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On June 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia extended its Judicial Emergency Order a third time through and including July 12, 2020. However, the latest Emergency Order contains significant modifications from the previous orders. In the new order, jury trials continue to be suspended and the Court indicates “it is unlikely that any jury...
On June 9, 2020, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a resolution titled HR 836 of 2020 , which seeks to end Governor Wolf’s emergency declaration and state shutdown relative to the COVID-19...
On May 13, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) declared that a national emergency continued to exist, warranting a further extension of Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002...
New Jersey issued a Stay-At-Home order on March 21, 2020 which closed non-essential business. The order currently remains in place, but New Jersey has provided a plan for the re-opening of the...
On April 24, 2020, Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland issued a state-wide recovery plan titled “Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery”. The plan lays out a three-phase process the state will take to...
In late March, when Congress passed, and the President signed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,” commonly referred to as the “CARES,” many observers touted the expansion of...
In a May 20, 2020 memo to the entire New York Unified Court System, Chief Administrative Judge, Lawrence K. Marks, announced that effective May 25, 2020, e-filing through the NYSCEF system --...
On May 28, 2020, all pending Georgia cases may have reinstated deadlines. For litigants, this means the number of days left to file a response as of March 14, 2020 when the first judicial...
On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule allowing employers to pay nonexempt employees whose hours vary from week to week, bonuses or other forms of incentive...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued guidance on May 4, 2020 requiring employers engaged in business to execute and post a form titled “COVID-19 Safety Procedures for Businesses”. This form...
Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued the attached Form titled, “ COVID-19 Safety Procedures for Businesses ”. This form provides in pertinent part: All businesses in the...
On Monday, May 11, 2020, the Georgia Supreme Court issued its Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (the “Emergency Order”). The order, in essence, limits court to...
On May 6, 2020, Governor Wolf issued an executive order conferring civil immunity to a wide range of health care professionals responding to the COVID-19 emergency. Legally speaking, the order...
New Jersey requires that most civil litigation matters proceed to a mandatory, non-binding arbitration prior to being listed for trial. In the cases that qualify for the program, the matters are...
The Georgia Supreme Court seems likely to extend the video conference trial rule (Unified Superior Court Rule 9.1) by amendment this week. In essence, the rule will provide parties the option of...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides necessary guidance to employers regarding teleworking. Because employees who are able to telework are exempt from receiving benefits...
We recently published a detailed summary of how the New Jersey Courts have responded to the COVID-19 crisis. As of April 24, 2020, the Supreme Court has extended certain deadlines for another...
New Jersey has been one of the states that has been most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, a stay-at-home order has been in effect since March 21, 2020. In response, the New Jersey...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires covered employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID...
This past week, both the Pennsylvania House and Senate considered legislation to lower the burden of proof in COVID-19 cases for Pennsylvania's first responders. 1 Although unsuccessful to date,...
Effective 8 PM on April 19, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health implemented a new Order augmenting the safety precautions required by all life-sustaining businesses . There has been some...
