With Hurricane Idalia about to cross Florida, people are naturally focused on preparations and the potential adverse impacts that it will have. For businesses, that should include analysis of contractual obligations that...more
On May 11, 2023, Puerto Rico Governor Hon. Pedro Pierluisi issued Executive Order No. 2023-012 (“EO 2023-012” or “EO”), through which he declared the end of the state of emergency caused by COVID-19. Governor Pierluisi...more
On November 11, 2021, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, in coordination with State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs and MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney, announced Mississippi’s COVID-19 State of Emergency (“SOE”) would be...more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took two bold moves on Monday related to government oversight of COVID-19 emergency standards while declaring “we are no longer in a state of emergency.” The first, an extension of Executive...more
The public, at least in the Gulf South, is used to hearing terms such as “executive order” and “state of emergency.” Yet what do those terms mean, where do they come from and why do they matter? As the COVID-19 pandemic...more
On November 15, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee again amended his previously issued Proclamation 20-25, which proclaimed a state of emergency associated with the spread of COVID-19. Proclamation 20-25.8 rolls back...more
Effective November 5, 2020, New Jersey employers are required to take additional safety precautions to protect their workforce from COVID-19. As a result of Executive Order 192, New Jersey employers will be required to: ...more
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS - September 25, 2020: Previous guidance regarding the Vermont Coronavirus Emergency Economic Recovery Grants issued by the Vermont Department of Taxes or the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community...more
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released a new interim policy, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Work Eligible for Public Assistance (Interim Policy), which applies to emergency work performed on or after...more
On September 17, 2020, Massachusetts took a definitive step towards reintroducing in-person jury trials in its state court system. Although modest in scope, the transition represents forward momentum in a gradual plan to...more
This 14th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, showcases new and evolving trends. Employers are facing claims for both doing too much and too little in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
To support our clients during the COVID-19 pandemic, we provide below links to the Governor’s Executive Orders and California County directives and mandates. Given the rapidly changing environment, we will update this page...more
On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Governor Janet Mills issued a proclamation extending Maine’s state of civil emergency through July 10, 2020. This is the third proclamation renewing the state of civil emergency....more
On Friday, June 05, 2020, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed Executive Order 2020-10 extending, for fourth the time, Executive Order 2020-04, and declaring the State of Emergency due to COVID-19 will be extended until...more
As described in our recent article setting forth the Basics of FEMA Public Assistance Program Funding for the COVID-19 Pandemic, national emergency and disaster declarations have made federal Disaster Relief Funds available...more
The Government of Qatar, acting through various ministries and agencies, continues to monitor the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and has implemented a coordinated set of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19....more
This content was originally published on April 15, 2020. It was last updated as of Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. CST. American universities, hospitals, and other institutions currently have a wide variety of...more
In the weeks since the March 31 Administrative Ruling, as the pandemic has rapidly developed in Mexico, so too has the response of the Mexican government at the federal, state and local levels.The federal government has...more
As previously reported, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-15 extending the ban on surgeries and procedures with modifications regarding diagnostic procedures, timely (rather than immediate) need for...more
North Carolina has enacted an “Emergency Management Act,” the purpose of which is to help the state prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural or man-made emergencies. The governor or the General Assembly may...more
This content was originally published on April 15, 2020. It was last updated as of Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST. American universities, hospitals, and other institutions currently have a wide variety of...more
On April 17, 2020, Texas Governor, Gregg Abbot signed Executive Order GA-15 which extended, with some modifications, Executive Order GA-09 which prohibits certain non-emergency surgeries and procedures and is set to expire on...more
On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Governor Janet Mills issued a proclamation extending Maine’s state of civil emergency through May 15, 2020. The original proclamation was set to expire on April 15, 2020....more
American universities, hospitals, and other institutions currently have a wide variety of healthcare, research, education, and humanitarian projects underway all over the world, with some individual universities conducting...more
Shortly after the announcement that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed until Summer 2021, the Japanese government on April 7 announced a state of emergency for Tokyo and six prefectures (Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba,...more