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Ohio Enacts Mini-WARN Law Requiring Notice of Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs

On July 1, 2025, Ohio enacted a new mini-WARN law as part of House Bill 96 (the biennial budget bill). Codified at Ohio Revised Code §4113.31, the statute takes effect on September 29, 2025, and imposes new state-specific...more

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Washington State Joins the Mini-WARN Act Club. How Will Layoffs and Business Closings Be Impacted?

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Washington is the latest state to enact a “mini-WARN” act, joining a growing number of states with legislation similar to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), 29 U.S.C. § 2101, et seq. The...more

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Washington Governor Signs State’s ‘Mini-WARN Act’: Notice Required for Site Closings and Mass Reductions in Force

On May 13, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a bill into law that will require employers with fifty or more full-time employees to notify the state, any union, and affected employers of a business site closing or...more

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England’s Third Lockdown - Key Points for Employers

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As of midnight on 5 January 2021, England has been placed under a national lockdown, its third in 10 months. This followed the COVID-19 alert level for the whole of the United Kingdom being elevated to 5, the highest level,...more

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Tennessee Governor And Shelby County (TN) Health Department Issue New Orders Amid “Dire” COVID-19 Spread

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Following the CDC’s designation of Tennessee as the worst state in the country for new COVID-19 cases by population, Governor Lee issued Executive Order 70 urging all employers to implement remote work arrangements. The...more

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New COVID-19 Restrictions Placed On North Carolina Employers

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As cases of COVID-19 continue to spike across the country, North Carolinians must abide by more stringent restrictions under a Modified Stay-at-Home Order released yesterday. While the Order continues requirements for face...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights - Issue 31, November 2020

This 31st edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, follows upon two significant developments: the prospect of a Biden administration and the crossing of the 10-million-case threshold. Why...more

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What Businesses Can Do To Prepare For Further Closure Orders

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Many businesses are beginning their re-opening phases, while others are being forced to close again due to COVID-19 fluctuations. In such uncertain circumstances, many employers are struggling to find a balance between the...more

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Shelby County (TN) Businesses Face New Closures, Increased Health And Safety Requirements, And Mandated Face Coverings

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In an effort to temper the rising COVID-19 positivity rate, the Shelby County (TN) Health Department issued its Public Health Directive No. 8, requiring the closure of some businesses and imposing new requirements on all...more

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50-State Status Update: Essential Businesses and Permitted Activities Amid Stay At Home Orders (Updated June 8, 2020)

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Many states and localities have issued stay-at-home orders, and have closed on-site business operations to all but essential businesses and their employees. To enable employers to navigate those restrictions, we provide below...more

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Return to Work: Questions All Employers Should Ask Before Reopening

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As governors begin to lift stay-at-home orders and communities around the country continue to progress through various phases of reopening, employers and employees alike are starting to plan for workers to return to offices...more

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New York City’s Construction Restart: What Should A Project Owner Expect from Its General Contractor?

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  New York City construction projects are set to resume, after Governor Cuomo’s shutdown of most construction projects in New York in late-March 2020 to combat the spread of COVID-19.  This Legal Update...more

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50 State Survey – Coronavirus-Related “Stay at Home” Orders

Below is a tracker of states, counties and cities that, as of June 8, 2020, have implemented “stay at home” orders requiring the closure of non essential businesses or a subset thereof (e.g., non-essential retail businesses)....more

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50-State Status Update: Essential Businesses and Permitted Activities Amid Stay At Home Orders (Updated June 4, 2020)

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Many states and localities have issued stay-at-home orders, and have closed on-site business operations to all but essential businesses and their employees. To enable employers to navigate those restrictions, we provide below...more

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Pittsburgh’s Allegheny County Included in List of PA Counties ‘Going Green’ This Week

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As previously discussed, 18 counties were moved into the “Green” phase of the Commonwealth’s phased reopening plan this past Friday, May 29, 2020.  On that same day, the Wolf administration announced that 16 additional...more

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Affaire Renault : Les risques d’une reprise d’activité insuffisamment anticipée

Le Tribunal judiciaire du Havre a ordonné, le 7 mai, à Renault d’interrompre sa production dans son usine. Que retenir de cette décision en vue de la reprise de votre activité sur site ? Focus....more

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COVID-19 Town Hall: NY’s Safety Guidance for the Construction Industry

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In this Town Hall session, Domenique Camacho Moran, Partner and Head of the Labor & Employment Practice at Farrell Fritz, discussed New York Re-Opening Plans. ...more

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50-State Status Update: Essential Businesses and Permitted Activities Amid Stay At Home Orders (Updated May 20, 2020)

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Alabama’s Safer at Home Order, issued on May 8, 2020, encourages everyone in the state to minimize travel beyond the home, especially if sick; wear a face covering around people from other households; frequently wash their...more

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New York’s Multi-Faceted Approach to Reopening “Non-Essential” Construction

COVID-19’s impact in New York has been particularly region-specific. To address the disparity, Governor Cuomo created a four-phase reopening plan to be implemented where geographic regions meet their required “health...more

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Construction Shutdown is Lifted in Massachusetts

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Non-essential private construction projects were suspended on March 31, 2020 in Massachusetts. That suspension had been in place for the construction industry until yesterday— May 18, 2020....more

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Governor DeSantis Announces Expansion of Phase One of Florida’s Reopening Plan

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Late last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that gyms and fitness centers may reopen beginning on Monday, May 18. Additionally, restaurants and stores may now move from operating at 25% capacity to operating at 50%...more

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The emerging normal: navigating food establishment precautions amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Dubai

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As part of the COVID-19 "lockdown measures" in Dubai, all dine-in restaurants, cafés and food establishments were temporarily closed as from 25 March 2020. As from 24 April 2020, the Dubai government began the process of...more

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Boston Issues New COVID-19 Guidelines Applicable to All City-Permitted Projects

In an effort to prepare to restart construction on suspended projects after imposing pandemic-related restrictions on construction deemed nonessential, the City of Boston recently issued its revised “Temporary Guidance for...more

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COVID Update: Los Angeles and San Francisco Issue Revised Stay-At-Home Orders

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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

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Ohio’s “Stay Safe” Order Effective May 1, 2020—What it Means for Employers

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On Thursday, April 30, 2020, Ohio’s Director of the Department of Health, Dr. Amy Acton, signed a “Stay Safe” Order, which lifts certain restrictions from Ohio’s prior “Stay-at-Home” Orders. The Order sets out a plan to start...more

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