Seyfarth Synopsis: As several counties struggled to get, and remain, off of the California County Data Monitoring List, Governor Newsom unveiled a new framework with revised criteria for loosening and tightening COVID-19...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 7, 2020, the City and County of Los Angeles as well as the City of San Francisco released new orders and/or guidance regarding reopening plans for certain types of businesses....more
5/11/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Essential Workers ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Screening Procedures ,
Social Distancing ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a final modified stay at home order that is now effective May 1, 2020 through May 30, 2020. We provided a summary of the anticipated changes based on the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 29, 2020, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties, as well as the City of Berkeley, issued updated shelter-in-place orders....more
Seyfarth Synopsis. On April 27, 2020, Illinois released a draft of the anticipated modified stay at home order that is expected to go into effect May 1, 2020 and will be effective until May 30, 2020. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Thursday, April 23, 2020, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that he expected to sign an order modifying and extending the current Illinois’ stay-at-home order next week. The stay at home order will not...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Many employers are asking whether they need to provide documentation to employees performing work during a shelter-in-place or similar order and increasingly, employees are demanding such documentation. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis. Eight California counties—San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Marin, Sonoma, and Santa Cruz—along with the City of Berkeley, issued revised shelter-in-place orders on March 31st....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois Department of Commerce has published two helpful documents for businesses to determine whether they qualify as an “Essential Business” under the Illinois’ statewide Stay-at-Home Order...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following the statewide stay-at-home mandate issued by Governor Newsom on March 19, 2020, three California counties, Amador, Merced, and Ventura, and the City of Palm Springs issued their own orders to...more
3/23/2020
/ City of Los Angeles ,
Construction Industry ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hospitals ,
Local Ordinance ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
San Francisco ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
State and Local Government ,
State of Emergency
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 21, 2020, the California State Public Health Officer released a list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” that accompanies Governor Newsom’s recent Executive Order directing all but...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a stay-at-home order for the entire state of Illinois, effective March 21, 2020 at 5:00 pm. All Illinois residents have been ordered to stay at home, subject to exceptions...more
The State of California added another patch to the patchwork of county and city orders requiring businesses to close and employees to stay home in response to COVID-19....more