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April 27, 2020

The Next Normal: A Littler Insight on Returning to Work – Some Lessons from Asia

The pandemic’s initial origination in Asia provides an opportunity for western-based employers to anticipate where they might be in 6 weeks to 2 months and what they might anticipate as they prepare to manage their employees’ to return to the workplace.

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April 27, 2020

Massachusetts Enacts Emergency Regulation on CORI Verifications

On April 9, 2020, the Massachusetts’ Department of Criminal Justice Information Systems (DCJIS) passed an Emergency Regulation to address the social distancing limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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April 25, 2020

Georgia Pushes Forward: Latest Order Offers Detailed Reopening Steps and A Preview for Other States

On April 23, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp signed an order relaxing the statewide Shelter in Place Order and providing additional guidance related to the reopening of Critical Infrastructure and non-Critical Infrastructure business operations.

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April 25, 2020

Gardeners, Golfers, and Boaters Rejoice! Michigan Extends “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Order but Provides for the Reopening of Certain Businesses and Recreational Activities

On April 24, 2020, Michigan Governor Whitmer issued an Executive Order extending her April 3, 2020 Stay Home, Stay Safe Order through May 15, 2020, while providing rules for certain businesses permitted to resume operations.

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April 25, 2020

Colorado Enters Its “Safer At Home” Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic, But Many Municipalities Remain on Lockdown

On April 27, 2020, Colorado will enter a new phase in its fight against COVID-19, when the “Stay-at-Home” order issued by Governor Polis expires and is replaced by what the governor has labeled relaxed “Safer at Home” restrictions.

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April 25, 2020

EEOC Says Employers Can Administer COVID-19 Tests Before Employees Can Come to Work

In guidance issued on April 23, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stated that employers may choose to administer COVID-19 testing to employees before they enter the workplace to determine if they have the virus.

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April 24, 2020

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Narrows Independent Contractor Test Under State’s Unemployment Law

On April 22, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision affecting the classification of independent contractors for purposes of the state Unemployment Compensation Law (UCL).

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April 23, 2020

Netherlands: Collective secondment provisions; consigned to history?

The Court of Appeal in The Hague recently held that the Employment and Security Act precludes secondment agencies from terminating contracts with workers who are ill or injured at work, despite terms allowing such terminations in collective agreements.

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April 23, 2020

New Proclamation Formalizes Temporary Ban on Entry for Certain Immigrants

On April 22, 2020, the White House issued a Proclamation barring certain foreign nationals from entering the United States as immigrants unless they have alternative travel documents.

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