On April 29, 2020, the City of Los Angeles adopted the COVID-19 Right of Recall Ordinance and COVID-19 Worker Retention Ordinance. On May 3, 2020 Mayor Eric Garcetti approved the ordinances. Both ordinances go into effect on...more
5/18/2020
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Change of Control ,
City of Los Angeles ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Exemptions ,
Hotels ,
Layoffs ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Private Right of Action ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Right of Recall ,
Subsequent Purchasers ,
Successor Liability ,
Waiver of Rights
The EEOC recently updated its guidance, What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws, including several FAQs on reasonable accommodation and harassment. ...more
5/1/2020
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EEO ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Guidance Update ,
Harassment ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Protected Class ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Workplace Safety
The EEOC continues to update its pandemic preparedness guidance regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and other Equal Employment Opportunity laws in the wake of COVID-19. The guidance...more
4/30/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Guidance Update ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Medical Testing ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
PHI ,
Pre-Employment Health Screenings ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Sick Employees ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Safety
As many employers have one month of shelter in place behind them, they are now planning for the future. Please join us for a complimentary webinar focused on key issues facing employers as they prepare for the summer months...more
4/21/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Furloughs ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Leave of Absence ,
Medical Testing ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Social Distancing ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has the authority to exempt small businesses from providing paid leave benefits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act if it “would jeopardize the viability of the business as a...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) sets a 500-employee threshold for purposes of the emergency paid sick leave and family medical leave expansion provisions. Many employers raise the question of whether...more
3/31/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EFMLA ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Joint Employers ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Small Business Loans ,
Tax Credits ,
Threshold Requirements
In the wake of the COVID-19 virus, employers of all sizes are facing difficult decisions that need to be made without delay. To this end, we will be providing a series of alerts over the next few days to help employers...more