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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to run its course in the United States, the economic impact has shuttered businesses across the country, resulting in job losses for millions of workers. The accompanying surge in unemployment benefit applications has resulted in historic numbers with the most recently reported week ending March […]

On March 27, 2020, the President signed the $2 trillion stimulus package as part of the third phase of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Act” or “CARES Act” includes cash relief for individuals, lending to small businesses and relief for certain […]

Can we ask an employee to stay home if they are exhibiting symptoms or may have been exposed to someone diagnosed with coronavirus? Yes. You are permitted to request an employee to seek medical attention and get tested before he/she is permitted to return to work.  The EEOC has confirmed […]

In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workplaces across the United States, on March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which among other various provisions for relief, contains two major provisions that will impact numerous employers across the nation: (1) […]