Inside DC: Highlights and Implications of the FY 2022 Budget
D.C.’s new “COVID Vaccination Leave Temporary Amendment Act of 2021” (Temporary Act) will extend employees’ entitlement to paid time off for both COVID-19 vaccination and recovery from any side effects well into 2022...more
Benesch previously informed its clients about the significant changes made to Illinois restrictive covenants law by the Illinois legislature in the waning moments of its most recent legislative session. These changes include,...more
DC Business & Policy Practice Group Leader Jon Bouker speaks with Co-Leader David Grosso and Senior Government Relations Director Oliver Spurgeon about what you can expect from the DC budget process during this historic year....more
As we reported here last month, on Dec. 15, 2020, a unanimous District of Columbia City Council approved a broad ban on noncompete agreements and “moonlighting” policies that would be among the most restrictive in the nation....more
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act) into law on January 11, 2021. Mayor Bowser’s decision means that the Act will become law if it survives the mandatory 30-day...more
The District of Columbia is bracing for a transition. But while employers across the country wait to see what changes the Biden Administration may bring, Washington, D.C. employers should prepare for a drastic and imminent...more
On January 11, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020. Unless the legislation is halted by Congress, the Act will prohibit covered employers from...more
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser just signed into law one of the most restrictive pieces of legislation in the nation relating to employers’ use of non-compete agreements to prevent employees from working for competitors....more
Mayor's Order 2020-063 (the “Order”), which took effect on April 17, 2020, extends the state of emergency and Public Health Emergency related to COVID-19 through May 15, 2020. In addition, the Order introduced several new...more
DC residents must stay at home until May 15, 2020; essential businesses face increasing social distancing requirements. Mayor Bowser extends DC’s Stay at Home Order to May 15, 2020, and the order now includes non-residents...more
Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed the COVID-19 Response Supplemental Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”) amending the COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020. The Act addresses many topics, including...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Mayor Muriel Bowser (the “Mayor”) signed an update to the recent Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”) entitled COVID-19 Response Supplemental Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the...more
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser just announced a Stay-At-Home Order effective at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Bowser had previously issued an Order on March 25, 2020, requiring the closure of non-essential...more
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser just issued Executive Order No. 2020-053 ordering non-essential business to close and prohibiting large gatherings in an ongoing effort to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Mayor Muriel Bowser (the “Mayor”) declared a Public Health Emergency in the District of Columbia pursuant to the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980 on March 11, 2020 and such declaration is...more
On March 24, 2020, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser issued Mayor’s Order 2020-053: Closure of Non-Essential Businesses and Prohibition on Large Gatherings During Public Health Emergency for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus...more
The industry is exploring ultra-short-term stays (in increments of minutes or hours) under startup Recharge, which allow hotels to rent out rooms for less than one day to people who need space for a quick nap. Recharge...more
• The District of Columbia Federal Worker Housing Relief Emergency Act has been unanimously passed by the Council of the District of Columbia and awaits the signature of Mayor Muriel Bowser, who is expected to sign it. •...more
The District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has issued its final rules for the implementation of the District Opportunity to Purchase Act (DOPA), which were published in the District of...more
Following a June 19, 2018 vote by District of Columbia residents to pass Initiative 77, which would provide a single minimum wage for all employees including tipped workers, the D.C. Council has voted to overturn the...more
The District of Columbia has become the newest jurisdiction to prohibit employers from inquiring into their job applicants’ and current employees’ credit information. ...more
Back in December 2016, we wrote an article discussing the passage of the District of Columbia Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 (“the Act”) by a 9 to 4 DC City Council vote on December 20th. We explained that the...more
On February 15, 2017, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016 (the “Act”). As previously reported, the Act, if it becomes law, will amend the D.C. Human Rights Act to prohibit employers...more
Yesterday (December 20, 2016), the District of Columbia Council passed a bill that would create one of the country’s most generous paid family leave programs. If it becomes law, the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016...more