As more businesses resume operations in the coming weeks, employers have much to consider and plan for to ensure they are operating as safely as possible and in accordance with the myriad of new [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
