On April 17, 2020, San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance to provide paid leave to workers affected by COVID-19 (the “Ordinance”). The […]
San Francisco Enacts Back-to-Work Emergency Ordinance Mandating Reemployment for Certain Employees Laid Off Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
On July 3, 2020, San Francisco enacted a Back-to-Work Emergency Ordinance temporarily creating a right to reemployment for certain employees laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic if their […]
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance Following End of the Federal Public Health Emergency
On May 15, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its comprehensive “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other […]
Fugees’ Pras Michel Has Emergency Colon Cancer Surgery, Delaying Case
Fugees rapper Pras Michel had emergency surgery for colon cancer removal on Thursday (Aug. 28), postponing a key court hearing following his conviction on illegal foreign lobbying and […]
Trade Court Asks If Trump Could Declare ‘Peanut Butter Emergency’ to Set More Tariffs
Federal government lawyers appeared to be hard-pressed to define the limits of President Donald Trump’s trade powers during a Tuesday hearing over his so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs, with […]
Statewide Judicial Emergency Declared in Wake of Cyclone Helene
Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs has issued a declaration of a one-month statewide judicial emergency period extending filing requirements due to the effects of […]
Supreme Court Reveals Dismissal of Idaho Emergency Abortion Ban Case — Justia News — June 26, 2024
A copy of an opinion “inadvertently and briefly uploaded” to the U.S. Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday revealed that it may allow emergency abortions in Idaho. The Idaho […]