By Charissa C. Huang and Kevin J. Cowan
The LGBTQ community has won a major victory in their fight for equal treatment under the law. On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court delivered a 6-3 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 2020 WL 3146686 (U.S. June 15, 2020), where it added two new protected classes to Title VII of the Civ…
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… Read morePresident Trump signed the law on March 18, 2020; however, it does not go into effect until April 1, 2020, which gives employers some time to make appropriate policy changes and communicate those to their employees.
The emergency paid-leave provisions of the Act apply to businesses with fewer than 500 employees, but there may be some exceptions ava…
There is much that is outlined in the Governor’s most recent order, Executive Order 2020-21, but the intent of the order is to suppress the spread of COVID-19, ordering individuals to stay in their place of residence beginning March 24, 2020 at 12:01 am, continuing through April 13, 2020 at 11:59 pm unless they are partaking in specific activities …
Read moreInformation abounds about prevention and developing treatments for the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading around the world. By the minute, health experts and infectious disease specialists are issuing tips for slowing the spread of the illness and advice for seeking treatment if symptoms surface. Similarly, this client alert is intended to remi…
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