Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health has issued an order requiring companies with continued in-person operations to implement and follow certain workplace safety measures. The safety measures [...]
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On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Section 1102 of the CARES Act provides for $349 billion in [...]
As discussed in prior updates, on March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was officially enacted into law as part of the legislative response to the COVID-19 crisis. One of the most talked-about aspects of [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a temporary rule providing additional information on the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA went [...]
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has indicated that school districts have the authority to continue critical construction projects. They can continue construction without seeking formal [...]
Under the recent Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), employers with fewer than 500 employees must provide paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave to employees unable to [...]
In a monumental attempt to address the instability and uncertainty created by the Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic disruptions, the Federal Government passed the nearly $2 trillion [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a model notice that employers covered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) must post in a conspicuous place on its business [...]
As explained in a previous blog post, a force majeure clause is a contractual allocation of risk that potentially excuses a party’s performance under a contract upon the occurrence of [...]
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued its first round of guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) that was passed last week. [...]
