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Labor and Employment Law
Feb 03 | Labor and Employment Law
Feb 03
OSHA Issues Guidance On Mitigating, Preventing Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace
By: Amy R. Patton, Blake A. Dillion
On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued new employer guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. This guidance is intended to help employers and workers outside the healthcare setting to identify risks of being exposed to and of contracting COVID-19 and to determine any appropriate control measures to implement. While this guidance is largely duplicative of prior OSHA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) guidance and recommendations, it contains a few new and updated recommendations that employers should note.
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Insurance Coverage
2020 | Insurance Coverage
2020
Ninth Circuit Rejects Excess Insurer's Attempt to Dispute Exhaustion of Underlying Insurance
By: J. Kelby Van Patten, Jared De Jong
This week, in AXIS Reinsurance Co. v. Northrop Grumman Corp., ____ F.3d ____, 2020 WL 5509743 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2020), the Ninth Circuit addressed an important question of first impression: When can an excess insurer second-guess an underlying insurer’s decision to pay a claim? Prior to AXIS Reinsurance, there had been no California or the Ninth Circuit case discussing an excess insurer’s right to make a covered-claims challenge to the exhaustion of underlying insurance, even though policyholders frequently encounter such arguments.
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Business Litigation
2020 | Business Litigation
2020
Changing Your Terms and Conditions? If So, Your Company Must Provide Express Notice to Consumers
By: David A. Grant
The Ninth Circuit recently reminded companies that they must provide notice to consumers when they change their terms and conditions, even where original terms state that they are subject to change at-will and at any time (i.e. the original contract contains a “change-of-terms” provision). Without express notice to the consumer, any change is unenforceable.
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Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
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2020
COVID-19 and Paid Leave: What Do I Pay My Employees Now??
By: Daniel F. Fears, Matthew C. Lewis, Rana Ayazi
New legislation enacted. New guidance constantly being released. It’s hard to keep track of how much you now must pay your employees. Payne & Fears has made the process easy with this “cheat sheet.”
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Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
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2020
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (The CARES Act) - SBA Loans for Business
By: James R. Moss, Jr., Richard K. Zepfel
Titles I and IV of the CARES Act provide financial relief to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, incentivizing companies to retain employees and maintain compensation levels.
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Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
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2020
Title II of The CARES Act Includes Various Tax Relief Provisions For Businesses
By: Richard K. Zepfel, Robert Tadashi Matsuishi
Title II of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provides a number of tax relief provisions for businesses. The provisions are aimed at increasing liquidity and reducing costs of capital, so that businesses can continue operating and keep employees on payroll.
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Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
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2020
The CARES Act Affects Emergency Paid Leave, Unemployment Insurance, and ERISA
By: Amy R. Patton, Rana Ayazi
On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, otherwise known as the CARES Act, (S.3548) into law. Portions of the CARES Act intertwine with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Unemployment Insurance, and ERISA.
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Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
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2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: How to Measure the 500-Employee Threshold With More Than One Potential Employer
By: Amy R. Patton, Tyler B. Runge
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) sets a 500-employee threshold for purposes of the emergency paid sick leave and family medical leave expansion provisions. Many employers raise the question of whether that 500-employee threshold is met by combining employees from multiple subsidiaries or other related entities, or whether such entities remain distinct for purposes of employee count.
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Article, Business Litigation
2020 | Article, Business Litigation
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2020
Do You Have to Pay Rent During a Pandemic?
By: Scott O. Luskin, Thomas L. Vincent
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Article, Business Litigation
2020 | Article, Business Litigation
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2020
Protecting and Leveraging Your Accounts Receivable in a Time of Uncertainty
By: Philip K. Lem
With countless businesses having either temporarily closed or significantly reduced operations during the coronavirus pandemic, many businesses are rightfully concerned about their ability to meet obligations, and, relatedly, the prospect of their customers being unable to pay their bills. While legislation enacted in response to the pandemic as well as other government-sponsored resources for small businesses have been extensively covered, in this unprecedented business environment, your business should consider all options available to it to ensure its continued success.
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Legal Alert, Business Litigation
2020 | Legal Alert, Business Litigation
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2020
Is Your Commercial Property Subject to COVID-19 Related Evictions?
By: Leilani E. Jones, Scott O. Luskin
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order authorizing local governments to halt evictions and foreclosures, as well as prohibit utility shutoffs related to the same. Any provision of state law that would otherwise restrict local governments' ability to impose such limitations is now suspended. These protections are in place through May 31, 2020, but that date is subject to change or extension.
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Resource, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Resource, Labor and Employment Law
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2020
COVID-19 RESOURCE CENTER
By: Amy R. Patton, J. Kelby Van Patten, James R. Moss, Jr., Jared De Jong, Leila S. Narvid, Leilani E. Jones, Melissa (Powar) Clarke, Rana Ayazi, Robert Tadashi Matsuishi, Scott O. Luskin
COVID-19 RESOURCE CENTER
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