The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a memo addressing OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements for employers regarding recording cases of COVID-19. Effective immediately, OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements mandate that COVID-19 is a recordable illness, and employers with more than 10 employees must record cases of COVID-19 if the case: Is confirmed as…
On April 6, 2020, John C. Carney, the Governor of the State of Delaware, issued the Tenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (the “Order”), stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, the Order promotes the safety of participants of public…
On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a temporary rule to promulgate temporary regulations for the implementation of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA), both part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which took effect April 1. The rule provides…
We are proud to announce that former Delaware U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Kevin Gross is joining Richards, Layton & Finger as a director in the firm’s Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring department. Please click here to view a video of Kevin Gross discussing how he will assist our clients. In addition, please click here to learn more…
Lawyers are often asked to provide Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) perfection opinions in commercial real estate finance transactions. These opinions have been addressed in detail in the recent report, “Uniform Commercial Code Opinions in Real Estate Finance Transactions,” prepared by a Joint Drafting Committee of the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Committee…
On Jan. 14, 2020, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held in Ritzen Group Inc. v. Jackson Masonry LLC that “when the bankruptcy court unreservedly grants or denies relief” from the automatic stay, its order is final and therefore immediately appealable. Thus, a creditor’s appeal of a denial of stay relief was untimely because it was filed…
As contemplated by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the United States Department of Labor continues to issue compliance assistance to employers and employees. The DOL, in its most recent updated guidance, adds more questions and answers to include topics such as the extent to which certain small businesses (less than 50 employees) can be…
Intellectual property licenses do not come in one shape and size. Rather, they are often customized based on deliberate decisions of the contracting parties. For example, a patentee may grant a nonexclusive license to commercialize but may restrict the rights granted in another license to research and development activities. Although sublicensing may be permissible, any sublicensee…
As we reported on March 19, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was recently passed to provide paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave to certain eligible workers for specified reasons related to COVID-19. (Our prior alert can be found here.) The FFCRA goes into effect April 1. This means that those…
To fight the spread of COVID-19, Delaware Governor John Carney, on Sunday, March 22, 2020, issued modifications to the State of Emergency declaration ordering Delaware residents to generally stay at home and closing all non-essential businesses in Delaware. The modifications provide requirements for employers operating an essential business regarding the care and screening of their employees.…