Adam Rosenthal '01

Adam Rosenthal '01 is one of the co-authors of a nearly 500-page online book, "Employer’s Guide to COVID-19 and Emerging Workplace Issues," which provides employers with a comprehensive resource for managing employment issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic during – and after – the crisis. Described as a "one-stop, go-to 'desk reference' that provides businesses and employers throughout the country reliable information that is a click away," the forward-looking guide will be routinely updated throughout 2020 to reflect the effects of the pandemic and the regulatory responses on the legal landscape.

Some of the topics covered in the guide include:

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): Comprehensive analysis of Department of Labor guidance, regulations and other authorities issued since March 2020.
• First & Second Generation Challenges: Addresses employer obligations in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown, and legal strategies for employers emerging from the crisis.
• Federal and State Guidance: Compilation and analysis of CDC guidelines; reshaping wage and hour considerations, the increasing role of public health standards in workplaces, new remote working environments; continuing WARN Act responsibilities, the CARES Act, Unemployment Programs, OSHA and workplace safety, and more.

Rosenthal earned his bachelor's degree in history at UCLA and his J.D. in 2006 from UC Davis School of Law.