Many Immigrants Will Not Be Eligible for Relief Checks

March 27, 2020 The $2 trillion relief package expected to pass the House today after passing the Senate Wednesday by a 96 to 0 margin, has a provision providing most people in the country with checks of up to $1200. However, the bill specifically excludes “nonresident aliens” and people without valid Social Security numbers. “Nonresident alien” […]

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4 Steps To Take Right Now To Help Your Business Survive The Pandemic

I hope this finds you as well as possible in our current situation.  I wrote this prior to the “stay at home” order that was issued, but now this takes on even more urgency because of all the unknowns that currently exist.   This is a rapidly changing situation with announcements made almost daily with little advance notice.  If […]

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What Do State and Local Stay-At-Home/Shelter-In-Place Orders Mean For Employers?

By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Governors across the nation have signed various “stay-at-home” or “shelter-in-place” orders in an increased effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.  Many cities and counties have also signed such orders as well, including in states with no statewide order in place.  These orders vary in their scope in […]

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Covid-19 and compliance with lease agreements

The rebus sic stantibus clause as a tool for modifying or terminating lease contracts in cases of serious affectations by COVID-19, and the current criteria of the Supreme Court. In these turbulent days, when the media and social networks abound with alarming news about the fall of the stock markets, not enough attention is being […]

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Corona news portal – How you as a company will master the crisis

The Coronavirus hits companies hard. Here you will find an overview of legal, tax and business management questions employers and entrepreneurs must answer now to manage the crisis and to secure the solvency and restructuring ability of their companies. Overview 1. Employment law and short-time work2. Securing liquidity and crisis management3. Insolvency law – Suspension […]

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Stand downs and redundancies: are there any other options in light of COVID-19?

We are in a crazy time, without precedent.  The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has led to confusion and shutdowns across many industries.  This has in-turn led to a slow-down of economic activity for many businesses.  We know that this will pass.  It’s important to remember that.  Stories of people helping one another in response to COVID-19 […]

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Insurance Coverage and COVID-19

By Robert Tomilson / Mar 27, 2020 In times of crisis, individuals and corporations rightly turn to their insurance policies in the expectation of alleviating current and future loss. When doing so, they discover, for the first time, the policies’ exclusions, named perils, deductibles, self-insured retentions, specific and aggregate limits (and sub-limits) of coverage. On March 23, 2020, […]

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New (emergency) measures will be introduced to protect employers and employees

The Dutch government has taken further emergency measures in order to keep the economy going and to secure jobs. The short-time work reduction-regulation (WVT) is inactivated and will be replaced by the Temporary Emergency Measure to Secure Business-regulation (Noodmaatregel Overbrugging voor Werkbehoud in Dutch). This new regulation will be implemented within the next few days, but some […]

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UPDATE: Dickie McCamey’s Plan for Operations in Response to the COVID-19 Virus

In accordance with the orders of state governors, our California, Colorado, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia offices are operating on a remote basis almost exclusively. Our North Carolina offices continue to function through a combination of remote and on-site services, as appropriate. As circumstances evolve, we will […]

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Summary of Healthcare Provisions of COVID-19 Stimulus Package #3 (CARES Act)

The Big Picture On March 27, Congress passed a third stimulus package in response to COVID-19—H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). This summary reviews healthcare provisions in the sweeping, $2 trillion legislation, which also includes provisions related to, for example, unemployment benefits, loans and aid to industries (e.g., airlines), […]

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CLIENT UPDATE: Gov. Cuomo suspends non-essential construction

Dear Clients, On March 27, 2020, Gov. Cuomo suspended all New York State construction apart from “essential” or “emergency non-essential” work. Updated guidelines from ESD are linked here. “Essential” construction includes work on “roads, bridges, transit facilities, utilities, hospitals or health care facilities, affordable housing, and homeless shelters.” “Emergency non-essential” construction includes projects “necessary to […]

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