As reported by CNBC, The Senate passed a historic $2 trillion coronavirus relief package Wednesday night, as it tries to address the economic devastation caused by Covid-19.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued FAQs on the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act.”

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued guidance on the ADA and COVID-19, as follows: “The EEOC enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act, including the requirement for reasonable accommodation and rules about medical examinations and inquiries.

On February 13, 2020, in a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court ruled that Apple, Inc. must pay its employees for time spent waiting for, and having a security check, of their personnel bags brought into the workplace (Frlekin v. Apple, Inc.).

Jackson National Life Insurance Company (hereinafter referred to as "Jackson") has agreed to pay $20,500,000 to 21 complainants and provide other relief to settle the EEOC's claims in a race, national origin, and sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

California Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 9 (Reyes), which extends the deadline for filing an employment-related administrative complaint with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) by two years.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its final overtime rule, which will make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), by raising the salary threshold for exempt employees.

In a significant decision, the California Supreme Court has ruled that the civil penalties a plaintiff may seek under section 558 through the PAGA do not include the “amount sufficient to recover underpaid wages.”

Bloomberg News is reporting that Google has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a class action accusing the company of discriminating against older job applicants.