COVID-19 Legal Update: DOL Guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On March 25, 2020, Brann & Isaacson published a legal update on the Department of Labor’s Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act as part of its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. This update provides the major takeaways from the Department’s guidance document, including the effective date, the new leave requirement, determining whether the FFCRA applies...

COVID-19 Legal Update: Maine Emergency Orders and Essential Businesses

On March 25, 2020, Brann & Isaacson published a legal update on Maine Emergency Orders Regarding Essential Businesses as part of its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. This update provides practical guidance on recent emergency orders by Governor Mills and some Maine municipalities regarding the closure of non-essential businesses and social distancing requirements for all businesses.

COVID-19 Legal Update: B&I Attorneys Offer Webinar for Employers

On March 24, 2020, Peter Lowe and Dan Stockford presented a webinar in which they addressed a myriad of issues arising out of the current pandemic that impact the workplace, including: pay, leaves, quarantine, return to work, travel bans, medical notes, confidentiality, and disability rights.  In the webinar, they discussed new federal statutes instituting paid...

B&I Launches COVID-19 Legal Resource Library

In this time of crisis, Brann & Isaacson strives to be a source of reliable information about issues affecting our clients and their communities. To that end, B&I has launched a COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. While the resources provided do not constitute, and are no substitute for, specific legal advice regarding the particular needs of...

COVID-19 Legal Update: WARN Act

On March 24, 2020, Brann & Isaacson published a legal update on the WARN Act as part of its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. This update provides vital information for businesses facing business disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and might be facing the unfortunate necessity of layoffs, reduction in pay or hours, or...

COVID-19 Legal Update: Advance Directives for Health Care

On March 24, 2020, Brann & Isaacson published a legal update on advance directives for health care as part of its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. This update addresses legal issues in health planning worth considering or visiting in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Legal Update: B&I Attorneys Offer Webinar for Business Leaders

On March 23, 2020, Brann & Isaacson attorneys presented a webinar to provide business leaders with real-time tools to address the threats to their businesses and their employees posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.  In the webinar, Kevin Haley and Michael Carey focused on the following critical areas: (1) the impact of the outbreak on existing...

COVID-19 Legal Update: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On March 19, 2020, Brann & Isaacson published a legal update on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act as part of its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. This update discusses provisions of the act affecting employers, including emergency paid sick leave and the temporary expansion of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).