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Several weeks into the coronavirus pandemic, New York businesses remain subject to the provisions of Executive Order No. 202.8, which required all employers to reduce their in-person workforces at any work locations by 100% starting on March 22. An...By: Rivkin Radler LLP

On April 3, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law “An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19” as Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020 (the Act). A copy of the Act is available...By: Robinson & Cole LLP

In the rapidly evolving landscape of COVID-19 response, many states, counties, and cities throughout the United States have taken drastic measures, including issuing executive orders halting all non-essential businesses. To provide direction on what...By: King & Spalding

In April 2019, OFCCP Proposed six Scheduling Letters. Four of these were new altogether: - Section 503 Focused Review (which previously went live in February 2019) - VEVRAA Focused Review - Construction (Direct Contract) - Construction...By: DirectEmployers Association

Many businesses may be finding themselves in the position of having a pending transaction terminate due to the impact of COVID-19. Buyers, for instance, might be seeking ways to avoid closing a transaction to merge with or acquire a particular...By: Harris Beach PLLC

The Situation: The Australian Government has temporarily reduced the monetary thresholds under the Foreign Investments and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) ("the Act")?which had long been in place to exempt some foreign investment transactions from the...By: Jones Day

It is without question that changes to present-day life caused by the spread of COVID-19 are both material and adverse, in the traditional sense of these words. This is true for countries, communities, businesses and individuals, at a macro level, a...By: Williams Mullen

In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, New Jersey-based builders, developers, contractors, municipal entities, and other industry shareholders and interested parties should be aware of recently issued land use guidance and...By: Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

On April 9, 2020, the New York State Empire State Development (ESD) updated its “Guidance for Determining Whether a Business Enterprise is Subject to Workforce Reduction Under Recent Executive Orders” (the “Guidance”)....By: Rivkin Radler LLP

In many states, the implied warranties of workmanship and habitability automatically attach to contracts between builder-vendors and new home buyers. Builder-vendors are defined as “persons or entities engaged in constructing homes on real estate...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP