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Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Employee Support Through Disaster Response: 5 Routine-Building Strategies

Disasters disrupt more than just business operations. They interrupt lives, upend routines, and impact each employee in different ways. Whether facing a natural disaster, workplace violence, or other critical event, the...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

6 Overlooked Strategies That Strengthen ISO 22301 Compliance

When disruption strikes—be it a cyberattack, supply chain failure, or extreme weather—your systems and team’s ability to respond with speed, clarity, and confidence are tested....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Crisis and Risk Management Survey 2020 Summary of Findings

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To learn more about the current state of crisis and risk management, Bennett Jones commissioned an independent survey by Environics to understand what corporate concerns are most pressing for Canadian general counsel and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Betriebsschließungen wegen COVID-19

Erste Gerichtsentscheidungen bejahen Lohnfortzahlungspflicht des Arbeitgebers - 1. DIE FRAGE DES BETRIEBSRISIKOS, § 615 S. 3 BGB - Ob der Arbeitgeber die Gehälter seiner Arbeitnehmer selbst dann weiterbezahlen muss,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Issues New Regional Stay Home Order: What California Employers Need to Know

In a further attempt to "bend the curve" and to slow the spread of COVID-19 in California, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he is "pulling the emergency brake" on the state's reopening plans, and California has issued...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

How Workflow Automation Builds Business Continuity After COVID-19

The issue of business continuity, of how to return to business-as-usual after the COVID-19 pandemic was a core theme at the Future of Compliance Virtual Summit. ...more

NAVEX

After COVID-19, Where Was the Board?

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COVID-19 is testing every part of a corporation and its business continuity planning. And the very top of the organization — namely, the board of directors — is no exception. What are the board’s responsibilities during...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Employee Benefits Issues When Implementing Employee Salary Reductions Due to Coronavirus

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As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to impact businesses across the country and the world, many employers have implemented, or are considering, employee salary or wage reductions as one way to reduce overall business...more

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Employers May Be Able to Avoid WARN Notices for Furloughs Under Six Months

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With numerous furloughs and layoffs occurring around the country because of COVID-19 fallout, employers may have the ability to avoid cumbersome WARN Act notice requirements. Specifically, if employers furlough employees...more

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COVID-19 in the Workplace - We May Not Be at Peak Yet, but the Lawsuits Are Already Coming

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The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant strains on virtually every aspect of life. While state and local governments have forced many businesses to suspend operations in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus,...more

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CDC Issues Interim Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers

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In an attempt to keep critical infrastructure from being crippled by worker shortages as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the CDC issued new interim guidance on Wednesday, April 9, 2020, directed at workers in critical...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Public Administration's Actions During the Public Health State of Emergency

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All deadlines imposed by the public administration are suspended between March 12th and June 25th. The remaining deadline shall start to run again from the latter date. • *Case 1 : Deadlines for performing controls, carrying...more

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Mexican Health Ministry Technical Guidelines for Essential Activities: Prompt Action Required

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On Monday, April 6, 2020, at 19:00 hours CST, the Mexican Minister of Health published a set of guidelines on how to interpret the agreement that provides the technical guidelines related to the activities described in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

HHS OCR Issues Guidance Reminding Healthcare Providers to Avoid Discrimination in Making Care Decisions

As healthcare providers face surging demand for services arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are simultaneously dealing with related equipment, space and workforce limitations. In this environment, the US Department of...more

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CMS Issues COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for Intermediate Care Facilities and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities

Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) face unique concerns when it comes to providing care and services—and when...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Authority for Extraordinary Delivery of Care Decisions

Healthcare providers facing emergency requests from government agencies in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis — including critical issues such as transfers of COVID-19 patients, opening closed facilities and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Protecting Against Opportunistic Acquisitions And Activism – Considering A Stockholder Rights Plan

The recent collapse in equity values resulting from the coronavirus crisis has made public companies more vulnerable to opportunistic acquisition and activist strategies. As a result, companies should consider whether they...more

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Mexico's Business Community Proposal for Economic Stimulus – Recent Government Actions

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The Mexican business community recently issued a proposal to the federal government outlining certain policy proposals focused on protecting jobs, as well as mitigating the adverse effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has...more

McGuireWoods LLP

10 Key Points From CMS’ Guidance to Dialysis Facilities Regarding COVID-19

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On March 10, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Dialysis Facilities. This guidance addresses practices...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

COVID-19 (Coronavirus): UK Government Responds With Introduction Of Chapter 11 Lite And Suspension Of Wrongful Trading Laws

This client alert summarises the recent announcement by the UK government concerning reforms to UK insolvency law to help struggling businesses, being: •US-style restructuring tools to allow companies to continue trading as...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Workforce Reductions During The Pandemic And Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability

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When assessing whether workforce reductions are needed due to the COVID-19 pandemic – and, if so, to what extent and for how long – employers that contribute to multiemployer defined benefit pension funds on behalf of a...more

The Volkov Law Group

COVID-19: Crisis Management

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Companies dedicate time and resources to enterprise risk management.  This is a much broader focus than legal and compliance risks – instead, enterprise risks identifies some of the major catastrophes  — e.g. one company had...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Practical Checklist For Directors

As the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak continues to wreak havoc across the globe, boards of directors have a critical oversight role to play in helping their companies navigate through these uncertain times. Below is a...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Employment Implications of COVID-19

As COVID-19 spreads across the United States, it is having a profound impact on employment relationships. With the situation changing daily, employers are making decisions that may impact the health of their employees, their...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Managing your Workforce in Unprecedented Times

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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has reached almost all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.  It appears that COVID-19 originated in China’s Hubei province and it presents the greatest risk to...more

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