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In this week’s special edition of the Weekend Roundup, we take a look at the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law to ease some of the economic fallout caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, the coronavirus continues to disrupt small businesses with various grants and loans. Last week the Department of Homeland Security announced it would exercise discretion for I-9 compliance in regards to physical presence for employment eligibility.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act will be voted on by Senate and potentially signed by the president later this week. Unemployment benefits are being amended by the states who suffer unemployment due to the coronavirus.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, the activist who created the #GrabYourWallet campaign has published a database of arbitration policies for sexual harassment of roughly 500 companies. The topic of paid leave benefits due to the coronavirus has hit Capitol Hill.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, companies are prepping infectious-disease plans for their workforce. In this week’s headlines, a former employee of a nonprofit was arrested for sexual abuse even after being cleared by thorough background checks that were conducted.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, Uber is changing things up in California in hopes to avoid the reach of the new Gig Workers Law, by allowing drivers to set their own payment rates. A recent poll shows Pennsylvanians may not be as eager to legalize recreational marijuana use as their Lt. Gov.

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In this week’s Weekend Roundup, Employers should check their state and local laws, because 29 states and Washington D.C. have increased their minimum wage. In other news, applying for a new job does mean potential employers can take a look at your credit score.

In today’s headlines, a man who was cleared to work at a school in Illinois and hid a cellphone that recorded video in a bathroom did in fact have a criminal record.

The Department of Labor’s update to the Fair Labor Standards Act became effective January 1 for overtime pay. Is your company overlooking this new rule? In other headlines, using marijuana in Illinois may be legal, however employers still have the right to fire employees who partake.

Some Nevada employers can no longer require marijuana pre-employment drug testing due to state law. January is one of the best times of the year to look for a new job. As January 1 rolled in, so did some new employment laws. Click the headlines below to learn more.

In the final installment of the Weekend Roundup of 2019, employers are “freaking out” as recreational marijuana use will become legal on January 1. The tables have turned and hiring managers and they’re being vetted by job candidates.