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Global Workplace Insider
Reduction in work considerations for New York employers during the COVID-19 pandemic
It has been nearly one month since the “New York on PAUSE” Order was implemented to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced that the Order…
Wyatt Employment Law Report
Employers Are Still Required to WARN Employees of Workplace Closings or Layoffs
By WyattLLP
By Meredith Eason Many employers are being forced to make tough financial choices to survive the difficult economic climate caused by COVID-19. Before closing offices or instituting furloughs or mass…
Employee Rights Blog
Layoffs and Terminations: A Primer For COVID-19 Job Losses
Layoffs and terminations are frequently used interchangeably and erroneously in the media. If you have lost your job due to the COVID-19 emergency measures, you must understand which one applies…
The Social Media Butterfly
Please Treat Your Employees With Empathy Especially During the Coronavirus
Just a quick reminder for everyone but especially employers to use the utmost care and empathy when having to make hard decisions about layoffs, furloughs and salary cuts. I shot…
Wyatt Employment Law Report
What Do Layoffs, Terminations and Plant Closings Mean for your Employer Retirement Plan?
By WyattLLP
By Sherry Porter COVID-19 has shaken up the benefits world in a big way – new laws, new issues. One issue that has been around for a long time, but…
Law and the Workplace
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Circuit Split On Whether A Layoff Is Temporary Or Permanent Under WARN Act
By Nicole Eichberger, Samantha Shear, Steven J. Pearlman
On March 30, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision from the Seventh Circuit in Leeper v. Hamilton County Coal, LLC, No. 19-1109, which held that a…
California Employers Blog
Layoffs vs. Furloughs: What’s the Difference in California?
There has been much confusion lately about the meaning of the terms “layoff” and “furlough.” Neither term has any specific meaning in California employment law. In common usage, a “layoff”…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Friday Coronavirus Update: Webinar Recaps, CARES Act, DOL Regulations
This pandemic is exhausting. There's obviously the personal: The "work from home" novelty has worn off and now comes to tough part of trying to find the boundaries of work…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
What’s the Difference Between Furloughs and Layoffs?
Some words, such as coronavirus and COVID-19, are synonymous. They mean the same thing. Other words, like furlough and layoffs, do not exactly mean the same thing. Both the l-word…
Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law
Guideline for Companies Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
First, do no harm. The shutdown of businesses by government order was sudden. Most companies were unprepared. Decisions made quickly that are not carefully thought through can create liability down…