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State of Emergency Operators of Essential Services

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Ontario’s New State of Emergency, Stay-at-Home Order, and Rules for Employers and Businesses

With daily COVID-19 case counts approaching 4,000 in Ontario, the Ontario provincial government announced on January 12, 2021, a state of emergency and a return to stricter lockdown measures that will take effect at 12:01...more

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Increases in Coronavirus Hospitalizations Triggers Reopening Rollbacks in El Paso and Lubbock

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Update: On the evening of October 29, 2020, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego issued Order No. 13 “Stay Home/Stay Safe.” Order No. 13 supersedes all prior orders unless referenced in Order No. 13. Order No. 13 went into...more

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COVID-19: New York Executive Orders, Agency Guidance - July 2020 #3

As New York officials work to reduce the spread of COVID-19, our Manatt team, located in the heart of state government in Albany, NY, has created a resource center for the state’s key executive orders and agency guidance....more

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COVID-19: New York Executive Orders, Agency Guidance - July 2020 #2

As New York officials work to reduce the spread of COVID-19, our Manatt team, located in the heart of state government in Albany, NY, has created a resource center for the state’s key executive orders and agency guidance....more

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COVID-19: Summary of Legal Measures in Russia

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This summary is intended to help clients navigate the large number of legal measures taken expeditiously by the Russian authorities in connection with the spread of COVID-19. The summary is not exhaustive. It includes only...more

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COVID-19 – Key Provisions Tracker for Shelter in Place, Safer at Home, and Other Work Reduction Orders for Key Jurisdictions in...

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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

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Cannabis in the Time of COVID: Where Things Stand and Where they are Going

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At the start of the year, the cannabis industry in California was facing growing pains. Licensed businesses were struggling with high tax rates and unfair competition from a rampant and largely unchecked black market. Then...more

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COVID-19: History And The Law--How Far Is Too Far?

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Covid-19 has changed our way of life.  Meeting old friends, dinner with the parents, a first date for our single friends, have all been forbidden, arguably making some of our favorite pastimes criminal.  In places like Santa...more

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Health Care System and Essential Businesses Granted Immunity From COVID-19 Claims

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The North Carolina General Assembly enacted the COVID-19 Recovery Act (SB 704 “An Act to Provide Aid to North Carolinians in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Crisis”) on May 2, 2020. The legislation...more

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Medidas locales y nacionales para el reinicio de actividades de construcción y manufactura

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Con el fin de empezar a reactivar la economía nacional en medio de la emergencia generada por el COVID-19, el Gobierno de Colombia expidió el Decreto 593 del 24 de abril de 2020, por medio del cual amplió las excepciones...more

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COVID-19 Mexico Update: "Essential Activities and Federal and State Enforcement Through April 29, 2020

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In the weeks since the March 31 Administrative Ruling, as the pandemic has rapidly developed in Mexico, so too has the response of the Mexican government at the federal, state and local levels.The federal government has...more

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COVID-19: Updates on State Plans to Reopen

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States around the country have been under various “stay at home” orders as governors have tried to protect public health during the coronavirus pandemic.  Those efforts have taken a significant toll on businesses and their...more

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COVID-19: Maine Governor Janet Mills Extends State of Emergency

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On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Governor Janet Mills issued a proclamation extending Maine’s state of civil emergency through May 15, 2020. The original proclamation was set to expire on April 15, 2020....more

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New Paid Supplemental Sick Leave for California Food Sector Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-51-20, requiring employers of Food Sector Workers to provide up to two weeks of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) to...more

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California’s Stay-at-Home Orders: Implications for Environmental Contractors

Exceptions outlined in state and local directives likely encompass the investigatory and remedial activities performed by environmental contractors. Most California stay-at-home orders include exceptions for professional...more

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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Signs Spate of Pro-worker Statutes

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Last week, Gov. Ralph Northam approved a spate of new pro-employee laws covering a broad array of matters. “Every Virginian deserves access to a safe and well-paying job,” explained the Governor....more

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Data Centers Are “Critical Infrastructure,” and That May Help Mitigate Business Impacts From COVID-19

With millions of Americans staying at home during the COVID-19 crisis, news outlets and internet infrastructure companies are all reporting significant increases in internet usage. For example, Cloudflare data from mid-March...more

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Paid Leave and Coronavirus—Part XII: More New Jersey COVID-Related Paid Leave Amendments, Including School Closure Leave, Signed...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: New Jersey extends its Family Leave Act, disability and paid family leave laws by offering leave to employees to care for a family member in the event of an epidemic of a communicable disease, or in...more

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COVID-19 – Key Provisions Tracker for Shelter in Place, Safer at Home, and Other Work Reduction Orders for Key Jurisdictions in...

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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 the key guidelines,...more

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COVID-19 State of Emergency in Many Parts of Japan and New Rescue Package for Companies

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The Japanese government declared a state of emergency on April 7, 2020 affecting Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo, and Fukuoka. The state of emergency goes into effect April 8 and lasts until May 6. The...more

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California’s “Safer-at-Home” Order Permits Many Construction Projects to Continue

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On March 18, 2020, we authored an update regarding housing construction under the shelter-in-place orders jointly issued by six Bay Area counties—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa...more

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Georgia Orders Residents and Visitors to Shelter in Place

Governor Kemp orders Georgia residents and visitors to shelter in place and limit social interaction for 10 days. By executive order, Georgia Governor Kemp issued a statewide 10-day shelter-in-place order, from April 3,...more

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COVID-19: FAQs for Employers Doing Business in Germany

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all federal states in Germany have implemented containment measures, contact restrictions, and curfews. All shops, cultural institutions, and certain services (e.g., hairdressers and...more

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Alabama Issues Statewide Stay-at-Home

The April 3 State Health Officer order combines the state’s definition of essential activities with the federal definition of essential workforce. Alabama mandates residents stay home except for defined “essential...more

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Bay Area Office Landlords Get Further Clarity from Updated Shelter in Place Order

UPDATE: On March 24, we posted a summary of California’s “shelter in place” order issued on March 16, 2020, and in particular discussed the relationship between it and the Bay Area county orders already in effect at the time....more

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