State Employment Law Articles

By Laurie J. Rust and Sebastian Chilco on March 27, 2020 On March 26, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment amended its Health Emergency Leave with Pay (HELP) Rules that require certain employers to provide employees up to four paid sick leave days for a covered COVID-19 reason. The

Employers of all sizes are facing unforeseen challenges because of the ongoing public health pandemic resulting from the spread of COVID-19. In addition to the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)1 and the stimulus package (CARES Act) recently passed by the U.S. Senate (and expect

In an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has issued Mayor’s Order 2020-053, requiring the temporary closure of the on-site operation of all non-essential businesses and the prohibition of gatherings of 10 or more people.

On the heels of a limited “shelter in place” order by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued a Stay at Home Order requiring all individuals living in the City of Atlanta to stay at home, except to engage in limited activities, to work for Essential Businesses or to en

Executive Summary: In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, on March 25, 2020 Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued Executive Order 20-20 directing Minnesotans to stay at home and limit outside movement beyond essential needs. The order takes effect at 11:59 p.m. on March 27 and presently ends at 5

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has issued a statewide “stay at home” order, effective at 11:59 p.m. on March 27, 2020, until 5:00 p.m. on April 10, 2020.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bill expanding the scope of the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law (ESLL), the New Jersey Family Leave Act (FLA), the New Jersey Temporary Disability Law (TDL) to cover absences related to epidemics such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The law is de

Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka has issued a citywide shelter-in-place directive that he promised would be enforced in a “more muscular way.” The directive reportedly calls for “an all-city quarantine” to go into effect beginning March 25, 2020, at 8:00 p.m.

Within a day of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy publicizing a hotline phone number to lodge complaints against employers in New Jersey that may be violating Executive Order No. 107 (EO 107), the hotline became so overloaded with complaints that it interfered with other emergency calls.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has ordered the shutdown of daycare facilities, effective April 1, 2020, except for certified emergency childcare centers that provide services only to “essential persons.”

Governor Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 109 to require that all non-essential adult elective surgeries and invasive procedures, whether medical or dental, be suspended effective as of 5:00 p.m. on March 27, 2020. The intent behind EO 109 is to assist in the preservation of vital healthca

On March 10, 2020, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) proposed rules addressing exceptions recognized under the city’s ordinance generally prohibiting pre-employment testing for marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC)–the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. The ban on

Summary: After Dallas County took the lead on Monday, March 23, by implementing a “shelter-in-place” order, other Texas counties quickly followed suit to take action to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Collin, Denton, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Tarrant counties have all implemented shelter-i

On March 23, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 53, which places restrictions on the operation of nonessential retail businesses from 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, 2020 through 11:59 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 2020. The Order also prohibits all public and private in-person

On March 18, 2020, California’s Governor issued an Executive Order, with immediate effect, to “suspend” the notice requirements of California’s WARN Act for employers faced with the sudden need to lay off employees as a result of the public health emergency surrounding Coronavirus. The California WA

Developments continue to occur rapidly with the Coronavirus impact. This weekend, California clarified the list of essential businesses that are exempt from its shelter-in-place order (while a handful of other states adopted their own shelter-in-place orders). The EEOC also issued some updated guida

As California employers continue to monitor COVID-19 developments and navigate workforce issues, they must remain mindful of the wage and hour issues that may arise. The following blog addresses some wage and hour issues that employers must not lose sight of during these tumultuous times.

On March 24, 2020, the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE, responsible for enforcing the City’s wage and other employment laws) issued new guidance regarding use of paid sick leave applicable to San Francisco employees for reasons relating to COVID-19, superseding the guidance

Since the arrival of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Colorado, state and local officials have issued a dizzying array of executive actions in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.1 This ASAP endeavors to collect and summarize in one place each of these COVID-19-related executive and reg

The Georgia Department of Labor has passed an emergency rule requiring employers to file claims for partial unemployment benefits online on behalf of employees who have been temporarily laid off or have had their hours reduced due to the lack of work as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemi