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COVID-19 Employer Alert: Potential Public Health Notification Requirements
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Whether a business has remained in operation from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic or has only recently begun to reopen its workplace, the general guidance in the Pacific Northwest...
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A Roadmap for Reopening Workplaces in Washington and Oregon During COVID-19
Please see our February 1, 2022 article providing new and additional information on this topic. The facts, laws, and regulations regarding COVID-19 are developing rapidly and this advisory may reference out of date information.
Originally Publishe...
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OSHA Issues Revised Guidance Increasing Employers' Obligations Regarding COVID-19 Recordkeeping Requirements
More than two months have passed since the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic, causing economies around the world to abruptly grind to a seeming halt. Although the fight against COVID-19 and the process of economic...
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Special Employment Law Considerations for the Remote Workplace
As offices close or significantly reduce operations due to COVID-19 and the myriad of Stay Home/Shelter in Place government orders, many West Coast employers and employees are waking up to a new reality: remote working (or telecommuting).
But prior t...
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Employers Should Know How CARES Act Impacts Unemployment Benefits
As you have no doubt heard by now, on Friday, March 27, 2020, Congress passed and the President signed into law a $2 trillion economic relief bill called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). While the CARES Act offers...
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Documentation That Employers Need to Get from Their Employees if They Want to Claim the Tax Credits for Providing E-PSL and E-FMLA Leave
Private-sector employers with fewer than 500 employees[1] that are required to provide E-PSL and E-FMLA leave to qualifying employees now have a better idea as to what documentation they need to obtain and retain if they want to claim the refundable...
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