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Sick Leave Coronavirus/COVID-19 Emergency Management Plans

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Title: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Program to End March 15, 2022

The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Insurance has announced that the Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave (“MEPSL”) will expire on March 15, 2022, and employers have until April 29, 2022 to file their...more

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Impact of New York City School Closure on Employers

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Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the closure of the New York City Public Schools. This decision will not only impact students and teachers, but will also affect employers who may have employees who can no longer work...more

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Travel Advisory: Update To New York State COVID-19 Leave

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As we explained in a prior alert, New York state requires employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who are subject to mandatory or precautionary orders of quarantine or isolation and showing COVID-19 symptoms or...more

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Quarantine Restrictions for Travelers to the Tri-State Area

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Seyfarth Synopsis: New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have imposed quarantine requirements for individuals traveling from states with significant community spread of COVID-19. While all three directives are substantively...more

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Leave Sharing Programs – Returning to Work in the Age of COVID-19

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As portions of the United States and various industries begin to resume operations during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, employers must consider how to implement workplace policies that appropriately balance employees'...more

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California grants additional paid sick leave rights to food sector workers

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California food sector workers now have the right to additional paid sick leave, even if they work for large employers exempted from the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). And they are also entitled to...more

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California's Governor Signs Executive Order Requiring Paid Sick Leave and Handwashing Protections for Food Sector Workers

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Executive Summary: On April 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-51-20 (the “Order”) requiring employers in the Food Sector to (1) provide their employees with paid sick leave due to COVID-19...more

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California Governor Issues Paid Sick Leave to Food Sector Workers

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On April 16, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an industry-specific Order (Executive Order N-51-20), directing food sector “hiring entities” to provide up to two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave related to COVID-19....more

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Too Much Time on My Hands: Helping Employees Through COVID-19 Pandemic with PTO Donation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As employers look for ways to help employees impacted by the current pandemic, one option to consider is permitting employees to donate their accrued, but unused paid time off (PTO) to fellow employees in...more

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COVID-19 in the Workplace - We May Not Be at Peak Yet, but the Lawsuits Are Already Coming

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The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant strains on virtually every aspect of life. While state and local governments have forced many businesses to suspend operations in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus,...more

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CDC Issues Interim Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers

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In an attempt to keep critical infrastructure from being crippled by worker shortages as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the CDC issued new interim guidance on Wednesday, April 9, 2020, directed at workers in critical...more

Blank Rome LLP

Understanding Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave in New York Following the Enactment of Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill 8091 (the “NY Act”) providing coronavirus COVID-19 relief for affected employees. Blank Rome’s Coronavirus Task Force covered the immediate enactment on our...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

COVID-19: Handling a Positive Diagnosis in the Workforce

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to disrupt normal workplace operations, an increasing number of employers are facing the reality of employees testing positive for the virus – particularly in industries like healthcare,...more

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New Jersey Extends State Of Emergency For 30 Days

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order 119 (EO), extending the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 crisis, originally scheduled to expire on April 8, 2020, an additional 30 days, to May 8, 2020. In...more

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What You Need to Know: State and Federal Updates Related to COVID-19

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...On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip James Clyburn, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, and Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone held a press conference on a...more

A&O Shearman

The employer's guide to Covid-19 coronavirus issues in Slovakia

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In this article we answer 10 frequently asked questions for employers in connection with the Covid-19 coronavirus....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

COVID-19: Employment and Labour Round-Up

With changes and updates coming out almost daily, set out below is a brief summary of recent announcements from the federal government, and provincial governments in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, which relate...more

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A COVID-19 Roadmap for New York Employers

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The U.S. response to the COVID-19 outbreak has included rapid and dramatic changes in local, state and federal employment laws. Some New York employers are struggling to understand the new paid leave laws while others are...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Strategies in Responding to COVID-19: Expanding Scope of Practice to Increase Patient Access to Healthcare

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and our health system is pushed to and beyond capacity, lawmakers and stakeholders are assessing different ways to handle the incredible volume of patients suddenly needing care. One...more

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Ontario, Canada: Government Enacts Job-Protected Leave in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

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In response to the escalating COVID-19 crisis, on March 17, 2020, the Government of Ontario declared an emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.  Two days later, Ontario’s Legislature held an...more

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New York State Enacts Emergency Employee Protections in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

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As COVID-19 continues to spread, New York State has enacted new legislation, effective immediately, to provide employees with additional paid sick leave and expanded coverage under its existing statutory paid family leave and...more

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Alert: New York State Enacts Law to Provide Sick Leave and Expand Benefit Eligibility for Quarantined Workers

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On March 18, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill (Act) that immediately provides New York workers subject to quarantine orders as a result of COVID-19 with temporary sick leave (Quarantine Leave)....more

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Responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Russia: Measures Affecting Employers

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has urged the Russian authorities to take immediate steps to respond to the pandemic. The rules apply to every employer in Russia, whether a governmental agency or a company, or a branch or...more

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COVID-19: California Employer Frequently Asked Questions Updated

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1. Can I ask employees to leave the workplace and stay home if I suspect they have COVID-19? If an employee is exhibiting symptoms related to COVID-19 (i.e., cough, shortness of breath, fever) you may ask the employee to...more

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Nevada Labor Commissioner Issues Paid Leave Guidance on COVID-19

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The Office of the Nevada Labor Commissioner has issued formal guidance regarding employees’ rights to use—and employers’ obligations to provide—mandatory paid leave in light of COVID-19.  Specifically, the guidance addresses...more

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