This memorandum was initially published on April 2. It was updated on April 9 to reflect updates and changes to the guidelines announced since their initial adoption. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES” Act) became law on March 27, 2020. The Act contains wide-ranging provisions for government...
As the United States and the rest of the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic, companies across multiple industries have struggled to quickly adapt: They are facing un-meetable contractual deadlines or other requirements and having to shutter some or all of their business activities, conduct furloughs or reductions in force, cancel...
Because many production companies have seen their workflow either stopped or delayed since the onslaught of COVID-19, they are having to navigate temporary furloughs and permanent layoffs. To assist companies in making these difficult decisions, RPJ attorneys Nicole Page and Elizabeth Stork discuss what they need to know in an...
Many employers are rightfully concerned with how best to manage the business and financial impact and implications of the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting closures and dislocations. Some are considering temporary furloughs of workers as an alternative to terminations or reductions in force (“RIFs”). Below, we provide a general overview of these employer...
Yesterday, the financial publication American Banker put out an article discussing the rising number of investors and asset management firms requesting more transparency from companies they are shareholders of, including big banks Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase. Specifically, the article highlighted investor resolutions requesting the end of mandatory arbitration in...
Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its final rule revising its legal test for determining joint employer status. The NLRB’s new rule makes it harder for workers to claim that an entity is a joint employer because it states that a business is only a joint employer if...
When physicians and their employers enter into employment agreements, the non-competition provision is often the most fiercely negotiated component. Hospitals and private practices view these “non-competes” as an important tool to protect their investment in physicians’ practices, including expanding their patient base and, in many cases, training the physicians. Physicians,...
On February 7, FedEx announced that FedEx Express, its operating company that promises “day-definite” deliveries, would start outsourcing some of its home deliveries to FedEx Ground. The Memphis-based publication The Commercial Appeal picked up the story, describing that protection of employees of the two operating arms falls under two different...
Last month, my colleagues reported on the changes to New York discrimination laws and minimum wage and overtime exemption requirements that took effect at the start of the year—two of several significant, new employment legal initiatives of which U.S. employers and employees should be aware. Two others of particular note...
After building up laws against sexual harassment in 2018, in 2019 New York State enacted additional legislation that further clarified and expanded protections available to workers under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), as we previously discussed in this article. A number of the new requirements took effect in...