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
Student Loan Relief Is Extended, But Court Relief Remains Elusive
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
Counsel 2U® Labor + Employment Webinar | Workplace Re-Openings and Non-COVID Updates
With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine well underway and the lifting of various restrictions at the federal, state and local levels, employers now must navigate the logistics of returning to the office — a task much easier said than done. After working remotely for over a year, returning to Continue Reading