Insurance Lost Business Claims COVID-19 led to an unprecedented closure of businesses. Many businesses shuttered under government COVID-19 Executive Orders filed claims with their insurers for the business interruption. While some businesses had business interruption insurance and made claims under those policies, others did not have specific business interruption insurance,...
COVID 19: Face Masks, Testing and What Employer and Their Employees Need to Know Moving Forward in the Workplace According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”), Employers must take precautions to protect employees (and customers) from COVID-19. The EEOC...
The Civil Rights Act: Supreme Court’s Landmark Decision Today That Under Federal Law Employers Cannot Discriminate Against Homosexual or Transgender Employees The United States Supreme Court ruled today that under Federal Law employers cannot discriminate against an individual based on that employee’s sex. The Court interpreted the 1964 Civil...
Calculating Overtime Under The Fluctuating Workweek Method: Important Changes for Employers Employers typically have to pay non-exempt employees overtime at one and a half times an employee’s regular rate of pay; however, some states allow employers to use the fluctuating workweek method and pay overtime at only one-half of an employee’s regular rate for all hours worked over 40 in...
Relaxed and More Flexibility Great news! Loans under the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (“PPP”), and most importantly, the forgiveness requirements provisions have been somewhat relaxed as of this morning by passage of amendments to the PPP Act (“PPPFA”). The changes will...
COVID 19: Testing Employees and “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Mask – No Service” Policies. Employers are obligated to keep their employee safe under OSHA and other laws and regulations. Many employers are questioning what precautions and measures they can take without running afoul of the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act,...
California Senate Bill No. 939 (“SB-939”) proposes to add Section 1951.9 to the Civil Code (“Section 1951.9”). If SB-939 is passed as currently proposed, it would become effective immediately and have a HUGE impact on existing leases and the rights of commercial property developers and landlords. SB-939 Would provide two...
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): Are you off the hook? The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provides that loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) do not require a personal guarantee or collateral. However, this waiver does not mean that the individual shareholders, members, or...
Employers in the time of COVID-19 have been forced to learn how to balance the financial costs of keeping the business afloat, while also trying to retain quality employees. At times, it feels like one wrong step and the whole business will crash down, with no net to break the...