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Masking Requirements In The Workplace: What Employers Should Consider

The CDC has lifted mask requirements for vaccinated individuals, what does that mean for employers? Earlier this month, the CDC issued new guidance that Fully Vaccinated individuals can resume activities without wearing...more

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To Mask Or Unmask; That Is The Question

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Every business in the United States has been asking itself these past few days whether to drop any requirements it may have for visitors or employees to wear face masks since the CDC changed its COVID-19 guidance related to...more

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Ontario Begins Workplace Safety Inspection Compliance ‘Blitz’ Focused on COVID-19 Safety Measures

Effective January 20, 2021, the Ontario government is increasing workplace inspections of retailers and other workplaces as part of a crackdown on compliance to ensure COVID-19 safety protocols are being followed and...more

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Holiday Shopping Surge Highlights Importance Of OSHA’s COVID-19 Guidance For Retailers

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With the holiday shopping season in full swing, now is a good time for retail employers to review their policies and procedures to protect workers from exposure to COVID-19. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act,...more

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COVID-19: California County Directives and Mandates - November 2020

On Friday, August 28, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new and simpler four-tiered classification system, the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, to evaluate regional and business-sector health risk and to guide...more

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Bay Area COVID-19 Regulations Tracker - UPDATED November #2

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In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, California on Aug. 31 released the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, with revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on business, health and recreational activities at...more

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Illinois’ NEW COVID-19 Mitigation Plan To Impact Virtually ALL Employers – Effective November 20, 2020

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New COVID-19 cases are surging in Illinois, and Illinois is ramping up more restrictions by instituting additional measures throughout the state. Generally, these measures have the objective of limiting gatherings and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Washington: New Rollback Of Phased Reopening Rules

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To address the spread of COVID-19, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has rolled back some of the phased reopening rules in this state. The new amended Proclamation and accompanying guidance mandate several statewide...more

Perkins Coie

This Holiday Season, Don’t Open Pandora’s Box!

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For retailers, the holiday season is indeed the “most wonderful time of the year.” But with additional stock and sales to handle, retailers also typically need to increase staffing and hours for employees, which can create...more

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Price Gouging Laws Remain Even When Social Distancing Laws Have Ended

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently made headlines around the country by announcing that he was lifting physical distancing restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida. The Governor’s order allows...more

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Workplace Violence Rises During COVID-19 - Employment Law This Week®

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Workplace incidents — ranging from shootings and assaults to less severe violence — have spiked across a variety of industries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney Beth McManus discusses the steps employers can take to...more

Goodwin

Envisioning the New Normal: Real Estate + Technology, Part 8: Series Wrap-Up

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This article is the final piece in a multi-part series examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on select real estate sectors and the considerations around how technologies will shape future operations and accelerate...more

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BCLP Retail Insight: The Week That Was Vol. 6

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This week the BCLP Retail Team evaluate the end of the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme and discuss a possible Government-sponsored scheme to fund public transportation. We also consider the effect of working from home on high...more

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Cal/OSHA Increasing COVID-19 Enforcement Activities – What Should Employers Do To Prepare?

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Cal/OSHA recently cited 11 employers in the food processing, meatpacking, health care, agriculture, and retail industries for not protecting employees from potential exposure to COVID-19. The state safety enforcement agency...more

Chartwell Law

The Mask Question is No Longer a Question for Retailers

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Whether it be in our personal lives orour business lives, the mask is now ubiquitous. And while its acceptance acrosssociety is an open question for the public at large, it is not an option for Pennsylvaniabusiness owners....more

Morgan Lewis

Top Questions for Retailers in Russia Amid COVID-19

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Reopening procedures for retailers in Russia focus on employee scheduling, social distancing and sanitary plans, and medical screening protocols. ...more

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Top Questions for Retailers in the United Kingdom Amid COVID-19

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Key questions and issues facing the UK retail sector, an industry that has been acutely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, include mitigation strategies, reopening in line with government guidance, and future...more

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Rule 2: Keep Your Mask On – Return to Work in the Time of COVID-19

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Who would have believed that months into this global pandemic, after the innumerable and unspeakable loss to human life, to global economies, and to our own sense of selves and normalcy – that the relatively straightforward...more

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CDC Guidance on Workplace Violence in Retail Associated with COVID-19, Customer Face Mask Enforcement

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The CDC published guidance aimed at assisting retail and service companies in limiting workplace violence against or involving their employees that may be associated with enforcing face mask mandates and...more

Allen Matkins

Recession Furthers Retail Market's Dramatic Industry Shift

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The significant disruptive change expressed by panelists from the Bay Area and Southern California in the latest Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey is an extension of the trends from...more

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New Jersey: Rules for Re-Opening Indoor Retail, Recreational and Entertainment Businesses and Individual Instruction at Gyms

On June 26, 2020, New Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 157 (“EO 157”), which details rules for the reopening of indoor retail, recreational and entertainment businesses (including casinos) and individual...more

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NJ Allows Non-Essential Business Operations to Resume

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order 150, which furthers efforts to reopen non-essential businesses closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Starting June 15, 2020, non-essential retail...more

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Reopening Florida: The Step-by-Step Plan for Florida’s Recovery

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The impacts of COVID-19 have been felt in every corner of Florida and have dramatically affected the way that we do business, the way we interact, and the way we live.  This article offers guidance on Florida’s progress...more

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Back To Business: NY Interim Guidance For Outdoor And Takeout/Delivery Food Services

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As various regions in New York continue with Phase 2 of the state's reopening, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) issued interim guidance for outdoor and takeout/delivery food services...more

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California Governor Acts to Permit In-Store Retail Shopping - California COVID-19 Guidance: Week in Review

On Memorial Day Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health announced that retail stores statewide can open for in-store shopping provided they comply with certain required safety...more

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