C&W Journal

March 26, 2020

COVID-19: DOL Issues Guidance to FFCRA

The Department of Labor has issued its guidance to the FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT ( FFCRA ) through Fact Sheets and a detailed Question & Answer Document. According to our review, there are additional points of clarification that will be needed due to inconsistencies between the documents. Nonetheless, we wanted to provide the DOL...

March 24, 2020

COVID-19: New York on PAUSE

Executive Order 202.6, New York on PAUSE , which took effect on March 22, 2020, directed that all non-essential businesses statewide must close in-office personnel functions. The purpose of this ...

March 24, 2020

COVID-19: WV Governor Issues Stay at Home Executive Order

Beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, all non-essential businesses in West Virginia will close. The purpose of the closure is to attempt to slow-down the spread of COVID-19....

March 24, 2020

West Virginia Supreme Court Declares COVID-19 Judicial Emergency

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has declared a Judicial Emergency in West Virginia from March 23, 2020 until April 10, 2020. The Court has ordered that any filing deadlines that were...

March 24, 2020

WV Insurance Commissioner Declares COVID-19 Insurance Emergency

Due to the recently declared National Emergency, the West Virginia Insurance Commissioner issued a COVID-19 Insurance Emergency Declaration which suspends the normal time frames for administering...

March 20, 2020

FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT SUMMARY

The federal government has passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, (FFCRA), signed into law by President Trump on March 18, 2020. Not only does the bill provide for a number of...

March 19, 2020

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Statute of Limitations for Medical...

An influx of new medical provider claims in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Court is imminent following a recent decision by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. On February 3, 2020, the Supreme...

March 17, 2020

CORONAVIRUS - Travel? Exposure? What Can You Ask Your Employees?

We are all aware of the on-going implications to employers as the Coronavirus, both confirmed cases and concerns from employers and employees alike, spreads rapidly across our region. Cipriani ...

March 17, 2020

CORONAVIRUS - FLSA Issues Related to Work at Home Opportunities

We are all aware of the on-going implications to employers as the Coronavirus, both confirmed cases and concerns from employers and employees alike, spreads rapidly across our region. Cipriani ...

March 13, 2020

President Trump's Plan for Dealing with Impact of Coronavirus...

On March 11, 2020, President Trump delivered an Oval Office address intended to confront the issues surrounding the Coronavirus. In his address, President Trump outlined a three-stage plan for...

March 13, 2020

COVID-19: New Jersey WARN Act Expanded to Include New Mandatory...

Closing shop or reducing your workforce? New changes in New Jersey now require mandatory severance pay. On January 21, 2020 the Governor of New Jersey signed Senate Bill 3170, which enlarges the...

March 12, 2020

NJ Supreme Court Holds Employers May Not Discriminate Against...

Until yesterday, the interplay between New Jersey’s Compassionate Use Act and the Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) was unclear. In a landmark decision, Justin Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings,...

March 11, 2020

CORONAVIRUS - How Employers Address Employee Need for Leaves of...

As noted several times in our prior articles published over the last week, the CDC recommends that businesses encourage employees with symptoms of acute respiratory illness to stay home until free...

March 09, 2020

CORONAVIRUS - Is it Work Related and are Employers Potentially...

The short answer, maybe. Each state has specific rules and regulations defining what is covered as an accidental injury and/or occupational disease under their workers’ compensation statutes....

March 06, 2020

CORONAVIRUS - Employers Have a "General Duty" to Act

OSHA governs health and safety regulations in the workplace. When a disease or virus has a significant impact on a global level, the World Health Organization will declare a pandemic. As an...

March 05, 2020

Coronavirus - A Recommended Employer Response

In recent weeks, we have been tasked with learning about and preparing an appropriate response for the Coronavirus –COVID-19. According to the CDC, Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that...

March 03, 2020

NJ Supreme Court Affirms Lower Courts' Decisions in Felix v....

Guerline Felix v. Brian V. Richards , New Jersey Supreme Court (Opinion Date: February 26, 2020) The New Jersey Supreme Court recently affirmed the lower courts' decisions rejecting GEICO's...

September 27, 2019

DOL Issues Final Rule on Overtime Thresholds

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers newly eligible for overtime pay. The final rule updates the earnings thresholds...

June 04, 2019

NJ PIP Reimbursement Disputes: To Arbitrate or Litigate?

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently handed down a published decision regarding NJ PIP subro claims against self-insured commercial auto tortfeasors. (The decision will also apply to PIP...

March 26, 2019

Medical Marijuana in PA Workers' Comp - More Questions than...

The legalization of marijuana for both medical use and recreational use is a hot topic in legal circles these days. There are many ramifications to both types of legalization, involving many...

February 28, 2019

Courts Crack Down on Spoliation But Reluctant to "throw the...

When a new trucking accident case is assigned to defense counsel, one of the first things to be accomplished is to ensure that all relevant evidence is accounted for and preserved. While most of...

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