PPP is Back with Second Draws and Favorable Tax Treatment
12/22/20
By: Justin Boron
The Paycheck Protection Program is set to return in 2021.
As part of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill passed yesterday, Congress renewed the popular small business relief program administered by the Small Business Administration to allow …
EEOC Issues Revised Guide for Employers on the Employment of Veterans with Disabilities
12/9/20
By: Andrew Kim
On November 27, 2020, the EEOC issued three revised publications discussing the employment of veterans with disabilities. One of those publications is a revised guide for employers on how the ADA applies to the recruiting, hiring, and …
CDC Issues Relaxed Alternatives to Previous Quarantine Guidelines
12/2/20
By: Margot Parker
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new quarantine guidelines for people exposed to Covid-19, reducing the previous two-week quarantine time to seven to ten days in asymptomatic cases.
While a 14-day quarantine is …
EEOC Has Proposed New Religious Accommodation Guidance And It May Just Help Employers Defeat Workplace Bias Claims
11/25/20
By: Natalie Pulley
On November 17, 2020, the EEOC released proposed guidance on religious discrimination in the workplace – the first update to its religious discrimination compliance manual since 2008. While religious discrimination cases only make up a small percentage …
Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Announce New "Safer at Home" Restrictions
11/18/20
By: Justin Boron
The City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania announced new measures this week aimed at curbing the spike in COVID cases in the region, but neither appear to be ready to initiate a broad-based shutdown like …
Uber and Lyft Drive Prop 22 Home in California
11/17/20
By: Adam Khan
On November 3, 2020, California voters resoundingly passed Proposition 22, delivering Uber and Lyft a big victory, and labor unions a setback.
Prior to Prop 22, AB5 expanded the California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex Operations West, …
Kentucky Federal Court Rules That There is No EFMLEA Leave for Refusal to Work Due to COVID-19 Safety Concerns
11/4/20
By: Caitlin McQueen Tubbesing
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky recently issued one of only a handful of federal court opinions[1] addressing the labor provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). In …
Federal Court Addresses Georgia Restrictive Covenant Rules
10/21/20
By: Ken Menendez
Employers regularly grapple with the interpretation and application of the law regarding restrictive covenants. Court rulings in such cases are often drawn narrowly to address the specific facts of the case at issue and therefore can be of …
California’s New Normal: Electronic Service and Remote Depositions
9/25/20
By: Marshall Coyle
Prior to California Governor Gavin Newsom approving Senate Bill 1146 on September 18, 2020, California law provided that, for cases filed on or after January 1, 2019, if a document may be served by mail, express mail, …
EEOC Issues Opinion Letter on Scope of Pattern or Practice Claims that Modifies Earlier Position
9/23/20
By: Jennifer Markowski
On September 3, 2020, the Equal Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued an Opinion Letter concerning the so-called “pattern or practice suits” brought under section 707 of Title VII. The questions answered in the letter are: (1) Does a …
Georgia Revamps Lactation Break Law for Private Employers and Creates a New One for Public Employers
9/22/20
By: Tim Boughey
The Georgia state legislature recently weighed in on the issue of lactation breaks by passing “Charlotte’s Law.” Before August 5, 2020, Georgia employers largely followed the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s lactation break requirements to provide an …
Let Us Eat Cake (and Work)! — A Federal District Judge Declares Pennsylvania’s Capacity Restrictions and Business Closures as Violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments
9/21/20
By: Ashley Hobson
On Monday, September 14th a federal judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania struck down the Governor’s restrictions on the size limitation of persons at gatherings and the mandatory closure of “non-life sustaining” businesses. The restrictions, …