As the spread of COVID-19 decimates private enterprises across the United States, many businesses expect to turn to their insurers in hopes of discovering safety net — business interruption coverage....
On March 18, the Food and Drug Administration issued a guidance for industry, investigators, and Institutional Review Boards on the “Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 Pandemic.”...
On March 23, 2020, the Government of Alberta announced new measures for private sector employers to help them cope with the financial effects of the COVID-19 crisis.... By: Field Law
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (COVID-19 FMLA Leave) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave) components of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...
On the evening of March 19, 2020, the Governor of California issued an order which requires all individuals living in the State to stay home or in their place of residence, except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical...
On March 24, 2020, the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County each issued stay at home declarations in response to COVID-19, set to take effect at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24 and running in Fort Worth until April 3 and in Tarrant County until...
Effective Monday, March 23, 2020 at 8:00 p.m., residents in Philadelphia, Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, and Montgomery counties are required “to stay at home except as needed to access, support or provide life-sustaining business,...
Both Governor Cuomo of New York and Governor Murphy of New Jersey issued Executive Orders mandating closures of certain businesses except for those designated as essential and restricting State residents' travel and congregational activities....
Parties to merger, acquisition, and financing agreements may be considering whether the COVID-19 pandemic affects their obligation to close the deal.... By: Pierce Atwood LLP
On Friday, March 20, 2020, in an effort to fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it is accepting exclusions requests to remove tariffs imposed on Chinese origin medical-care products under Section...
