On March 11, 2020, the president signed a proclamation that implements additional travel restrictions for any foreign nationals who have been present in certain European countries within 14 days of arrival in the United States.
On March 3, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal law did not prevent states from using their identity theft statutes to prosecute criminal cases where defendants, undocumented immigrants, used stolen Social Security numbers to get jobs.
On March 11, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued emergency rules that require certain employers to provide paid sick leave for employees with flu-like symptoms who are being tested for COVID-19, effective immediately.
Utah’s medical cannabis program officially launched this month, and the Utah State Legislature timely enacted Senate Bill 121, which amends and clarifies various provisions of Utah’s medical cannabis laws.
Wtih Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Paid Sick Days Act set to (finally) take effect on March 15, 2020, the Mayor's Office of Equity recently released revised guidelines and FAQs that help clarify employer compliance duties.
Effective February 6, 2020, New York employees who are out of work due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, are eligible to collect unemployment benefits after a waiting period of only 14 days.
Even though the coronavirus (COVID-19) has not yet had as much of an impact in Brazil as it has in other countries, large multinational companies with subsidiaries in Brazil have been taking some proactive measures.
On March 4, 2020, Virginia's governor signed a new law that expands the Virginia Human Rights Act’s definition of racial discrimination to include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles.
