Client Alerts
Click on the links below to download our Client Alerts, which discuss labor and employment issues.
March 28, 2022: GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES JOINT PUBLIC-PRIVATE AGREEMENT TO ENSURE THE BUFFALO BILLS REMAIN IN NEW YORK STATE
February 2, 2022: NLRB GC RAMPS UP 10(J) RELIEF FOR THREATS DURING ORGANIZING
January 14, 2022: SUPREME COURT HANDS DOWN RULINGS REGARDING VACCINE MANDATES
January 13, 2022: ARE AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTS FREE EVERYWHERE?
January 10, 2022: SUPREME COURT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENTS ON OSHA & CMS MANDATES
January 6, 2022: CONFUSED YET? MORE CDC GUIDANCE ON SHORTER ISOLATION & QUARANTINE PERIODS
July 21, 2020: TEACHERS UNION SUES FLORIDA GOV OVER COVID-19 SAFETY CONCERNS
July 20, 2020: MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR NEXT ROUND OF COVID-19 ECONOMIC RELIEF
July 17, 2020: NLRB ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR IN-PERSON ELECTIONS, HOWEVER MAIL-IN UNION VOTING TO CONTINUE AS COVID-19 SURGES
July 16, 2020: CITING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 INFECTIONS, UBER DRIVERS ASK THE 9TH CIRCUIT FOR EMPLOYEE STATUS
July 15, 2020: COVID-19 UPDATE: NYC SEES SPIKE IN YOUNG ADULTS AND NEW GUIDANCE FOR FACE COVERINGS
July 14, 2020: DOH ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR COVID-19 SCHOOL SAFETY
July 13, 2020: OSHA PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR RETURNING BACK TO WORK INCLUDING ADVISING WORKERS TO WEAR MASKS
July 10, 2020: FEDERAL RESERVE MAIN STREET LOAN PROGRAM STRUGGLES
July 9, 2020: SBA ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR PPP LOAN FORGIVENESS
July 8, 2020: NLRB GENERAL COUNSEL LOOKING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR WORKERS TO WIN DAMAGES FROM UNIONS
July 7, 2020: NYS STATE LOOKS TO ADOPT SPECIFIC AIR CONDITIONING REQUIREMENTS TO PREVENT COVID-19 AIRBORNE SPREAD
July 6, 2020: PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONGRESS SUES CUNY OVER STAFF AND FACULTY LAYOFFS AFTER CUNY ACCEPTS FEDERAL COVID RELIEF FUNDS
July 2, 2020: NYC TO DELAY INDOOR DINING WHEN IT ENTERS PHASE 3
July 1, 2020: NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL PASSES COVID-19 IMPACTED BUDGET
June 30, 2020: GOVERNOR CONSIDERING A PAUSE TO FULL IMPLEMENTATION TO PHASE 3 OF NY FORWARD IN NYC
June 29, 2020: GOVERNOR CUOMO ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER MAKING NEW YORKERS WHO VOLUNTARILY TRAVEL TO COVID-19 HIGH-RISKS STATES INELIGIBLE FOR SICK LEAVE BENEFITS
June 26, 2020: DE BLASIO SAYS NYC IS ON PACE FOR PHASE 3 ON JULY 6
June 25, 2020: NYC MAYOR TO UNIONS: FIND $1 BILLION IN SAVINGS OR FACE 22,000 LAYOFFS
June 24, 2020: PHASE 2 MANDATORY OFFICE-BASED GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES
June 23, 2020: NEW YORK PRIMARY DAY IN NEW YORK
June 22, 2020: NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALLY STARTS PHASE 2 OF NY FORWARD PLAN
June 19, 2020: OSHA ISSUES GUIDANCE DIRECTING EMPLOYERS TOWARD PHASED REOPENING WITH ACCOMMODATIONS AND FLEXIBILITY FOR WORKERS
June 18, 2020: GOVERNOR CUOMO DECLARES JUNE 19TH A HOLIDAY FOR NYS EMPLOYEES
June 17, 2020: STATE LEGISLATORS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT INFORMATION SHARED WITH COVID-19 CONTACT TRACERS
June 16, 2020: INSPECTORS GENERAL ASK CONGRESS FOR HELP TO MONITOR COVID-19 RELIEF PAYMENTS
June 15, 2020: SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 FORBIDS EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY
June 12, 2020: D.C. CIRCUIT COURT TOSSES OUT AFL-CIO LAWSUIT SEEKING EMERGENCY OSHA COVID-19 SAFETY RULES
June 11, 2020: COVID-19 COMPENSATION FUND
June 10, 2020: NYS LEGISLATURE VOTES TO REPEAL SECTION 50-a OF CIVIL RIGHTS LAW – GOVERNOR EXPECTED TO SIGN IT INTO LAW
June 9, 2020: UPDATE: FEDERAL RESERVE ANNOUNCES THE EXPANSION OF MAIN STREET PROGRAM
June 8, 2020: NON-URGENT SURGERIES TO RESUME AT 19 NYC HOSPITALS AS NYC ENTERS PHASE ONE OF REOPENING
June 5, 2020: ANTI-UNION MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CALL ON AFL-CIO AND AFFILIATES TO STOP COLLECTING UNION DUES FROM UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
June 4, 2020: AS NEW YORK STATE MOVES TO REOPEN, WORKERS COMPENSATION ISSUES COME TO THE FOREFRONT
June 3, 2020: BANKS WARN THAT MAIN STREET LENDING PROGRAM MAY NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS
June 2, 2020: EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A BUSINESS IS ESSENTIAL AS STATE ECONOMY REOPENS
June 1, 2020: FEDERAL COURT STRIKES DOWN MAJOR PARTS OF NLRB ELECTION RULES, A BIG WIN FOR LABOR
May 29, 2020: HOUSE PASSES BILL TO EASE RESTRICTIONS ON PPP LOANS
May 28, 2020: GOVERNOR CUOMO GOES TO WASHINGTON AND MAYOR SEEKS AUTHORITY TO BORROW TO COVER BUDGET DEFICIT
May 27, 2020: SENATE TO RECONVENE SESSION AND ASSEMBLY AT THE CALL OF THE SPEAKER
May 26, 2020: GOVERNOR SUPPORTS LINE-OF-DUTY BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES OF PUBLIC WORKERS THAT HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19
May 22, 2020: ACCORDING TO LABOR LEADERS RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT AND WORKER UNREST FROM COVID-19 MAY RESULT IN SURGE IN DEMAND FOR UNION REPRESENTATION
May 21, 2020: COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTRIBUTING TO LOW CENSUS RESPONSE
May 20, 2020: NASSAU COUNTY TO RESUME ELECTIVE SURGERIES AND NEW YORK TO START A TWO-WEEK HOSPITAL VISITATION PILOT PROGRAM
May 19, 2020: MAYOR DE BLASIO SUPPORTS LINE-OF-DUTY PENSION BENEFITS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES LOST TO COVID-19
May 18, 2020: USDOL GUIDANCE: PART-TIME WORKERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR $600 PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AND REMINDS STATES THAT THEY HAVE TO MONITOR FOR FRAUD
