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Non-essential in-person activities have been restricted in New York State during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic through a series of Executive Orders issued by Governor Cuomo. To supplement the plain language of the orders, Empire State Development...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The following counties in California's Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara) issued a modified Shelter-in-Place Order on March 31, 2020 that replaces the original order issued on March 16, 2020, and is...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

On April 1, 2020, ODOT provided direction on enforcement of COVID-19 social distancing on ODOT projects. The April 1, 2020 memo is linked HERE. ODOT project staff are directed to observe contractors’ work to confirm both six foot social distancing...By: Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

On March 31, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a new rule modifying election procedures so that employees have more of a say as to whether or not they want union representation. The new rule, which is scheduled to be published in...By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Markets kicked of Q2 pretty much where they left off as Q1 wrapped: down, and down big. A double whammy of massive anticipated unemployment figures and truly disheartening modeling on COVID-19-related deaths sent all three major U.S. indices down...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Practice will host a special, 90-minute webinar concerning contingency planning for stressed and distressed institutions of higher education. The panelists will review and discuss options for institutions that are,...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

Introduction - The impact of COVID-19 on the construction industry has been the subject of much debate this week, as discussed in our blog article “COVID-19 Construction Industry - Operating in a Pandemic”, with businesses split over whether or not...By: K&L Gates LLP

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's Executive Order 20-16 established a statewide "stay home" order in an attempt to combat the increasing spread of the coronavirus in Kansas. The order, which took effect on Monday, March 30 and will stay in effect through...By: Stinson LLP

Amid the exponential increase of COVID-19 cases in the State of New York and, more specifically in New York City, Governor Cuomo issued an order requiring all “non-essential” construction in the State of New York to shut down, with the exception of:...By: Rivkin Radler LLP

As the Novel-Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) continues to cause disruption to every aspect of society, the business world and the economy-at-large, nearly every country, state and county has issued unique lockdown, “shelter-in-place,” and similar types of...By: Shutts & Bowen LLP