The Bottom Line As countless business interruption claims have been asserted with limited success, companies should consider directing their focus to improving and enhancing their insurance policies to ensure coverage would apply to future pandemic scenarios. COVID-19 Related Insurance Continue Reading
Employee Relations Law Journal | Emerging From the COVID-19 Pandemic: Returning Employees and Benefits Considerations
During the coronavirus pandemic, businesses were faced with myriad important employment considerations, including the difficult decision of having to furlough or lay off employees. Even those that did not take such actions may have had far more employees requesting a leave of absence than in prior Continue Reading
U.S. DOL Issues Additional Guidance on COVID-19 and FLSA, FMLA and FFCRA Rules
The Bottom Line The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new FAQs addressing requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) as employees return to work amid Continue Reading
SDNY Holds that DOL “Jumped the Rail” and Strikes Down Certain DOL Rules on FFCRA Leave
Update The Department of Labor has promulgated revised rules clarifying its positions on FFCRA Leave in response to the SDNY decision discussed below. Our summary of these revisions can be found in our updated FAQs Alert, here. The Bottom Line While the DOL will likely appeal the Continue Reading
The Agency 100 | May the Force Be with You: How the COVID-19 Crisis Impacts Agency Contract Obligations
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact businesses throughout the U.S. and around the world. Many complex issues and liabilities remain, even with new guidance and regulations being issued daily. For most agencies and integrated marketing communication firms, one issue likely to arise is Continue Reading
FTC Takes Action Against Marketer for Violating the Mail Order Rule and Engaging in Deceptive Commercial Practices
The Bottom Line The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against SuperGoodDeals.com, Inc. (SuperGoodDeals) and the company’s owner, Kevin Lipsitz, alleging that the defendants falsely promised next-day shipping of face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Continue Reading
A Game of Inches: Measuring Sports Sponsorship Value and Planning for a Post-Covid World
The Bottom Line After four months of pausing operations, major sports leagues are beginning the process of restarting or resuming their seasons. As they do so, they must evaluate the state of both large and small sponsorships that span a wide range of industries. At the same time, sponsors must Continue Reading
Summer Camp Closures and Cancelled Enrichment Programs Allow Working Parents to Request Paid Leave from Covered Employers
The Bottom Line The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to allow an eligible employee to take paid leave to care for a child whose school or “place of care” is closed due to COVID-19 and no other suitable person is available to care Continue Reading
Production Industry Recommends Guidelines for Returning to Work
The Bottom Line Entertainment production has resumed in California amid the COVID-19 pandemic after the Department of Public Health approved the “back to work” recommendations that an industry-wide Task Force had previously submitted to state governments. However, many of the thorniest issues, such Continue Reading
Additional Assistance Available: Certain SBA Loan Subsidies Under the CARES Act
The Bottom Line The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provides various types of assistance to small businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to the establishment of the widely publicized Payroll Protection Program (the PPP) and Continue Reading