Last year the New York City Council by a vote of 40-4 enacted Int. 1445-A (the “Law”), which amends the New York City Human Rights Law to prohibit employers and staffing firms from pre- employment drug testing for marijuana and THC (the active ingredient in marijuana). The Law will go into effect on May 10,
April, 2020 – Israel – Granot-Speiser Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, major limitations were imposed by the Israeli government. Some are obligations imposed on non-essential workplaces such as: function halls, restaurants, and gyms, to shut down their operations at their workplace entirely, other business such as: law firms and high tech companies need to reduce
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Cuomo signed into law on March 18, 2020 the New York COVID-19 Sick Leave Law, S. 8901 (the “Law”). The Law, which was effective immediately, requires employers regardless of size to provide sick leave to their eligible employees who physically work in New York State. The sick leave
April, 2020 – Malta – Valletta Legal Changes to the Law – The addition of Quarantine Leave Following the Covid-19 outbreak, Government has published Legal Notice 62 of 2020; ‘Minimum Special Leave Entitlement (Amendment) Regulations, 2020’, adding a new definition of quarantine leave. By definition, an employer must grant quarantine leave if an employee is
Ortoli | Rosenstadt LLP – Paul H. Pincus – April, 2020
In response to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), President Trump signed into law on March 18, 2020 the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201 (the “Act”). This sweeping Act temporarily expands the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) relating to COVID-19, creates a temporary federal paid sick leave program relating to COVID-19, expands unemployment insurance benefits, mandates insurance coverage of coronavirus testing, and expands nutrition and food assistance. This Legal Advisory focuses on the Act’s FMLA expansion and the paid sick leave program it creates, and includes the most recent attached guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”).
April 2020 – Brazil – Rossetti Advogados Due to the Brazilian Provisional Measure No. 931, published on March 30, 2020, we report below the main changes that produce significant effects: Extension of the Term & Effects. The statutory term for the conduction of annual shareholders’ meetings and annual meetings of members to approve financial statements
