Among the many disruptions that COVID-19 has visited upon the business world, the pandemic has made many corporate crisis management playbooks obsolete when it comes to managing interconnected legal and reputational risks. What’s different about today’s crisis landscape that makes organizations Continue Reading
Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks Rise with Remote Workforce
The Bottom Line With striking speed, the coronavirus pushed much of the U.S. workforce to a remote environment. Even as businesses and cities reopen, this remote work trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. As an unwelcome consequence, many are now exposed to a whole Continue Reading
SAG-AFTRA and JPC Allow for Mandatory Vaccine Policies on Production Sets
The Bottom Line The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) announced an addendum to their COVID-19 Commercial Production Safety and Testing Protocol Agreement of April 16, 2021 (COVID-19 Safety Protocol Continue Reading
Ad Age | How Businesses Can Manage Mandatory Vaccination Policies
The Biden administration has tasked the Department of Labor with issuing an order that will require employers with more than 100 employees to mandate COVID vaccines or weekly testing. This new directive aligns with the thoughts of many advertising agencies that, even prior to the president’s Continue Reading
NY DOL Issues Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard and Model Plan
Update On September 6, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York commissioner of health has designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health. This designation requires employers to implement their airborne Continue Reading
Perspectives on 2021: Subprime Auto Optimism and Regulation on the Horizon
New York HERO Act Establishes Additional COVID-19 Workplace Safety Requirements
Update The Act has been amended to extend the deadlines described below. The NYDOL now has until July 5, 2021 to issue industry-specific airborne infectious disease prevention standards. Once these standards are issued, employers will have 30 days to adopt a disease prevention plan in accordance Continue Reading
The Often Overlooked Vacancy Clause in Property Insurance
Additional Tax Credits to Employers Who Extend FFCRA Benefits Through September 2021
The Bottom Line The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, included a voluntary extension of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The extension allows eligible employers to continue to receive tax credits for Continue Reading
Davis+Gilbert 2021 Public Relations Industry M&A Activity Report: A Surprisingly Active Year in Public Relations M&A
Last year at this time, with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the deal-making environment for 2020 was unknown. The year had gotten off to a fast start, with more than 20 publicly reported M&A transactions completed by early March. However, the sudden shutdown of economies worldwide, Continue Reading