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Local Safer At Home Orders Changed Rapidly After Statewide Order Struck Down; Businesses Encouraged to Review Local Orders Regularly to Ensure Compliance

May 19, 2020

After the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the statewide Safer At Home order on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, a number of local governments, at the county, city, and village levels, began issuing their own Safer At Home orders. By Wednesday evening, Brown and Dane Counties had issued orders—as well as the suburban regions of Milwaukee County, which were not subject to the City of Milwaukee’s...

Governor Evers “Turns the Dial” to Begin Further Relaxing Restrictions on Businesses Categorized by the State as Non-Essential Retail

May 11, 2020

By: Sherry D. Coley and Tiffany E. Woelfel On May 11, 2020, Governor Evers issued Emergency Order #36, which further relaxes restrictions on retail businesses categorized by the State as non-essential. The Order allows for non-essential retail businesses to open their doors to customers for in-person shopping, provided that the entrance into the store be from the outside and not from a mall or...

Save Small Business Fund: Provides Grants to the Smallest of Small Businesses, Opens April 20

Apr 17, 2020

By: Sherry D. Coley and Tiffany E. Woelfel The United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation has established the Save Small Business Fund to provide short-term relief to small employers affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The Save Small Business Fund will provide a one-time grant of $5,000 to small businesses to use for business expenses. In order to be eligible for the grant, the small business...

Wisconsin’s New Safer At Home Order Alters Restrictions on Businesses

Apr 16, 2020

By: Sherry D. Coley and Tiffany E. Woelfel On April 16, 2020, Governor Evers and the Department of Health Services issued an extension to the Safer At Home Order. Emergency Order #28 will begin on April 24, 2020, and will continue until May 26, 2020, at 8 a.m., unless altered. The extended Order provides new restrictions on the number of individuals allowed in retail stores at any point in time....

Advice for Operating as an Essential Business During the COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 10, 2020

On March 24, 2020, in response to the growing COVID-19 crisis, Governor Evers directed the Department of Health Services to issue a Safer At Home Order, which closed all non-essential businesses and eliminated non-essential travel. For now, the Order is scheduled to last until April 24. However, with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis, it may continue in some variation even after April 24....

Webinar Replay: Managing Your Workforce in the #SaferAtHome Era

Mar 30, 2020

Davis|Kuelthau hosted a complimentary webinar on Monday, March 30th for all Wisconsin businesses navigating the myriad employment hurdles stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Essential Business mandates across Wisconsin. D|K Employment Law Attorneys, Laurie Meyer and Anthony Steffek, held a Q&A forum addressing topics such as: Telework Furloughs Layoffs FFCRA applicability for leave...

Guidance for Businesses Resolving Multiple “Shelter in Place” Orders and Differing Definitions of “Essential Business”

Mar 25, 2020

By: Sherry D. Coley and Tiffany E. Woelfel Although California was the first state to issue a “shelter in place” order on March 19, 2020, it quickly became clear that it would not be the last. Since the 19th, approximately 21 states have issued similar orders as they combat the COVID-19 outbreak and try to flatten the curve. Not only are states issuing “shelter in place” orders, but various city...

Are You an “Essential Business” in Wisconsin Under the Safer At Home Order?

Mar 24, 2020

By: Mark G. Kmiecik, Abby S. Busler and Ryan M. Spott The State of Wisconsin has joined several other states in shutting down all nonessential businesses with its newly issued Safer At Home Order, which is effective at 8:00 a.m on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, and will remain in effect until 8:00 a.m on Friday, April 24, 2020, or until a superseding order is issued. Governor Evers and Secretary...

Governor Evers Announces Order Allowing Only Essential Businesses to Remain Open; Designations for Wisconsin Are Pending

Mar 23, 2020

By: Abby S. Busler On March 23, 2020, Governor Evers announced his plan to issue a #SaferAtHome order. This order will allow only “essential businesses” to remain open, encouraging social distancing and requesting that Wisconsinites stay at home. At Governor Evers’ 1:30 p.m. press conference, he announced the detailed order will be issued on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. In the meantime, we have...

Guidance to Manufacturers in Managing Operations during the COVID-19 Crisis

Mar 23, 2020

By: Sherry D. Coley and Tiffany E. Woelfel As the COVID-19 crisis continues for the foreseeable future, manufacturers will become the life-line of our country for two reasons. First, manufacturers will be relied upon to produce much needed supplies, both medical and home-essential supplies. Second, manufacturers will be critical to keeping the supply chains from grinding to a standstill....

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