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May 20, 2020

COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Docks in Long Beach, California

On May 19, 2020, Long Beach, California enacted a law requiring supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19 purposes.

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May 20, 2020

Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application Provides Long-Awaited Clarity

On May 15, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application accompanied by detailed instructions.

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May 20, 2020

Stay on Top of “Stay At Home” – A List of Statewide Orders

This post identifies the jurisdictions where “stay at home” types of orders remain in effect.

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May 19, 2020

Massachusetts Releases Four-Phase Reopening Plan

On May 18, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and the Massachusetts Reopening Advisory Board released the Reopening Massachusetts Report, which provides details regarding the state’s four-phase return-to-work plan.

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May 19, 2020

DOL Revised Section 7(i) Exemption Regulations: Is Your Company a Retail or Service Establishment?

Does an employer’s business qualify as a “retail or service establishment” for the purpose of satisfying the exemption requirements of section 207(i) of the FLSA? The answer to this question might have just changed.

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May 19, 2020

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: Duration Extended, New Groups Eligible, and Legislative Amendments Proposed

On May 15, 2020, the Canadian federal government announced several actions relating to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program.

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May 19, 2020

Michigan Sets Forth Additional Requirements for Businesses that Reopen as the State Restarts Select Operations in Northern Michigan

On May 19, 2020, Michigan Governor Whitmer issued two Executive Orders. The first Executive Order establishes requirements for previously idled businesses as they reopen in the state.

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May 19, 2020

Maryland Initiates its Reopening Plan While Washington, D.C. Extends its Stay-at-Home Order and Implements Face Covering Requirement

As the world slowly returns to some semblance of normalcy, the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia recently announced varying plans as to when they will reopen and what reopening will look like.

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May 19, 2020

UK’s exit from lockdown: a disunited kingdom?

The UK is now not only Brexiting, but splitting from within in how it deals with COVID-19 and exits from a draconian lockdown: Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland must continue to “Stay at Home,” while those in England must merely “Stay Alert."

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May 19, 2020

California Federal Court Grants USSF’s Summary Judgment Motion in Women’s Soccer Equal Pay Act Case

Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted the defendant U.S. Soccer Federation’s motion for summary judgment with respect to the plaintiffs’ Equal Pay Act (EPA) claims.

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