On May 13, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an expansion of the state’s COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant program from $2.5 billion to $4 billion. The expansion makes California’s business relief grants program the largest in the country....
The California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board has decided to delay approving Cal/OSHA’s proposed “readoption” of the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards pending Cal/OSHA’s anticipated further proposed revisions in light of recent mask guidance from the Cen
On May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed A2681B/S1034—the Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act” or “Act”), which requires employers to enact an airborne infectious disease exposure prevention standard for all work sites and to create a workplace safety committee....
On May 20, 2021, Ontario released its long-awaited Roadmap to Reopen (Roadmap), a three-step plan to safely and gradually reopen the province and loosen certain public health restrictions.... By: Littler
As explained previously, various forums have jurisdiction or authority to hear bid protests: agencies, the U.S. Accountability (GAO), and the U.S. Court Federal Claims (COFC). Click here for further information on where to file. Click here to learn about filing an agency level protest.
Proposed New York legislation that would expose general contractors to increased liability for their subcontractors’ alleged wage theft is the subject of a new Report, co-authored by myself, issued by the New York City Bar Association’s Construction Law Committee....
In a dramatic shift in its enforcement position with respect to the recordability of adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccines, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on May 21, 2021, published a new Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) establishing that employers do not need to recor
Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md) released a letter from Securities and Exchange Commissioner Lee responding to the Senators’ letter (available here) from February 2021. ...
Last year the digital health sector smashed all previous records for both fundraising and consumer adoption of novel technologies. So far, 2021 is already on track to outshine last year’s impressive numbers.
On May 11, 2021, British Columbia (BC) announced that it had introduced Bill 13, Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 13) for first reading. Bill 13 received Royal Assent on May 20, 2021.
