By: Betsy Johnson , Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. This article provides guidance for employers on providing reasonable accommodations for disabled employees pursuant to Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and amendments...
By: Deborah Yoon Jones , Alston & Bird LLP This article explains what a force majeure clause is and how and under what circumstances a force majeure clause in a commercial lease may be invoked due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). THE ARTICLE ADDRESSES...
By: Aravind Swaminathan , David T. Cohen , Rochelle Swartz , and Nicholas Farnsworth Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Illinois heightens the risks faced by companies collecting biometric information by... A recent...
By: Timothy Murray , Murray, Hogue & Lannis ONE TIME I FOUND MYSELF ON THE SET OF A HOLLYWOOD soundstage for a popular television show about a lawyer. In the law library of the fake TV law firm, I noticed something that viewers at home couldn’t see...
By: Sunil Shenoi , Erica Williams , Brian Kavanaugh , Gianni Cutri , and Lauren Casazza , Kirkland & Ellis LLP This article provides companies with key issues to consider before, during, and after a ransomware attack. Recently, there have been a number of...
By: Annemargaret Connolly and Thomas D. Goslin , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Climate change is arguably the most high-profile and rapidly evolving environmental issue facing the global business community today. Governments of nearly every nation have acknowledged...
By: Richard D. Glovsky , Jordon R. Ferguson , and Rufino Gaytán III , Locke Lord LLP This article provides practical guidance regarding how employers should address legal issues raised by the coronavirus (COVID-19). As the coronavirus spreads around the...
Q&A with Daniel Lewis, V.P. Practical Guidance & Analytical Content, LexisNexis Q&A with Daniel Lewis Interview with Daniel Lewis , V.P. Practical Guidance & Analytical Content, LexisNexis It’s Friday afternoon and a client calls about...
By: Christy Thiems , American Property Casualty Insurance Association This article discusses the impact of cannabis legalization on the insurance industry. Disparate state laws on both medical and recreational use, federal issues such as classification/scheduling...
By: Mark Haut, Practical Guidance This article provides an update on several developments that have occurred since the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) became effective on February 19, 2020. The SBRA created a new bankruptcy option under Chapter...
By: The Practical Guidance Tax Team This article discusses the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the Act), passed by the House and Senate on December 21, 2020, and signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The Act pairs a roughly $900 billion novel coronavirus...
By: Lexis Practice Advisor Labor & Employment Team Introduction The purpose of this policy is to minimize transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) virus in the workplace by providing protection to employees and thus preventing transmission to members...
Introduction Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination is a condition of employment for all workers. Depending on the type of vaccination offered, specific medical contraindications may exist for certain individuals. The Company will only accept evidence-based medical...
By: Matthew D. Jenkins , Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP This article provides an overview of compliance obligations and federal False Claims Act (FCA) risks to healthcare and life sciences companies arising out of three funding streams made available in response to...
By: Michael B. Richman , Julie K. Stapel , Craig A. Bitman , Lindsay B. Jackson , Daniel R. Kleinman , and Natalie R. Wengroff , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its final rule on the application of the Employee...