As discussed in our blog “Virginia Takes the Lead in Adopting Workplace Safety Regulations for COVID-19,” in July 2020, Virginia became the first state to enact a temporary COVID-19 emergency workplace rule set to expire on...more
On July 15, 2020, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board adopted the Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention, SARS-CoV2 Virus that Causes COVID-19 (ETS), making Virginia the first state to adopt...more
On Monday, March 23, 2020, Governor Northam issued Executive Order 53 (“EO53”) ordering the statewide closure of recreational and educational businesses to the public, non-essential retail businesses, all K-12 schools for the...more
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State of Emergency
Effective as of 10 p.m. on March 25, 2020, Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered cessation of all onsite operations of non-essential businesses that cannot be performed at home except for “Minimum Basic Operations.” The Order is...more
With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) causing Employers to switch to teleworking or temporarily shuttering their operations, government contractors have special challenges. Some employees of government contractors may not be...more