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California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Publishes COVID-19 Employment Guidance
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) has published its Employment Information on COVID-19. Here are the top 10 “take-away’s” from the DFEH guidance: Employers should review workplace …
California’s “Shelter-in-Place” Order: Impact on California Businesses
California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a mandatory Shelter-in-Place restriction to combat the novel Coronavirus known as COVID–19 on March 19, 2020. The order allows only those employees needed to maintain …
Remote Estate Planning and Notarization
Leech Tishman has received multiple inquiries regarding the ability to draft and execute Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney remotely as a result of the Shelter-in-Place order affecting seven Pennsylvania …
Financial Assistance for the Aviation Industry Included in the CARES Act
Both the passenger air carriers and the cargo air carriers have been hit hard by the restrictions that have been placed on travel, the state and local “stay at home” …
Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Expanded Family and Medical Leave
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (‘FFCRA’ or ‘Act’) requires most employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide emergency paid sick leave and, if applicable, expanded paid Family and Medical Leave …
Corporate Governance and Coronavirus
Staying safe during the Coronavirus pandemic is, and should be, everyone’s primary concern. As more and more physical facilities (offices, restaurants, meeting facilities) are being closed to enforce safe social …
Potential Insurance Coverage for Business Losses Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have declared the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) a “public health emergency of international concern.” In response to the COVID-19 …
Immigration Policy Changes During the Coronavirus
The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, was first reported appearing in China in late 2019. Since that time, it has spread around the world and was officially named a global pandemic by …
Enforcement of Pennsylvania Closure of Non-Life Sustaining Businesses
Enforcement of Pennsylvania Governor Wolf’s Order closing the physical location of all non-life sustaining businesses begins today, Monday, March 23, 2020, and has been entrusted to several state agencies including …
Copyright Infringement Litigation: To Be a Rock and Not to Roll in the Ninth Circuit
In 2014, the band Led Zeppelin was sued by the estate of Randy Wolfe, who had been a guitarist in the band Spirit. The lawsuit involved an accusation of copyright …