Employers accepting funding under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and bringing employees back onto the active payroll with PPP loan funds are confronting challenging WARN Act compliance issues.
On April 17, 2020, San Francisco, California Mayor London Breed signed the San Francisco Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO), which took effect immediately.
On April 17, 2020, a majority of the Brazilian Supreme Court of Justice (STF) upheld the constitutionality of Provisional Measure # 936 (MP # 936), bringing some relief for employers struggling to implement steps to reduce labor costs during the pandemic.
On April 16, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-51-20, which took immediate effect and requires certain food sector workers to receive COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave during the pendency of any statewide stay-at-home order.
El Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social recientemente emitió los Criterios de calificación para casos con Coronavirus (COVID-19) como Enfermedad de Trabajo.
The Mexican Institute of Social Security recently provided guidance on the criteria employees need to meet for their COVID-19 infection to be considered as an occupational illness.
On April 16, 2020, OSHA issued a memorandum, “Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer's Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic” (Discretion Memo).
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently confirmed that it has stopped issuing right-to-sue letters in an effort to delay the start of litigation deadlines.
Employers are facing multiple challenges in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including an increased risk of whistleblower/retaliation claims from employees who allege they were disciplined or discharged for complaining about health of safety concerns.
