OSHA Issues New Enforcement Memorandum Reversing Previous Position on...
May 20, 2020 On April 16, 2020, Stevens & Lee reported on a recently-issued OSHA Enforcement Memorandum modifying the requirements for when employers must record and report cases of COVID-19 among...
View ArticlePaycheck Protection Program Loans: Forgiveness
May 28, 2020 Recently, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released its overdue Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and an Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding loan...
View ArticleNLRB’s Revised Election Rules to Take Effect (Partially)
June 3, 2020 In December 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) announced amendments to its rules for conducting representation elections. (See our previous Alert discussing the changes...
View ArticleMuch Anticipated PPP Flexibility Act Signed into Law
June 5, 2020 On June 5, 2020, President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “PPP Flexibility Act”) This is an important update to the already existing Paycheck...
View ArticleDOL Enforces Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Provisions of the Families First...
June 10, 2020 Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), businesses with fewer than 500 employees must provide up to 80 hours of paid-sick-leave benefits if employees need leave to...
View ArticleEEOC Provides Guidance on COVID-19-Related Return to Work Issues
June 11, 2020 On June 11, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its technical assistance Questions & Answers (“Q&As”) to address a number of issues and...
View ArticleThe United States Supreme Court Rules That Federal Law Bars Discrimination...
June 15, 2020 On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled, in a 6-3 decision, that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which bans discrimination “because of … sex,” covers sexual orientation...
View ArticleTake Advantage of This Time-Sensitive Opportunity to Save on Your...
If you own or lease a significant amount of real estate in Pennsylvania and operate in a sector hit hard by COVID-19, now is the time to act on filing a property tax assessment appeal. An appeal shifts...
View ArticleSBA Releases PPP EZ Forgiveness Application and Conforming Guidance for the...
June 19, 2020 On June 16, 2020, the SBA released Revisions to the Third and Sixth Interim Final Rules (the “Revisions”), as well as an updated PPP Loan Forgiveness Application (click here for the...
View ArticleNLRB Rules that Arbitration Agreements May Include Confidentiality Provisions
June 23, 2020 On June 19, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that a confidentiality provision in an arbitration agreement does not interfere with employees’ rights under the National...
View ArticleNLRB Erases Employer’s Obligation to Bargain Over Discretionary Discipline...
June 24, 2020 On June 23, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) made a major change to the obligation that employers bargain with a union about discipline after a union wins a...
View ArticlePresidential Proclamation Bars Entry of Certain Work Visa Nonimmigrants;...
June 24, 2020 Key Points The June 22, 2020 Presidential Proclamation (“Proclamation”) extends, effective immediately, the April 22, 2020 proclamation which suspended the entry of certain immigrants...
View ArticleSBA Issues Revisions to Loan Forgiveness Interim Final Rule and SBA Loan...
June 25, 2020 On June 22, 2020, the SBA released new guidance (the “Revision”) titled Interim Final Rule on Revisions to Loan Forgiveness Interim Final Rule (the “Loan Forgiveness IFR”) and SBA Loan...
View ArticleFederal Antitrust Agencies Release Vertical Merger Guidelines
July 8, 2020 The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission released their much anticipated Vertical Merger Guidelines on June 30, 2020. The new guidelines outline how the Agencies...
View ArticlePennsylvania Makes Grants Available to Provide Additional “Hazard” Pay to...
July 16, 2020 Using funds provided under the federal CARES Act, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has announced a “COVID-19 PA Hazard Pay Grant Program.” The program...
View ArticleDOL Publishes New FMLA Forms – Solicits Input on FMLA
July 20, 2020 On July 16, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) unveiled its new FMLA forms. In August 2019, the DOL had announced plans to modify the forms. The new forms can be used to comply with...
View ArticleDepartment of Labor Adds Four Questions to the Families First Coronavirus...
July 23, 2020 On Monday July 20, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) added four more questions to the questions and answers list to further clarify the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...
View ArticleNLRB Makes it Easier to Discipline Workers Because of Abusive or Offensive...
July 24, 2020 In a decision issued on July 21, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) modified its standard for determining whether employees have been lawfully disciplined or...
View ArticleStevens & Lee Consults With Pennsylvania Legislature to Provide COVID-related...
July 28, 2020 Lost revenue from mandated closures, cancelled fundraising events, depressed donations and burgeoning requests for services and financial benefits have threatened the survival of...
View ArticleLabor Department Answers More Questions About the FLSA During the COVID-19...
July 28, 2020 The United States Department of Labor has issued six new Questions and Answers related to interpretation and enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) during the COVID-19...
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