforceable. By striking them down, the judge set...more
Since March, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and his administration have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by imposing some of the strictest limitations in the country on the Commonwealth’s residents and businesses. Now, a...more
On Monday, September 14, U.S. District Court Judge William S. Stickman IV became the first federal or state judge in Pennsylvania to strike down Governor Tom Wolf’s emergency orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
On Monday, September 14, 2020, a federal judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania held that significant portions of Governor Wolf’s COVID-19 related shutdown orders were unconstitutional. Importantly, the Court’s ruling...more
On September 14, 2020, United States District Judge William Stickman IV of the Western District of Pennsylvania, a recent appointee of Donald J. Trump, ruled that executive orders issued by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf...more
Each state has the authority to set its own Stay-at-Home order or re-opening rules. In our continuing efforts to help you navigate through the maze of COVID-19 related compliance matters, we attach below a document with the...more
Key Takeaways: Although the federal government itself has the authority to promulgate regulations aimed at preventing the spread of communicable diseases, the decision on how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has largely...more
Both individuals and companies are facing unprecedented circumstances, with COVID-19 changing situations and circumstances on a minute-by-minute basis. In these state-by-state matrices, we have set out below the key...more
As Michigan’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-160 rescinding previous orders that had relaxed Michigan’s stay-at-home requirements. The new order closes or restricts operations of...more
On June 25, 2020, Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe and Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez issued orders related to COVID-19. Judge Biscoe issued a Gatherings of Individuals Order for Travis County and Judge Cortez issued a...more
With Wisconsin’s initial Safer-at-Home Order scheduled to expire next week, Wisconsin has issued a new Emergency Order extending most of the restrictions through May 26. The governor’s office has also issued an FAQ...more