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COVID-19Blog Posts

Virginia Passes Permanent Standard on COVID-19 The Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board enacted a Permanent Standard on COVID-19 in workplaces in a 9-4 vote on January 13, 2021. On July 15, 2020, Virginia became the first state in the nation to promulgate an Emergency Temporary Standard to address COVID-19 in workplaces. Even with vaccine deliveries on the way, Virginia has enacted... Continue Reading… January 14, 2021	Mandatory COVID-19 Benefits Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act Have Ended, Now What? In March 2020, when Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) with a sunset date of December 31, 2020, few anticipated the COVID-19 pandemic would be ongoing into 2021. Several similar state and local laws also sunset at the end of 2020. But the pandemic has not slowed, and requests for COVID-19-related leave... Continue Reading… January 13, 2021	USCIS: Delays Issuing Receipt Notices for Applications, Petitions Filed at Certain Lockboxes U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is experiencing delays in issuing receipt notices for some applications and petitions filed at USCIS lockboxes that are located in Chicago, Illinois, Phoenix, Arizona, and Lewisville, Texas. This announcement does not come as a surprise to most filers, since delays have been experienced for some time... Continue Reading… January 12, 2021
The City of San Jose Extends and Expands Its Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ordinance The City of San Jose recently passed an ordinance extending its supplemental paid sick leave ordinance until June 30, 2021 and expanding it to apply to all employers with employees working in San Jose. Extension When it was first passed, San Jose’s supplemental paid sick leave ordinance was set to expire on December 31, 2020.... Continue Reading… January 11, 2021	Agricultural Employers Challenge Cal OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Prevention At the end of 2020, California approved the Division of Occupational Safety & Health’s (“Cal OSHA”) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). Among the many requirements in the new ETS, Cal OSHA imposed a performance-based obligation on employers to establish and implement an effective COVID-19 Prevention Program, COVID-19 preventive measures (e.g., social distancing and mandatory use... Continue Reading… January 11, 2021	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Top Practical Considerations on FSA, Election Change Relief The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act) provides certain COVID-19-related relief, including temporary additional flexibility regarding flexible spending accounts (FSAs). Employers have several practical considerations when deciding whether to adopt one or more of the changes in their plans. Under the FSA changes, employees need not lose the benefit of the dollars they set aside from their... Continue Reading… January 11, 2021
OCR Releases Report Summarizing HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance Failures In the final days of 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) released a HIPAA Audits Industry Report (“the Report”), that could be quite helpful to covered entities and business associates for tackling HIPAA compliance as we enter the new year. The Report examines OCR’s findings from... Continue Reading… January 7, 2021	OCR Releases Report Summarizing HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance Failures In the final days of 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) released a HIPAA Audits Industry Report (“the Report”), that could be quite helpful to covered entities and business associates for tackling HIPAA compliance as we enter the new year. The Report examines OCR’s findings from... Continue Reading… January 7, 2021	With Federal COVID-19 Leave Ending, Leave Laws in D.C. and Elsewhere Take Center Stage When the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) expired on December 31, 2020, COVID-19-related leave was no longer assured for many employees throughout the United States unless another law, like the Family and Medical Leave Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act, applies. Jurisdictions that have COVID-19-related leave laws (such as the District of... Continue Reading… January 6, 2021
DHS Announces New Procedure for DACA Recipients On January 4, 2021, DHS announced that for I-9 purposes, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients may present an unexpired Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with Code C33 issued on or after July 28, 2020, along with an I-797 Extension Notice that shows an additional one-year extension. This new procedure is in response to a... Continue Reading… January 5, 2021

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