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On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, otherwise known as the CARES Act, (HR. 748) into law. Portions of the CARES Act intertwine with the Families...
March 27, 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: How to Measure the 500-Employee Threshold With More Than One Potential Employer
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 A decision yesterday out of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York may impact employers’ coverage under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...
Resorts, hotels, casinos, and others in the hospitality industry are experiencing devastating losses as the result of recent government shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Is there anything you can do to salvage...
Payne & Fears LLP will host a complimentary 60-minute webinar on the COVID-19 topics that are important to your business right now. Please join Jim Moss, a partner in the Employment Law Group of the Salt Lake City office...
Businesses all over the country are wondering whether they have insurance for business interruption caused by the government shutdowns resulting from COVID-19. Some firms deemed “essential” are grappling, too, with...
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....