Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

Authors: Andrew Shute, Partner & Lara Radik, Special Counsel On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19, also referred to as Novel Coronavirus, a pandemic (an infectious disease outbreak that spre ...

On March 3, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts to address the COVID-19 outbreak. President Donald J. Trump addressed the country on March 11, 2020, to announce some measures the U ...

On March 5, 2020, the Karnataka Labour Department issued a circular (“Circular”) requiring all establishments in the State to grant 28 days of paid sick leave to any employee who has been infected by the COVID-19 vir ...

In an recent judgment of the Madras High Court https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/working-woman-giving-birth-to-child-after-twins-in-1st-delivery-not-entitled-to-maternity-benefits-madras-hc-1651776-2020-03-03), a wor ...