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Credit Risks Likely to Rise as 2024 Draws to a Close

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A strange confluence of geopolitical events, labor unrest, softening consumer demand, and supply-chain logistical issues could leave lumps of coal in the stockings of lenders this holiday season. The story begins in the Red...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 5, May 2024

Welcome to summer and the fifth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024 - In this issue, we examine the following topics of import for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: ...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 15, 2024

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While congressional debate and action will focus on aid to Israel this week, committees will continue to move forward their health agendas via hearings. The House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Change Healthcare...more

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Doing Business in Israel: Insolvency Law

The arrangements in Israel’s Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law, enacted in 2018, include a series of special characteristics that must be taken into account when engaging with an Israeli corporation....more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

New Israeli Supreme Court Ruling Expected to Reduce Legal Protection Granted to Managers and Board Members in Israel

After a lawsuit filed by liquidators of a company that collapsed against the company’s former officers, directors, and independent auditors was dismissed in limine, a new Israeli Supreme Court ruling overturned that decision...more

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Covid Expansion of Permit for Employees to Work Overtime

Omicron is taking control of the labor market in Israel. Many employees are stuck at home in quarantine (or are ill). At the same time, there is still plenty of work. As a result, and in order to enable the Israeli economy to...more

World Law Group

Update for Israel Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Policy

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Has vaccination been made mandatory in your jurisdiction? No. Can an employer require employees to get the COVID vaccination? No. Can employers require the wearing of masks in the workplace? Yes, this is mandatory, other...more

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2021 Snapshot: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Israeli Economy

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The advent of COVID-19 has brought a challenge to the stability of the economy of every country in the world. Fortunately, and unlike the situation in many countries, Israel’s economy grew by 15.4% on an annualized basis in...more

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Everything You Need to Know about Israel’s Green Pass for Employees

Updated regulations for the implementation of the Green Pass in Israeli workplaces will come into effect on October 5, 2021. These regulations are, to date, to remain in effect until October 19, 2021....more

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Indictments Filed in US for Fraudulent Receipt of Federal Financial Assistance from CARES Act

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The volume of assistance, totalling USD 2.8 trillion, provided financial aid to...more

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Workplace Delta Variant Preparedness: New Guidelines on Quarantine Payments for Employees | Barnea

Due to the recent increase in incidences of COVID-19, there has been an update to the guidelines on quarantine payments to employees. Here are the main points of the update, for your convenience.   In certain circumstances,...more

International Lawyers Network

Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 34: Gil Rosen | Joseph Shem Tov & Co. | Israel

Gil Rosen is a partner with Joseph Shem Tov & Co., a business law firm located in Ramat Gan next to the Tel Aviv stock and diamond exchanges and a member of the International Lawyers Network. In this episode, Lindsay and Gil...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Employers: Coronavirus Restrictions Have Expired

On June 1, 2021, the regulations that guided the conduct of workplaces during the coronavirus crisis expired. Accordingly, from this day forward, there is no longer a requirement to operate in accordance with the green tag or...more

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Can the Private Sector Prefer Vaccinated Consumers or Exclude the Unvaccinated?

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The private sector in the United States has begun asking whether it is lawful to prefer consumers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine over the unvaccinated or to exclude unvaccinated consumers altogether. Consumers include...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Employers: Everything You Need to Know about Vaccinations (Update)

*** The text below was updated on March 9, 2021, in light of current proceedings in the Labor Court and in light of memoranda of law currently being formulated. The past year has been nothing less than a roller coaster for...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Proper Articles of Association – Now More Than Ever

The coronavirus crisis, which hit both the Israeli market and markets globally, has been unsettling. It undermined existing collaborations and encouraged the creation of new ones. It weakened the inertia that drove many...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Employers: Everything You Need to Know about Vaccinations

This past year has been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride for employers in Israel, in terms of both their business activities and their role as employers. Now, when we can perhaps see a glimmer of light at the end of the...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

State Must Create a Temporary Framework for Insolvency Procedures in Light of COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked extensive economic havoc on the activities of many businesses and households in Israel. According to data from the Commissioner of Insolvency Proceedings, 2020 brought a rise of about 41%...more

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Prepare Your Workplace for Lockdown Number Three (and a Half)

Israel entered another general lockdown, which began at midnight (January 8, 2021) and will continue until January 21, 2021. For your convenience, we have summarized the main guidelines concerning workplace activity during...more

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Epidemiological Investigations and Privacy Protection

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Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority published its guidelines and emphases for protecting the privacy of individuals when conducting COVID-19 epidemiological investigations in workplaces. In light of the complexity of the...more

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Holland & Knight's Israel Practice Newsletter: Winter 2020

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Holland & Knight invites you to read our Winter 2020 Israel Practice newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent American-Israeli topics. As Israel has been a crossroads and a prolific source of new ideas for more than...more

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Payments to Employees Absent from Work Due to Mandatory Quarantine

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Under a statutory amendment to the Economic Assistance Program Law (Novel Coronavirus) (Temporary Order), an employee must be paid salary during absences from work due to mandatory quarantine. The employer and the State will...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, November 2020 # 9

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In Washington: Two public health experts on President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 task force rejected the idea of broad “lockdowns” like those seen in the spring designed to slow skyrocketing case numbers. Celine Gounder told...more

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COVID-19 does not justify breach or deviation of a contract When Its Arrival in Israel Was Foreseeable

An Israeli court recently rendered an interesting ruling on the impact of COVID-19. The case is question involved the lease agreement for the operation of a hotel. The lease agreement, executed in February 2020, provided...more

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Israel M&A tracks global deal downturn in wake of crisis

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Deal activity fell dramatically in 2020, but Q3 shows signs of recovery - Global dealmaking slowed dramatically in 2020, as the world grappled with the health, economic and political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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