Over the past few years, cities have started to implement workplace regulation, an area previously reserved to federal and state governments. The hotel industry, which often is one of the primary drivers of a local economy,...more
On July 13, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Substitute Senate Bill No. 658, An Act Requiring Employers to Recall Certain Laid-Off Workers in Order of Seniority (Act). ...more
The Governor of Nevada recently signed into law Senate Bill 386, which is Nevada’s version of the trending “return to work” or “right to recall” laws being passed in other jurisdictions throughout the country in response to...more
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On April 16, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 93 (SB 93) – a “rehiring and retention” law. SB 93 creates new Labor Code section 2810.8, which requires certain hospitality businesses to rehire...more
On April 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 93, which granted the right to recall for certain California hospitality and business services workers whose employment has been impacted by COVID-19 through...more
Just about a year ago, in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic activity in many sectors went from red hot to nearly frozen, seemingly overnight. The hospitality industry was particularly hard hit, as business...more
We all remember the shelter-in-place orders of 2020, and the resulting drop in customers for many businesses as the pandemic took its toll throughout the year. Perhaps we should not have been surprised when the pandemic...more