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March 20, 2020

Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources Urges Employers to Adopt Teleworking Policies

The Secretary of Puerto Rico’s Department of Labor and Human Resources issued an Opinion (Opinion 2020-01) urging employers to adopt teleworking policies to mitigate possible contagion in the workplace.

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March 20, 2020

NORWAY: What are an employer’s rights and obligations during the COVID-19 outbreak?

This article provides a short overview of Norwegian employers’ obligations to their employees and rights to manage their business during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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March 20, 2020

UK Government to Underwrite 80% of Suspended Employee Wages

The UK government has just announced sweeping fiscal measures to support businesses and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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March 20, 2020

Puerto Rico Transportation Bureau Issues Additional Guidance on COVID-Related Shutdown and Curfew

On March 17, 2020, Puerto Rico’s Transportation and Other Public Services Bureau issued guidance on Executive Order EO-2020-23 (EO) and the operations allowed during the lockdown resulting from the COVID-19 emergency crisis.

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March 20, 2020

CANADA: COVID-19 and the Temporary Layoff of Employees

As the unprecedented and devastating financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis enters the consciousness of Canadian employers, many are implementing temporary layoffs or thinking about it.

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March 20, 2020

Puerto Rico Government Extends Several Deadlines in Light of COVID-19 Emergency

In light of the State of Emergency declared by Puerto Rico Governor Hon. Wanda Vázquez-Garced, and the closing of most government agencies as a result of Executive Order 2020-023, several employment-related agencies have extended upcoming deadlines.

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March 20, 2020

Minnesota Employment Law Update on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, spreads across the United States, laws impacting employers are being enacted and amended at an extraordinary rate to help ease the impact of the pandemic on employees.

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March 20, 2020

Pennsylvania Closes All Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses Effective Immediately Due to COVID-19

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced in a televised address and corresponding press release that he was superseding his prior March 16 Order closing “non-essential” businesses for 14 days because state officials were not seeing full compliance.

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March 19, 2020

FMCSA Expands Emergency COVID-19 Relief Efforts Declaration

On March 18, 2020, the FMCSA issued an Expanded Emergency Declaration broadening federal exemptions from compliance with certain driver safety regulations for interstate commerce, including the federal Hours of Service regulations.

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March 19, 2020

Colorado Makes Minor Revisions to COMPS Order 36 and Provides One-Month Grace Period for Posting and Notice Requirements

On March 16, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics’ new Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order Number 36 officially went into effect.

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