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Fiona W. Ong offered guidance to business owners in a webinar, COVID-19: Maryland Chamber’s Response and Resources,” presented by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce for its members on March 23, 2020. You may listen to the webinar here.

On behalf of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Fiona W. Ong and Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella participated in a conference call with Senators Benjamin Cardin and Christopher Van Hollen to pose questions about the practical impact of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on small businesses.

Mark J. Swerdlin and Fiona W. Ong conducted a webinar for hrsimple.com, “Coronavirus in the Workplace and Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” on March 19, 2020. You may view the webinar here.

Mark J. Swerdlin and Fiona W. Ong were featured in a March 18, 2020 Baltimore Business Journal article by Holden Wilen, “What should I do if my employee gets COVID-19? Attorneys tackle these and other pressing questions,” in which he summarized guidance given by Mark and Fiona during Shawe Rosenthal’s March 17, 2020 webinar on […]

Teresa D. Teare and Paul D. Burgin successfully defended a residential program that provides services to disabled adults from a claim in Maryland federal court that employees should have been paid for all time set aside for sleeping (or engaging in personal activities) during their 7-day shifts. The court found that the employees were “waiting […]

Shawe Rosenthal partners, Mark Swerdlin and Fiona Ong, discuss the new law and addressing COVID-19 in the workplace in an hrsimple.com webinar. To view recording, click here.

UPDATE: In addition to the topics listed below, we will provide detailed guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which will impose sweeping changes to an employer’s obligations in the face of the COVID-19 national emergency, including a new paid sick leave mandate, an expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act that includes […]