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Trump Administration Executive Order Tracker

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Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What the Expiration of COVID-19 Paid Leave Laws Means for California Employers

For much of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many California employees have utilized leave entitlements through federal, state, and local paid sick leave statutes and ordinances. As of December 31, 2020, however, the federal...more

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Mandatory COVID Leave Expires, but Tax Credits for Providing COVID Leave are Extended

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Starting Jan. 1, 2021, employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are no longer required to provide employees with COVID-related paid leave, but they may do so in some situations and still...more

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Congress Makes Additional Paid Family Leave and Paid Sick Leave Optional

The dust has now settled on the new stimulus bill signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The changes to the Family First Coronavirus Recovery Act (“FFCRA”) was buried in over 5000 pages of text and provides a choice...more

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FFCRA Leave Extended In New COVID-19 Relief Taking Care of HR Business

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Congress’s 5593-page Consolidated Appropriations Act, passed by the Senate on December 21, 2020, and signed by the President last night (December 27, 2020), includes an extension of employer tax credits for leave provided...more

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Congress Permits Employers to Voluntarily Extend FFCRA Leave and Claim Tax Credits Through March 31, 2021

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In March 2020, the federal government passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which required employers to provide paid leave to employees under certain circumstances related to the global coronavirus...more

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Second Injunction Issued on H-1B Rule Changes as DOL Releases Plan to Address Wage Level Issues

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Another court has issued an injunction against the enforcement of the Trump administration’s H-1B policies that would raise minimum salary requirements for foreign professionals. In a legal challenge from various technology...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, December 2020 # 4

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In Washington: On Thursday, the U.S. experienced the deadliest 24 Hours since the Coronavirus pandemic began as a record 2,777 Americans died in just 24 hours. More than 14 million Americans have now tested positive,...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, October 2020 # 15

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In Washington: After several consecutive days of talks between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin it appears increasingly likely that Congress will have to wait to consider any COVID-19...more

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CDC Temporarily Halts Certain Residential Evictions

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In the wake of the July 24 expiration of the 120-day moratorium on residential evictions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued an order (CDC order)...more

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West Virginia Foreclosures in the Age of Corona

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Economic turmoil brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has created much concern about a potential rise in residential foreclosures. On August 5, 2020, Governor Jim Justice followed his presentation on school reopening...more

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Federal Eviction Moratorium Broadened and Extended Through the End of 2020

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On Tuesday, September 1, the Trump administration announced an order, put forward by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that claims to suspend residential evictions through the end of the year for many tenants...more

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Insight on Illinois - August 2020 #1

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As we hit the dog days of August, government at all levels continues to battle COVID-19 while supporting businesses and families. Nationally, negotiations over a relief package have stalled, and President Trump has issued an...more

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Status of Federal, State, and Local Moratoriums on Evictions in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

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The Texas Supreme Court has extended the moratorium on residential eviction procedures for CARES Act applicable residences until September 30, 2020, offering a few more weeks of relief to certain renters as the economic...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 4, Issue 30

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - The House. This week, House lawmakers have planned action on H.R. 7617, a seven-bill FY 2021 appropriations package which includes Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and...more

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What's New in Washington - June 2020

The post-Memorial Day summer session has begun in Washington with the House and Senate facing a similar to-do list but with different approaches and philosophies. The main items on the summer agenda include the Phase 4...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #4

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In Washington: Senate Republicans continue to disagree over unemployment benefits amid a recession. Forty million Americans are unemployed and the $600 additional weekly benefit expires at the end of next month. ...more

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 6

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Welcome to Volume 1, Issue 6 of Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes, and court cases involving campaign finance,...more

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What GCs Need to Know About the Government When Reopening (Bloomberg Law)

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Jones Day partners Donald F. McGahn II and Brett A. Shumate discuss the myriad of litigation, investigatory, reputational, and political risks awaiting businesses as they consider reopening during the pandemic. In this...more

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Elective and Non-Essential Medical Procedures: States React to Federal Recommendations and the Opening Up America Again Guidelines

On April 16, 2020, the Trump Administration issued its “Opening Up America Again Guidelines” (the “OUAA Guidelines”) as a self-styled roadmap to the staged reopening of the American economy. On Sunday, April 19, 2020, the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

COVID-19 Policy Update #16

House Passes $484 Billion Relief Package - Today, the House of Representatives passed a $484 billion economic relief package in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

COVID-19 Policy Update #15

Congress, Administration Reach $484 Billion Deal for Phase 3.5 - Yesterday, congressional Democrats and Republicans reached a $484 billion deal with the Trump Administration for “Phase 3.5” of the coronavirus response to,...more

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Trump Administration Issues Guidelines on “Opening up America Again"

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On April 16, 2020, the Trump Administration issued Guidelines entitled “Opening Up America Again” to help ease the Nation’s economy into reactivity and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. ...more

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Legal Resources for Business

Keep your business in the know during the COVID-19 outbreak. With information concerning the Coronavirus (COVID-19) rapidly evolving, DRM is committed to providing you relevant and timely guidance on how to navigate this...more

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What the FFCRA, CARES Act, California’s Shelter-in-Place Orders and Other Relief Measures Mean for California Employers [Updates]

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Latest update on 09.21.2021 Emergency declarations – including a California state-wide stay at home order – and a variety of executive and health orders issued from federal, state, county, and city authorities in response to...more

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