The evolving response to COVID-19 brings daily legal and public health developments. Businesses, already struggling under immense economic pressures, now face new and unprecedented questions regarding how Shelter-in-Place (or Stay-at-Home) and Non-Essential Business Closure Orders (Orders) will impact their operations and workforces. Part II reviews the leave management, furlough, and lay-off considerations facing employers, particularly in light of new federal leave requirements under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

On March 19, 2020, shortly after several California counties issued “shelter-in-place” orders, California Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order that, effective immediately, required all California residents to comply with the state Department of Public Health order requiring all residents to stay at home in an effort to slow or reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Since then, over 21 states and numerous other local jurisdictions have issued similar orders which restrict the movement of residents and/or close public or in-person operations of non-essential businesses.

On March 23, 2020, the Supreme Court (Court) issued its opinion regarding the case, Comcast Corporation v. National Association of African American-Owned Media. Justice Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, requiring businesses to close their offices and locations, employers must determine whether the elimination of jobs and facilities trigger notice requirements under the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.

On March 23, 2020, Oregon’s Governor issued a "Stay Home, Save Lives" order, which closes much business, but allows others to continue operations if they take certain steps. This alert answers to some of the most fundamental questions about the impact of the order on business operations within Oregon.

In Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, the United States Supreme Court allowed for the creation of a private cause of action for damages arising from violations of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This was novel because there was neither a statute nor provision in the Constitution for a cause of action for damages.

Reversing a distinction previously made, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on March 21 postponed until July 15 deadlines for both paying and filing federal income taxes normally due April 15. The postponed deadlines cover only federal income tax.

The term “fintech” is used to describe the application of new technology to improve the delivery and use of financial services and products in a more cost-effective way than is available in the traditional financial marketplace.