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Now that California and many other states have entered the first full week of Stay-At-Home orders, many businesses are confronting the reality that they have significant lease commitments without the ability to meaningfully...
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,...
UPDATED 7/22/2020: Although a number of city and county eviction moratoriums were set to expire this summer, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-71-20 to give localities authority to halt evictions through September 30....
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC STATEWIDE GUIDANCE AND CHECKLISTS Industry Guidance to Reduce Risk [Updated Regularly] RESOURCES FOR BUSINESSES FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT EMPLOYEE RELATIONS & MANAGEMENT REAL...
This article was originally titled Emergency Paid Sick Leave Does Not Apply to Employees Who Shelter in Place. FOR SIGNIFICANT UPDATES TO THIS ARTICLE, PLEASE CLICK HERE >> ...
By way of Executive Order, California Governor Gavin Newsom suspended, until the end of the COVID-19 emergency, enforcement of the state’s WARN Act (Cal-WARN) in connection with mass layoffs or shutdowns brought about...
The COVID-19 outbreak is clobbering restaurants and bars. It’s hard to pay your overhead, let alone make a profit, when you can’t stay open for business. Is there anything that can be done to save your bottom line? Maybe....
Payne & Fears knows that the news is changing every day and that you want continued guidance on employee matters related to COVID-19. While we continue to publish bulletins on new developments, we also know people are...
UPDATED APRIL 1, 2022 On March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) into law. On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Coronavirus...
Do you know that most property policies cover businesses, like yours, against lost income from a government-ordered shutdown? To combat the spread of coronavirus, local authorities have begun issuing orders to close...
A Message to Our Clients: We want you to know that our attorneys are here for you. We are staying on top of every change and offering guidance along the way. Our longtime clients know that we pride ourselves on responding...
UPDATED MARCH 27, 2020 As COVID-19 containment efforts expand, a growing number of employers are seeing major disruptions to their operations or reductions in services. Similarly, a growing number of employees are concerned...