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Can Texas Employers Still Require Employees And Customers To Wear Masks?

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On March 2, as I was waiting in line in the parking lot of NRG Stadium in Houston to get my first COVID jab, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that, effective March 10, there would no longer be any COVID-19 operating...more

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Pour Me A Socially Distant Drink: The Conditional Reopening Of Bars In Texas

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On October 7, 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Executive Order No. GA-32 (“Order”), relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Order brought welcome news to bar owners and thirsty patrons across the state...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 14

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This 14th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, showcases new and evolving trends. Employers are facing claims for both doing too much and too little in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Texas COVID-19 Update: Most Texans Now Required to Wear Face Coverings in Public and While Visiting or Working in Businesses Open...

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  As COVID-19 cases in the state of Texas continue to surge, Governor Greg Abbott recently issued a statewide mandate requiring face coverings, a policy move he previously resisted.  The mandate includes...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Texas Local Governments Impose New Face Covering and Health and Safety Plan Requirements Upon Employers, As COVID-19 Cases Surge

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For the last two weeks, Texas is continuing to break records for daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, on June 23, 2020 Texas had the highest daily number of...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Texas Expands Phase One Business Openings

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Only a week after introducing his plan to reopen the Texas economy, Governor Abbott announced two more waves of business reopenings to begin on May 8 and May 18. Hair salons, barber shops, nail salons, tanning salons, and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Announces the Opening of Texas Businesses

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As of April 27, the infection rates are down over the last two weeks and patient discharges are steady—creating significant capacity. Overall, 290,517 tests have been administered in Texas, with 25,297 individuals testing...more

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Texas: State and Local COVID-19 Social Distancing Measures

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Aiming to protect public health within a large and diverse geography and an independent-minded culture, Texas responds to the COVID-19 pandemic with an evolving patchwork of state and local social distancing orders. To date,...more

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