On Friday, August 7, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-166, Protecting workers who stay home, stay safe when they or their close contacts are sick – Rescission of Executive order 2020-36. This is an...more
Governor Cuomo’s reopening plan for New York State continues. As of June 22, 2020, New York City, Mid-Hudson and Long Island are in Phase 2 and all other regions in New York State are in Phase 3. Phase 2 reopening includes,...more
On Monday, June 1, 2020, Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-110 (the “Order”) which rescinded the “Safer at Home” order established in Executive Order 2020-96. In response to the Order, Oakland...more
As we reported recently, the Mexican automotive industry and other sectors in Mexico have now been classified as “essential,” with opening permitted by June 1st subject to satisfying certain “health and safety protocols” that...more
Today, the Mexican government confirmed that manufacturing of transportation equipment includes the automotive industry and is an essential activity permitted to operate. There are some inconsistencies reported between the...more
New York State remains on PAUSE through May 15, 2020, after which phase one of Governor Cuomo’s reopening plan launches. The phased plan is based on meeting key public health metrics and will reopen New York on a regional...more
Oakland County, Michigan recently issued [Emergency Order 2020-10] (“Emergency Order”) to address how open operations and businesses operating within Oakland County should screen employees and address interactions with the...more
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused companies serving the automotive industry in Mexico to face economic stress due to liquidity, labor, contract and other issues. This stress has manifested itself in many ways:
Impediments...more
4/30/2020
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Workplace Safety
On April 15, 2020, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, MD, issued a Director’s Order, setting forth certain employee protection measures for businesses that are authorized to maintain in-person operations. The...more
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful navigation of these challenges...more
The coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has now been documented in more than 100 countries and territories. As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world,...more
3/18/2020
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Business Travel ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Force Majeure Clause ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Contracts ,
Manufacturers ,
Material Adverse Change Clauses (MACs) ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Contracts ,
Technology Sector ,
Workplace Safety
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful navigation of these challenges...more
3/18/2020
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Business Disruption ,
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Event Cancellation ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Claims ,
Operating Agreements ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Sports ,
State of Emergency ,
Supply Chain ,
Workplace Safety
We are in "unchartered territory" with the coronavirus, or COVID-19, according to the the World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The virus has been documented in more than 70 countries and...more
3/10/2020
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Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
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Infectious Diseases ,
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Manufacturing Facilities ,
Material Adverse Change Clauses (MACs) ,
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...The coronavirus (provisionally named SARS-CoV-2, with its disease being named COVID-19) has now been documented in six of the world’s seven continents, with more than 80,000 cases, sparing only Antarctica. Closer to home,...more
2/27/2020
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Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Distributors ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Claims ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Material Adverse Change Clauses (MACs) ,
Mergers ,
Public Health ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Contracts ,
Workplace Safety