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California’s Office Space Market Grapples with Economic Uncertainties More than Return-to-Work Disparities

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During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, offices, stores, and factories across the country were closed and shuttered. Those who could work from home did, while those who couldn’t collected unemployment and wondered if life...more

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Québec Loosening Certain Restrictions: Releases Schedule for Reopening Restaurants, Cinemas and Other Venues at Half Capacity Over...

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Recap - In December, 2021, the Québec Government ordered a number of businesses to suspend their activities (including restaurant dining rooms), imposed capacity limits on businesses permitted to remain open, required...more

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Ontario, Canada Temporarily Reverts to Step Two of Roadmap to Reopen with Modifications

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In response to the recent rapid increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations caused by the highly transmissible nature of the Omicron variant, and as the province continues to accelerate its booster dose rollout, Ontario announced...more

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Ontario’s Latest COVID-19 Restrictions: Employees Required to Work From Home Again

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At 12:01am on January 5, 2022, Ontario will implement additional COVID-19 public health measures. These restrictions include the closure of certain businesses, capacity limit reductions, and a requirement that employees work...more

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Ontario’s COVID-19 Response: Back to Step Two as Province Seeks to Blunt Omicron’s Impact on Health Care

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On January 3, 2022, the Government of Ontario announced that, as a temporary measure, the province would revert to a modified version of Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen as of 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022....more

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New Québec Restrictions as of 5 p.m. today: Restaurant Indoor Dining prohibited, Sunday Closure of Non-essential Businesses and 10...

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As of 5 p.m. today, Québec will impose further restrictions on business and the general public which include the following: closure of restaurant dining rooms; take-out, drive-thru and delivery only permitted...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Like A Good Neighbor, New York Is Still Free To Tax You – Sorry For The Inconvenience

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NH vs MA- Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied New Hampshire’s request that the Court exercise its original jurisdiction under the Constitution[i] to hear and resolve a conflict involving the taxation by Massachusetts...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Bankruptcy Courts Need Tools To Help Real Estate Debtors

It has been quite the year. We are experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime economic recession as a result of a pandemic, and we are not done yet. There appears to be a time lag between the pandemic and its fully felt impact on real...more

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Ontario, Canada: Peel Public Health Announces Expedited Business Closures

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On April 20, 2021, the Medical Officer of Health in the Peel Public Health Region (Peel) announced that an Order would be issued directing businesses with five or more cases of COVID-19 in the previous 14 days to close for 10...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

COVID Infections May Be Down But COVID Lawsuits Are Up: What Employers Should Consider

It comes as no surprise that employee claims against employers are on the rise. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a drastic decline in newly filed employment-related lawsuits. The decline was likely the...more

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Post Pandemic Considerations - Real Estate Contracts

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If we have learned any lesson from 2020, it is to be prepared for the unexpected. This applies to drafting real estate contracts. Breaks in the supply or performance chain necessary to ongoing business operations can cause a...more

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COVID-19: Comfort Zones - Overview of Business and Social Restrictions in New England

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Last updated: April 20, 2021. Please note that these restrictions change frequently – we will be keeping this alert updated, so please check back regularly for updates or refer to state websites. Please also note that some...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

New COVID-19 Measures Applicable in Quebec as of January 9, 2021

Quebec Premier François Legault recently announced new COVID-19 measures (Order) that came into force on January 9, 2021, at 12 a.m., and will remain in force across Quebec until February 8, 2021. CURFEW - The Quebec...more

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Québec Imposes Strict COVID-19 Lockdown Measures and an Overnight Curfew Through February 8, 2021

On January 6, 2021, the Québec government announced new COVID-19 restrictions that will take effect from January 9, 2021, through February 8, 2021. The primary measure, which Premier François Legault described as an...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Nouvelles mesures relatives à la COVID-19 applicables à compter du 9 janvier 2021

Lors de la conférence de presse du 6 janvier 2021, le premier ministre, François Legault, a annoncé les nouvelles mesures qui sont entrées en vigueur le 9 janvier 2021 à minuit et qui s’appliqueront jusqu’au 8 février 2021...more

Fisher Phillips

December 2020: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What's to Come in 2021

It's our first #WorkforceWednesday of 2021! The past year tested our resilience, and COVID-19 forced everyone to think creatively and adapt quickly. Nowhere was that seen more clearly than in the workplace. Workplace Safety...more

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Tennessee Governor And Shelby County (TN) Health Department Issue New Orders Amid “Dire” COVID-19 Spread

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Following the CDC’s designation of Tennessee as the worst state in the country for new COVID-19 cases by population, Governor Lee issued Executive Order 70 urging all employers to implement remote work arrangements. The...more

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Québec Enters a New Lockdown Over the Holiday Season

From December 17, 2020 until January 10, 2021, the province of Québec is imposing special restrictions to curb activities that are contributing to rising COVID-19 cases. Although parts of Québec have been at the Level...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Latest Minnesota Emergency Executive Order Closes Some Businesses and Extends Work-From-Home Requirements

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On November 18, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued Emergency Executive Order (EO) 20-99, “Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19” (the “Order”) to address the recent...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

COVID-19 – France’s Second Lockdown: Clarification of Employers’ Legal Obligations

France has entered its second national lockdown, and most employers are facing great uncertainties with regard to the implementation of the updated national health protocol....more

Perkins Coie

Illinois and Chicago Issue New COVID-19 Measures: What They Mean for Employers

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As the COVID-19 resurgence continues, the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago have once again updated guidance for employers. Below is a summary of the most recent mandates and guidance as of November 20, 2020....more

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What does the new French lockdown mean for employers?

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Decree No. 2020-1310 of 29 October 2020 sets up a new lockdown on French territory from 30 October 2020 (and at least until 1 December 2020) and readjusts the sanitary rules for employers. Working from home "whenever...more

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Israel’s Second Lockdown: A Guide for Employers

The lockdown entered in?to effect on September 25, 2020, at 14:00, and is expected to continue until October 10, 2020. It is possible at the end of this period the lockdown will be extended. We have prepared an in-depth...more

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[PODCAST] Resolving Business Interruption Disputes Caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Business interruption is on the minds of many, especially now as the COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented legal and business challenges. In this new podcast from JAMS, two well-respected neutrals with extensive...more

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