Rojgar Job News

Employers understandably have many questions concerning the employment-related implications and consequences of the current coronavirus pandemic.  We have put together an FAQ guide – accessible here – addressing many of these questions.  We also are planning another webinar for the week of March 23 to provide an update on legislative developments as Congress works to pass emergency measures in response to the outbreak.  (If you were unable to participate in our March 16 webinar, a recording is available here and the materials can be accessed here.)  Please continue to monitor this blog for information about coronavirus-related developments and how to register for our next webinar.

Throughout this past week, we have provided a comprehensive analysis of the various provisions of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the first ever federal law requiring the payment of paid sick leave and paid family leave for various COVID-19-related reasons.  These daily updates include consideration of employer and employee coverage; qualifying reasons for leave; complicated issues in paying employees; and job restoration requirements under both the paid sick and paid family provisions of the FFCRA.  For your convenience, we have compiled each day’s analysis here, and Squire Patton Boggs partners Jill Kirila and Laura Lawless will be doing a fulsome review of these provisions—and well as discussing challenges employers face in implementing difficult employment decisions, such as reductions-in-force, hours reductions, and furloughs—in a webinar on Monday, April 13, 2020 at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific.  To register, please c...

Please join us on Monday, April 13 at 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT as Jill S. Kirila and Laura Lawless present the third webinar in our series discussing employment issues stemming from COVID-19.  We will dig deep into the recent federal regulations, including the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and will discuss the CARES Act and how it applies to employers. As we did in the first two webinars in this series, we will address practical and lawful ways to deal with the workplace realities presented in the current environment. This webinar is intended to help you manage your organization’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak and will be of interest to in-house counsel, HR professionals and all those involved in risk and compliance. Registration is available here.

While COVID-19 has turned everyone’s focus toward safety and health generally, it has forced US employers specifically to focus on the safety and health of their employees during an unprecedented time. Employers in the US have common law and statutory duties to ensure safe workplaces, but the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly disrupted many of the traditional means that employers have relied on for doing so, as well as greatly accelerated timeframes to adapt and adjust accordingly. The pandemic has also shone a glaring spotlight on a variety of workplace safety issues, including engineering, administrative and safety practice controls, personal protective equipment, respiratory protection, training, employee relations, hazard communication, recordkeeping, workers’ rights, and up-to-date policies and procedures. Please join Peter Gould, Matthew Cooper, Cole Wist and Dr. Emily Haas of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for the second session in the U...

Please join Gregory A. Wald, Samuel J. Mudrick and Luisa E. Koidl for a webinar on  Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT discussing the latest developments and impact of the President’s Executive Order suspending certain aspects of US immigration, travel restrictions and related processing challenges in the transition to a post-COVID-19 world.  Hot-button issues of interest to US employers and multinationals sponsoring foreign national employees will be covered, including: Review and scope of the expected Executive Order temporarily suspending immigration to the US Current state of travel bans and restrictions impacting global travel and prognosis for easing Pivoting to a remote workforce and related challenges specific to immigration sponsorship and I-9 compliance Work reductions, furloughs and lay-offs: immigration consequences and strategies Visa processing and maintenance of status challenges related to closures of government office...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is impacting employers all across the US, but California has its own set of specific issues. Every California organization should have a plan of action in place concerning operating in an environment dictated by the virus and its implications. Join partners Michael W. Kelly and Carmen J. Cole from our Labor & Employment practice, as they host a live webinar to discuss topics of importance to all California employers, Thursday, April 30 at 10am PDT. To register click here . 1 hour general credit is available in CA, pending in additional states.

Please join colleagues in our Venture Law Meetup Group for a monthly webinar on Friday June 5 at 9 am EDT . Leah G. Brownlee will be joined by Matthew Cooper and Matt Secrist to discuss considerations for getting back to the office in the COVID-19 pandemic. Register using this link. This complimentary webinar series aims to equip executive officers and founders of new start-ups with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the various aspects of launching and growing a new venture. We would like to thank our event co-sponsors: BioEnterprise, BioOhio, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic Innovations, Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor, Cleveland State University, CWRU LaunchNET, Flashstarts, Good Marketing, Inc., Greater Cleveland Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Marcum LLP, Merrill Datasite, OhioX, Plug and Play Cleveland and StartInCLE.