Welcome to Labor of Law, our weekly look at news and trends affecting the L&E community. Hope you, family, friends and colleagues are staying safe and healthy, as the coronavirus crisis worsens. Thanks for reading this briefing. I'm Mike Scarcella in Washington, and you can reach me at [email protected] and on Twitter @MikeScarcella.

 

'All Hands on Deck' for Employment Firms

As the global COVID-19 outbreak has escalated into a pandemic, labor and employment law firms have been inundated with calls from clients urgently seeking real-time guidance on how to respond to the fast-moving threat, my colleague Meredith Hobbs writes.

The past week has seen an accelerating wave of business and school closures, along with state and citywide restrictions in New York, Texas, California and elsewhere on how many people can congregate in one place.