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Posted on Feb 3, 2021 on Legal Updates, News, OSHA by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
February 3, 2021 Late last week, in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on worker health and safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued new guidance to protect workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: …
Posted on Jan 28, 2021 on Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Bruce E. Buchanan
January 28, 2021 On January 28, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension until March 31, 2021 of the policy allowing remote or virtual verification …
Posted on Jan 8, 2021 on Legal Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
January 8, 2021 With all the noise coming out of Washington, D.C. around last week’s new COVID-19 relief package, it was easy to miss the answer to the question, are employers still required to provide …
Posted on Dec 21, 2020 on Featured, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
December 1, 2020 The question many employers are asking these days is whether, once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, employers can mandate employees be vaccinated as a condition of remaining at or returning to work? …
Posted on Dec 21, 2020 on Featured, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
December 1, 2020 The State of New York has amended its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “New York WARN Act”). New York’s WARN Act requires employers to give its employees and various government …
Posted on Dec 21, 2020 on Featured, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
December 7, 2020 In response to the surging COVID-19 numbers in Connecticut, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 9N (click here to view Executive Order 9N), which increases the penalty on businesses that violate DECD Sector …
Posted on Nov 23, 2020 on Featured, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Due to a steadily increasing positivity rate for COVID-19, Connecticut’s Governor Lamont announced the State will roll back to a modified version of its original Phase 2- Phase 2.1. These new (old) measures will go …
Posted on Oct 29, 2020 on Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Late yesterday the U.S. Senate voted to consent to the appointment of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. The vote was straight down party lines and stands as the most partisan Supreme …
Posted on Oct 16, 2020 on Legal Updates, News, Special Alerts, Uncategorized by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
September 28, 2020 Last week Connecticut’s Governor, Ned Lamont, announced plans for the state’s Phase 3 reopening amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The structure of the Governor’s Phase 3 plan is to continue to progressively …
Posted on Sep 24, 2020 on Featured, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
September 21, 2020 After traversing a very windy road, the federal COVID-19 leave law has been determined to allow employees paid leave if their children are forced to learn remotely. Here’s the back story. As …