On July 15, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) Safety and Health Codes Board voted 9-2 to approve the nation’s first emergency workplace regulation related to COVID-19. The new regulation was issued in...more
7/21/2020
/ AFL-CIO ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Governor Northam ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
Workplace Safety
While the United States and California legal worlds remain (understandably) focused on issues arising out of the COVID-19 global pandemic, California courts continue to issue important, and potentially policy-altering,...more
6/5/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Appellate Courts ,
California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Leave of Absence ,
Mergers ,
State and Local Government ,
Termination ,
Vacation Leave ,
Vacation Pay ,
Vested Benefits
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, a pandemic. As the ripple effects from COVID-19 continue to grow, employers are increasingly...more