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EEOC issues COVID-19 vaccination guidance
With the advent of the COVID-19 vaccine, employers must wrestle immediately with the decision as to whether to mandate the COVID-19 vaccination. Employers may impose a vaccination requirement on employees subject to certain legally required exemptions. Specifically, exemptions to a mandatory vaccination policy include a refusal to be vaccinated based on a disability or medical condition, or a sincerely held religious belief.
read moreCOVID-19: The Impacts on Labor & Employment for Long-Term Care and Personal Care Facilities
Attorneys Rick Hackman and Steve Fleury recently presented at the Pennsylvania Health Care Association’s 2020 Virtual Convention about COVID-19-related labor and employment law issues impacting long-term and personal care facilities. In their presentation, they...
Pennsylvania announces new temporary COVID-19 restrictions, including indoor dining prohibition
With COVID-19 cases spreading across Pennsylvania to an all-time high and straining healthcare providers, Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine issued orders yesterday, December 10, which impose significant restrictions on activities to mitigate the impact of the virus over the next three weeks.
read morePennsylvania announces new temporary COVID-19 restrictions, including limits on funeral services
With COVID-19 cases “raging across Pennsylvania” to an all-time high and straining health care providers, Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine issued orders on December 10, 2020, which impose significant restrictions on activities to mitigate the impact of the virus over the next three weeks.
read moreCOVID-19 immunizations and employee relations considerations
With the imminent possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine, employers must be prepared for questions and concerns related to immunization for the virus. A recent Gallup survey indicated that approximately 42% of Americans would decline an approved COVID-19 vaccination. The same concerns voiced by the general populace most certainly will arise with employees, which will require employers to engage in a balancing act between employee relations between those who have concerns about the vaccine and the employer’s obligation to protect its employees, customers and clients from exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
read moreGovernor Wolf’s latest order imposes additional restrictions on Pennsylvania businesses
Gov. Tom Wolf signed an Order mandating additional restrictions on business operations in response to the increasing rate of COVID-19 infections across the Commonwealth.
read morePennsylvania announces new COVID-19 mitigation efforts, including lowered gathering limits and new enforcement measures
With COVID-19 cases reaching “critical” levels, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine issued orders on November 23, 2020, which consolidate prior mitigation orders and announce some new efforts.
read moreIRS issues new guidance on the deductibility of business expenses paid for with PPP funds
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2020-27, providing clarity on the ability of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan recipient (i.e. business owner) to deduct business expenses paid for using PPP loan proceeds. The updated ruling reinforces previous guidance issued in May through Revenue Ruling 2020-32 and if not followed, may increase the audit risk of a business owner by potentially understating their total net income (or overstating their potential loss).
read morePennsylvania strengthens mask mandates and imposes COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers
In response to surging COVID-19 cases across Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, Pennsylvania has reinforced requirements for mask wearing and imposed new COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers.
read morePhiladelphia restricts funerals through January 1
In response to rising COVID-19 cases, Philadelphia has prohibited indoor gatherings, including funerals beginning this Friday, November 20, 2020 through January 1, 2021.
read morePennsylvania gathering limits increased for most businesses – guidance for funeral homes and cemeteries unclear
Pennsylvania’s limits on crowds at indoor and outdoor events are now to be calculated as a percentage of maximum occupancy. For most businesses, this means an increase in gathering limits.
read morePennsylvania gathering limits increased for most businesses
Pennsylvania’s limits on crowds at indoor and outdoor events are now to be calculated as a percentage of maximum occupancy. For most businesses, this means an increase in gathering limits.
read morePennsylvania gathering limits remain in place, appeals court stays order
A federal appeals court stayed the lower court order declaring Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 gathering limits unconstitutional. This means that the limits will remain in place while the lower court’s order is on appeal.
On September 15, 2020, a federal district court in Pittsburgh declared the gathering limits to be unconstitutional, along with Gov. Tom Wolf’s now-suspended stay-at-home and non-life-sustaining business closure orders.
read moreFederal court denies stay during appeal of ruling on gathering limits – impact for Pennsylvania businesses
On September 22, 2020, the court denied the governor’s stay request. The court held that the governor was not likely to succeed on appeal and distinguished other cases which have upheld the governor’s COVID-mitigation orders on the ground that those rulings were not based on a full factual record like the one developed in this case.
read moreFederal court denies stay during appeal of ruling on gathering limits – impact for funeral homes and cemeteries
A federal court in western Pennsylvania, which struck down the commonwealth’s COVID-19 gathering limits, denied Gov. Tom Wolf’s request to stay ruling while it is on appeal. This means that, for now, the limits are not enforceable.
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