The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reminds employers that EEO laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act, continue to apply during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, these laws do not interfere with health guidelines presented by the CDC and state or local authorities. It is important for...
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October 09, 2020
COVID-19: How Should Employers Respond to Post-Virus Telework Requests in Compliance with the EEOC?
October 01, 2020
PODCAST: COVID-19.....We Interrupt Your Business (Insurance)!
In this episode of Cipriani & Werner, P.C.’s podcast series An Ounce of Prevention , Attorneys Patricia Holden and Matt Mitchell, partners in our Mt. Laurel, NJ office, discuss the history of...
September 24, 2020
COVID-19: Southern District of West Virginia Suspends Jury Trials...
On September 18, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia entered General Order #9, which continues all civil and criminal petit jury selections and trials...
September 21, 2020
COVID-19: FMCSA Issues Extension of Expanded Emergency Declaration...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended and modified the Emergency Declaration that had been set to expire on September 14, 2020. The extension of the declaration and...
September 16, 2020
COVID-19: Federal District Court Overturns Pennsylvania's...
On September 14, 2020, a Judge on the United States Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled unconstitutional several measures taken by Pennsylvania Governor and the...
September 15, 2020
COVID-19: New Jersey Governor Signs Into Law Covid-19 Presumptive...
On July 31, 2020, the NJ Assembly formally adopted Senate Bill 2380 to expand access to workers’ compensation benefits for workers who have contracted COVID-19. As amended, S2380 creates a...
September 15, 2020
COVID-19: Health Care Provider Exclusions under Revised FFCRA
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires eligible employers to provide emergency paid sick leave (EPSLA) and Expanded Family Medical Leave (EFMLA) to its employees. However,...
September 15, 2020
COVID-19: Notice and Documentation Requirements under the revised...
In response to the recent New York District Court ruling pertaining to the FFCRA’s provision that required employees to provide employers with certain notice and documentation before taking FFCRA...
September 15, 2020
COVID-19: Updated DOL Guidance on Intermittent Leave
The Department of Labor has now issued updated guidance relative the use of intermittent leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Intermittent leave is leave taken in...
September 15, 2020
COVID-19: Department of Labor Issues a Revised Rule to Clarify FFCRA
On or about September 11, 2020, The Department of Labor issued a revised rule clarifying certain aspects of the Family First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). These changes were generated in...
September 09, 2020
COVID-19: We Interrupt Your Business (Insurance)!
Keep an eye out in early October for this upcoming episode in the Cipriani & Werner, P.C. podcast series An Ounce of Prevention . Attorneys Patricia Holden and Matt Mitchell, partners in our...
September 01, 2020
PODCAST: Employer COVID-19 Policies
Employment Lawyers Jim Devine and Ryan Murphy review the challenges that COVID-19 present for employers, and why the need for a pro-active plan is crucial. They discuss some of the unique exposure...
August 27, 2020
PA Governor Wolf’s New COVID-19 Restrictions Impact Gyms and...
On July 16, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf executed a new set of restrictions to combat the resurgence of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. The new restrictions placed additional limitations on bars and...
August 26, 2020
PODCAST: COVID-19 Back to School
Employment Lawyers Jim Devine and Ryan Murphy address the current efforts of school districts to restart school this year. While these efforts vary from a full physical return of students, to...
August 21, 2020
PODCAST: COVID-19 State Travel Restrictions and Vacation
Employment Lawyers Jim Devine and Ryan Murphy discuss the newly imposed out-of-state travel and quarantine restrictions imposed in various states due to the increasing COVID-19 test positivity...
August 18, 2020
PODCAST - The Impact of COVID-19 on Trucking Casualty Litigation
In this episode of Cipriani & Werner, P.C.’s podcast series “An Ounce of Prevention,” Transportation Law Practice Group Co-Leaders Bill Pentecost & Matt Mitchell discuss how the COVID-19...
July 22, 2020
COVID-19: Protecting Pennsylvania's At-Risk Population in...
Throughout Pennsylvania, there are 697 nursing homes, 1,143 personal care homes, and 58 assisted living facilities. According to the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA), approximately 123...
July 21, 2020
The COVID-19 PA Hazard Pay Grant Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development is operating a new program designed to assist front-line employees working in vital sectors, and to help employers retain those...
July 02, 2020
COVID-19: PA Secretary of Health Orders Expansion to Use of Face...
As the scientific community coalesces around a consensus regarding the beneficial use of face masks, while at the same time, the divisive nature of this topic continues to grab political headlines...
June 19, 2020
COVID-19: We Never "Closed"...We are Still Here
FROM: CEO and BOARD TO: C&W Team and Clients As CIPRIANI & WERNER attorneys and staff begin the process of returning to their offices, several important factors come to mind. First, we...
June 16, 2020
COVID-19: Georgia Supreme Court Extends Judicial Emergency Order...
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...