Risk Insights – Construction

Governor Doug Ducey has issued Executive order 2020-12 prohibiting the closure of essential services. Download the complete “Executive order – Arizona Essential Services” Download sample 1 “COVID-19 Essential Employee Authorization Letter” Download sample 2 “Essential Worker Employee Communications Letter” – doc Download sample 3 “Essential Business Identification (COVID-19)” pdf    

Legal Update HeaderThe rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation has employers scrambling to deal with a variety of employment issues, many of which they’ve never previously encountered. We've compiled some of the employers' most common questions, including how the Families First Coronavirus Response Act affects employers, how to handle business closures, and what benefits are available to employees.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has directed its field staff to observe a temporary nonenforcement period for the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Issued on March 24, 2020, the DOL’s Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-1 (FAB) indicates that the agency will not take any enforcement actions against FFCRA-covered […]