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COVID-19: The Law and Your Legal Rights
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound impact in every corner of our lives. Events—including emergency orders, policy changes, and even laws—change so quickly that it can be hard to find answers to your questions about issues like unemployment benefits, your rights in the workplace, managing your credit or your business, foreclosures and evictions, child custody schedules, and immigration. The articles gathered here provide valuable information on these and other pressing legal and practical questions related to the coronavirus and COVID-19.
Employment Laws For Employees and Independent Contractors
If you're working during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, you might have questions about your rights regarding paid leave, workplace health and safety (including the use of personal protective equipment), workers' compensation benefits, and more. And if you're one of the millions of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time as a result of COVID-19, you probably have questions about how to apply and how much you'll receive.
Below you'll find the answers to these coronavirus-related employment questions and many more.
Financial Relief For Employees During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The CARES Act: What Does the $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill Mean for Workers?
Handling Layoffs, Furlough, RIF’s, and Terminations During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Laid Off Due to Coronavirus: What to Do Next
Reduction-In-Force or Layoff: What Difference Does it Make?
Do Employees Have Any Protections From Being Laid Off?
What Are My Rights If My Employer Laid Me Off Temporarily or Cut My Hours?
Notice of Layoffs Under the WARN Act
How to Get COBRA Coverage After Leaving a Job
Laid Off During the Coronavirus Outbreak: Legal Options for Restaurant Workers
Wrongful Termination: Was Your Firing Illegal?
Fired During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Was I Wrongfully Terminated?
Wrongful Termination: Were You Fired Illegally or Just Unfairly?
Wrongful Termination: How Much Can I Expect in Compensation?
Wrongful Termination: What Types of Claims Are Most Successful?
Wrongful Termination: Will I Get a Settlement or Award?
Collecting Unemployment Compensation
Overview of Unemployment Compensation
Unemployment Compensation FAQs
Unemployment Benefits and Layoffs
Partial Unemployment Benefits During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
Can I Receive Unemployment Benefits After Being Fired?
Filing for Unemployment Compensation In Your State
Arkansas Arizona California Florida Georgia
Illinois Indiana Maryland Michigan Minnesota
Nevada New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania
Employment Rights During the Coronavirus Pandemic
FAQs: Your Workplace Rights During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Workplace Safety During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Coronavirus: Can I Be Forced to Work in Unsafe Conditions?
Workers Compensation
Can I Get Workers’ Comp and Unemployment Benefits at the Same Time?
Employment Laws and Rights for Independent Contractors and Remote Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Uber Drivers: Your Legal Options During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Remote Workers: FAQs on Your Legal Rights
Are Uber Drivers Considered Employees?
Suing Your Employer for Misclassifying You as an Independent Contractor
Am I an Independent Contractor Under Federal Wage and Hour Laws?
Employment Information For Specific industries
Laid Off During the Coronavirus Outbreak: Legal Options for Restaurant Workers
Uber Drivers: Your Legal Options During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Are Uber Drivers Considered Employees?
Unions, Strikes, and Plant Closings
When Is Going on Strike Illegal?
Strikes, Slowdowns, and Walkouts
Union Employees: Are You Protected From Layoffs?
Wage and Hour laws
Can Debt Collectors Garnish Your Wages?
Federal, State, or Local: Which Wage Laws Apply to Me?
Your Right to Time Off Work During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Can I Take Time Off Work for Stress?
Does My Employer Have to Provide Holiday, Sick, and Vacation Pay?
Employment Laws for Employers
Coronavirus: Strategies for Employers
Do Employees Have Any Protections From Being Laid Off?
Forcing Flu Shots: Can an Employer Require Mandatory Vaccinations?
Best Practices for Terminating an Employee
Discrimination Lawsuits: Basics for Employers
Small Business Law
Are Lawyers Considered "Essential Businesses"?
Is My Business Considered an "Essential Service"?
Families First Response Act: Paid Sick Leave and FMLA During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Updating Your Business Strategy During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Creating a COVID-19 Work Policy for Your Business To Keep Employees Safe
Family Law
Managing Your Child Custody Schedule During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Managing Debt and Filing for Bankruptcy
With coronavirus causing a national emergency, millions of people are facing a reduction or total loss of income and having trouble paying their bills. Many banks, credit card companies, lenders, and other financial institutions are offering various forms of assistance, like forbearance plans, waivers of late fees, and other options to those who've been financially affected by COVID-19.
If you’re worried about falling behind on your credit card bills, student loans, mortgage, or other debts, check out the links below. You'll find articles covering laws that can help you out financially during the coronavirus outbreak, debt settlement and negotiation tactics, how to handle bill collectors, options for student loans, and what steps you can take to preserve your credit during this crisis.
Managing Debt and Credit During The Coronavirus Pandemic
How to Get Free Help Settling My Debt With Creditors
How to Manage Your Credit During the Coronavirus Outbreak
How to Dispute Mistakes on Your Credit Reports
Do Student Loans Affect Your Credit Score?
How to Manage Your Credit During the Coronavirus Outbreak
What Is the Law on Debt Collections?
How to Get Free Help Settling My Debt With Creditors
How Credit Card Debt Collections Works
Credit Card FAQs: Using Your Cards
Managing Student Loans During the Coronavirus Pandemic
I’m in Default on My Federal Student Loans. Now What?
Dealing With Your Federal Student Loans During the Coronavirus Crisis
Filing for Bankruptcy During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Frequently Asked Business Bankruptcy Questions
Small Business Bankruptcy Relief
Personal Bankruptcy and Court Judgments
What Happens When You File for Bankruptcy?
The Cost and Duration of Bankruptcy
Foreclosure
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the federal government, as well as many states, counties, courts, and mortgage companies have imposed foreclosure suspensions for particular types of loans and in certain areas of the country. And, when the moratoriums end, federal and state laws provide protections to homeowners facing a foreclosure.
If the coronavirus crisis has impacted your ability to make your mortgage payments, learn whether you’re temporarily protected from foreclosure due to a moratorium, find out how to obtain mortgage relief, and get details about the various foreclosure laws that might affect you.
Handling a Foreclosure During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Can My Reverse Mortgage Be Foreclosed During the Coronavirus Crisis?
Foreclosure and Your Home: Understanding the Process, Your Rights, and Your Options
Can the Bank Get a Deficiency Judgment After a Foreclosure in California?
Forbearance Agreements, Repayment Plans, and Loan Modifications: Helping You Avoid Foreclosure
Mortgage Relief During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Coronavirus Mortgage Relief Options
Mortgage Relief During the Coronavirus Outbreak If You Have a VA Loan
Getting Mortgage Relief During the Coronavirus Outbreak If You Have an FHA Loan
Coronavirus: Mortgage Relief If You Have a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac Loan
Mortgage Relief During the Coronavirus Outbreak If You Have a VA Loan
Foreclosure Procedure and Process
How to Fight a Foreclosure in Court
What Are the Differences Between Judicial and Nonjudicial Foreclosures?
Who or What Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
What's the Difference Between FHA, VA, and Conventional Mortgages?
Will I Lose My Home if I Don't Pay the Property Taxes?
State Specific Foreclosure Information
U.S. Immigration
How to Apply to Become a Naturalized U.S. Citizen
Deportation and Removal Process in U.S. Immigration Court
How Do I Hire an Immigration Attorney for a Family Case During Coronavirus Quarantine?
How Can I Visit the U.S. as a Tourist?
Evictions & Landlord-Tenant Law
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, federal, state, and local governments, as well as federal and state courts, have enacted emergency measures that have temporarily altered the dynamics of normal landlord-tenant relations. Nearly every landlord-tenant interaction from move-in to eviction is affected. These articles provide information about the new rules and give landlords and tenants tips for navigating coronavirus-related challenges.
Sources of Coronavirus Assistance for Landlords and Tenants
Termination for Cause: Landlords Must Give Tenants Notice Before Eviction
Top Five Things Landlords Should Do Before Tenants Move In
Your Rent: Due Dates, Grace Periods, and Late Fees
Problems With Neighbors in a Rental Property
Can My Landlord Shut Off My Utilities?
Real Estate
Negotiating the Best Home Price and Terms During the COVID-19 Pandemic>
Can You Buy a House During Coronavirus Pandemic?
Selling a House During Coronavirus Pandemic
Do Coronavirus Cases Need to Be Disclosed When Selling a House?
Consumer Protection
With the coronavirus national emergency restricting people's ability to make a living and threatening their health, many Americans are finding themselves having financial difficulties or in other dire straits. Scammers are taking advantage of people’s desperation in a variety of ways. Below you can learn about different scams that you might encounter so you can avoid them, as well as get information about consumer protection laws that might help you during this crisis.
Estate Planning
Creating a Financial Power of Attorney While in Coronavirus Quarantine
Other COVID-19 Legal Information Topics