Posts tagged Coronavirus
Workplace Screenings After Stay-At-Home is Lifted: Can My Employer Take My Temperature?
Workplace Screenings After Stay-At-Home is Lifted: Can My Employer Take My Temperature?

Despite the impending deadline of the May 15th stay-at-home order, which will undoubtedly be extended, New Yorkers are starting to imagine what life will be like when the order is fully lifted and people start returning to work. While it’s wishful thinking that things will just return to normal, the reality of this pandemic is that we are very far off from what normal use to look like. Until an effective vaccine is developed and mass produced, we will continue to live in a world of glove wearing, masks and facial coverings and life under the guidelines of the buzz word of 2020 . . . social distancing.

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Employment LawMichael CarboneCarbone Law, LLCCoronavirus, Americans with Disabilities Act, Employers, EmployeesComment
Force Majeure Clauses: Does the Coronavirus Excuse Me From Performing My Contractual Obligations?
Force Majeure Clauses: Does the Coronavirus Excuse Me From Performing My Contractual Obligations?

Black’s Law Dictionary defines “force majeure clause” as “a contractual provision allocating the risk if performance becomes impossible or impracticable as a result of an event or effect that the parties could not have anticipated or controlled.” Among the countless questions that have been raised during the coronavirus pandemic, one that seems to pop up frequently is whether the coronavirus is grounds for allowing a party to avoid performing their obligations under a contract. The answer really depends on the language in the contract and how New York law interprets these clauses, which unfortunately, is quite narrowly.

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Contract Law, General Legal PrinciplesMichael CarboneCarbone Law, LLCCoronavirus, Legal Documents, Force Majeure, Contract Clauses, ContractsComment
Stress + Coronavirus: Tools for Coping While in Isolation
Stress + Coronavirus: Tools for Coping While in Isolation

These last few weeks have been quite the test for staying calm while in isolation and apart from friends, family and loved ones. Not being able to live our lives as we normally do definitely has its toll on our sanity. With all of us confined to our homes, normal every day activities like, frequenting our favorite restaurants, traveling on vacation and celebrating special occasions seem like things of the past. Whether you’re struggling financially, juggling work and homeschooling your children or just trying to keep it all together amidst the chaos of this pandemic, managing stress is crucial to maintaining the stability needed to withstand this extended period of isolation.

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Michael CarboneCarbone Law, LLCCoronavirus, StressComment
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Sick Leave & Expanded Family/Medical Leave — Do I Qualify for Relief?
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Sick Leave & Expanded Family/Medical Leave — Do I Qualify for Relief?

On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Unfortunately, this new law excludes at least half of private-sector workers, including those working at the country’s largest employers. More specifically, this law does not apply to private companies with more than 500 employees.

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Employment LawMichael CarboneCarbone Law, LLCCoronavirus, Paid Sick Leave, Expanded Family/Medical LeaveComment