On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared the COVID-19 virus a national emergency. Section 1135 of the Social Security Act allows CMS to waive certain regulatory requirements during national emergencies......
The Resolution contains the terms and conditions of the first tranche of the ICO Guarantee Line for businesses and self-employed persons, in order to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19. On 26 March 2020, Spain’s Secretary of State of Economy...
As discussed in our previous article, the Georgia Department of Labor (Georgia DOL) has implemented an emergency rule that requires Georgia employers to file partial claims online on behalf of their employees for any week during which an employee...
Despite the widespread impact of COVID-19 on businesses from all sectors and geographies, there may be no industry more immediately and severely impacted than the healthcare sector. How healthcare provider organizations rapidly organize and respond...
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) now allows travelers admitted under the Visa Waiver Program (“VWP”)/ Electronic System for Travel Authorization (“ESTA”) to make Satisfactory Departure requests at some...
On March 27, the CARES Act was signed into law by President Trump in an effort to stem the nationwide effects of the COVID-19 emergency crisis. Healthcare providers, in particular, are currently overwhelmed with the surge in COVID-19 cases....
HM Revenue & Customs has released guidance setting out temporary changes to its stamping procedure, which will apply for the duration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in the United Kingdom.... By: Morgan Lewis
The European Commission (EC) on March 25, 2020 issued new guidance on foreign investment screening in response to the COVID-19 emergency (the “Guidance”). The Guidance, which addresses the now 27 EU Member States and relates in particular (but which...
As discussed in our prior alert, on March 19, 2020, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom issued a state-wide "stay at home" order ("Executive Order") requiring many, if not most, California residents to remain home....
In times of national public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers and distributors of products are often called to the frontlines of battle to create, supply, and administer the tools necessary to combat the spread of infectious...
