As new developments emerge, we strive to bring you the latest legal updates and are available to address any questions or concerns you may have during this difficult time.

Employment and Labor

CDC Recommends News Guidance on Mask Requirements

Department of Labor Significantly Narrows Definition Of “Healthcare Provider” Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

EEOC Updates Technical Assistance June 11, 2020

EEOC Issues More Clarification on Return to Work Issues

Governor Whitmer Extends Stay At Home Order to May 28, 2020

Governor Issues Revised Stay at Home Order Effective Through May 15, 2020

EEOC Permits Employee Testing for COVID-19 Before Entering the Work Site

Governor Whitmer Issues Executive Order Protecting Employees of Long-Term Care Facilities

Michigan Governor Extends Stay At Home Order and Issues Order on Public Policy if Discharging Workers With COVID-19

Expanded Michigan Unemployment Benefits

Small Business Exemptions from the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Department of Labor Defines Healthcare Providers Who Can Be Excluded from the FFCRA

U.S. Department of Labor Releases FFCRA Employee Rights Posters

U.S. Department of Labor to Observe 30-Day “Temporary Non-Enforcement” of FFCRA

Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act

COVID-19 Implications for Foreign Workers

Workers’ Disability Compensation Act Emergency Rule

The Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act & COVID-19 Employment Update

Immigration

Immigration Minute: Canadian Travel Restrictions

Immigration Minute: Travel Restrictions on International Travelers

Immigration Minute: Extension of Proclamations 10014 and 10052 (Travel Bans)

Suspension of Entry of Immigrant Visa Applicants to the U.S. for 60 Days

Summary of Immigration Changes Due to COVID-19

Immigration and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Post-Acute Care

CDC Extends Order Protecting Most Tenants from Eviction for Non-Payment of Rent

New CDC Order Extends Protection from Eviction for Non-Payment for Most Tenants

Skilled Nursing Facility Providers Can Expect Increased Survey and Enforcement after CMS Announcements

CMS to Issue New Guidance and Rules for SNFs Regarding COVID-19 Reporting

HIPAA During the Pandemic: Guidance on the Waiver or Modification of HIPAA Requirements under §1135 of the Social Security Act

Government/Public Policy/Regulatory

Mike Watza and Carina Kraatz Present “The Impact of COVID-19 On Municipal Cyber Security” Webinar

Marijuana and Industrial Hemp

Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency Guidance to Marijuana Licensees Based on COVID-19

Commercial and Construction Law

Michigan Small Business Grants

Michigan is Introducing COVID-19 Immunity Laws

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COVID-19 Legal Updates

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