On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (HR 133), an omnibus package that funds government agencies through the entire 2021 Fiscal Year and provides $908 billion in COVID-19 related relief. Included in this... read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the concept of force majeure to the forefront across multiple practice areas. The courts continue to shape the application of force majeure during the pandemic and two recent cases, outlined in the article, signal how some courts are... read more
Many have begun to question whether pandemic telework is creating a presumptive right to post-pandemic telework as a reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities. However, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stated that the answer is still... read more
Many U.S. businesses with COVID-19 outbreaks are facing emerging legal threats from claims that workers brought coronavirus home and infected relatives. This article outlines this new development that one risk analysis firm said could cost employers billions of... read more
