Effective March 3, 2024, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) adopted new rules for the City's permanent outdoor dining program, Dining Out NYC. Spanning approximately 30 pages, the new rules replace the...more
On August 16, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed Introduction No. 31-C to amend the New York City charter and administrative code to streamline the approval process to allow year-round sidewalk café dining and roadway café dining...more
In July, Ontario entered Step Three of its Roadmap to Reopen, and on September 22, 2021, began to require full vaccination (two doses plus 14 days) with proof of vaccination and ID to access restaurants and certain public...more
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont jointly announced on May 3 a significant easing of the remaining capacity restrictions on business operations related to the COVID-19...more
As the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, government officials at all levels are reevaluating their health and safety protocols and adjusting workplace guidance based on ever-shifting case metrics. While...more
In Washington: On April 13, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) paused the production of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six women participants in the U.S. developed...more
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
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
Seyfarth Synopsis: As COVID-19 cases rise across the nation and in the New York Metropolitan Area, both New York State and New Jersey have issued new restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19. ...more
The New York City Open Storefronts Program will allow existing ground-floor storefront businesses to conduct business activity on sidewalks and on roadways that are part of the Open Streets: Restaurants program. ...more
Maryland Governor Hogan moved the state into Stage Three of its reopening plan on September 4, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. in Order 20-09-01-01. This move permits practically all Maryland businesses to open, including theaters. ...more
In Washington - The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday night and centered around President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. ...more
With positive cases of the novel coronavirus on the rise, the State of Florida is cracking down on violations of COVID-19 rules through its Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). The DBPR is going after...more
There are numerous regulatory and practical issues borne out of COVID-19 that are facing the food industry, many of which are increasingly playing out at the state level. As states grapple with so-called “re-opening” of...more
On June 19, Governor Wolf announced that 12 of the remaining 13 counties in the Commonwealth’s Yellow phase of reopening will be eligible to move into the Green phase this coming Friday, June 26....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Massachusetts will move to the second step of Phase II of the State’s reopening plan beginning yesterday, June 22. Updated COVID-19 guidance issued by the Baker Administration increases office occupancy...more
As Los Angeles reopens in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles have issued substantially similar Revised Orders that restaurants must comply with to provide dine-in service....more
On June 3, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida (exclusive of some South Florida counties) would enter Phase 2 of the Re-Open Florida Task Force’s Plan for Florida’s Recovery. Phase 2 permits restaurants to open...more
Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed Addendum 17 to Executive Order 01-20. This order, titled “Modified Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Vermont; Municipal Regulation of Bars and Restaurants,” amends Addendum 7,...more
Restaurants located in office buildings can challenge the most seasoned office leasing professionals....more