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Many of the attorneys in the Law Firm Alliance author articles and thought leadership pieces on important topics and trends covering a wide variety of practices.
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Business Immigration in the Era of COVID-19: Focus on Colleges and Universities
Higher Education
Joanna L. Silver, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Employee Privacy Issues
March 26, 2020
Jonathan M. Wong, Dawn Newton, and Shruti Bhutani Arora
The business impact of COVID-19 is widespread as many states and counties have implemented “shelter-in-place” orders. However, businesses that provide “essential services” are permitted to continue operations. These employers may want to take certain precautions, including screening their employees for COVID-19 symptoms before they return to work, as will other businesses when they are permitted to reopen. California Department of Fair Employment and Housing recently issued guidance titled DFEH Employment Information on COVID-19 (the “DFEH Guidelines”) to address this. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has also provided guidelines on this issue. Here are some key takeaways:
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COVID-19 Federal Tax Updates as of 3.27.2020
March 26, 2020
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Executive Order 202.8 and 202.9: 90 Day Suspension of Mortgage Payments; Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures
Property Law
Amy G. Rhinehardt and Sunny I. Tice, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Maintaining Data Security Practices in a Newly Virtual Workplace
March 26, 2020
Brooke Penrose is an associate in Burns & Levinson’s Intellectual Property and Privacy & Data Security practice groups. She concentrates her practice on counseling creators and innovators in a variety of intellectual property transactional matters. Brooke counsels a wide array of clients in navigating the ever-changing landscape of privacy and data security laws. She can be reached at bpenrose@burnslev.com or 617.345.3287.
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Dealer Sales and Home Delivery of Vehicles During COVID-19 Shutdowns
March 26, 2020
Sara Decatur Judge is a partner at Burns & Levinson who specializes in helping clients solve problems. She represents businesses and individuals in a variety of industries including the automotive, distributing, and franchise industries. Sara has extensive experience representing clients in a wide range of commercial matters in federal, state and appellate courts. A significant portion of Sara’s practice is devoted to representing motor vehicle dealers in trade regulatory matters throughout Massachusetts and New England. Her dealer clients rely on her for sound advice and counsel with respect to franchise matters, including dealer appointments, dealer protests, dealer relocations, dealer buy/sell agreements, and dealership terminations. She can be reached at sjudge@burnslev.com or at 617.345.3211.
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Graves Dougherty provides guidance on Open Meetings in the time of Coronavirus
March 26, 2020
Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
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Emergency Requirements for Residential Mortgage Forbearance and Elimination of Fees
Financial Institutions Regulatory
Dori K. Bailey, Mary P. Moore, William L. Owens, and Thomas W. Simcoe, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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WARN Act Advisory – Coronavirus Update
March 25, 2020
Andrew R. Shalauta
The WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act applies to California businesses that currently employ or have employed 75 or more employees within the preceding 12 months. The WARN Act requires employers to provide written advance notice to employees where the business is either (1) temporarily shutting down operations, or (2) ordering a mass layoff of any 50 or more employees (full-time or part-time) in any 30-day period. The California WARN Act applies to permanent layoffs, and temporary layoffs and furloughs.
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