EEOC Issues New Guidance on Whether Employers May Require COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace by GableGotwals
by: Scott Kiplinger and Ellen Adams ©2020 GableGotwals As the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed across the country, employers must consider which policies and requirements they will follow in determining whether employees are required to be vaccinated before returning to the workplace. This week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new guidance to help […]
Human Resources & Legal Dilemma: Employees tested Positive for Covid-19 by Tay & Partners
Malaysia reported a record high of 2,188 new Covid-19 cases on 24 November 2020, bringing the total number of cases in the country to a whopping 58,847. As Malaysians observe the constant escalating number of Covid-19 cases, the likelihood of employees being exposed to Covid-19 virus will also increase. Employers will need to spend a […]
NEW MEASURES TO SUPPORT THE EMPLOYEES AND THE EMPLOYERS AS A RESULT OF THE SPREAD OF THE SARS-COV-2 CORONAVIRUS by Biriş Goran SPARL
Between 17 and 19 November 2020, regulatory acts were adopted governing new support measures for employees and employers in the context of the epidemiological situation caused by the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus: I. Government Emergency Ordinance No. 132/2020 on support measures for employees and employers in the context of the epidemiological situation caused by […]
GHR Rechtsanwälte advised CEMEX in connection with the successful extension of its Facilities Agreement by GHR Rechtsanwälte AG
GHR Rechtsanwälte AG advised CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX), the global building materials company, as to Swiss law on the amendment process under its July 2017 Facilities Agreement with several financial institutions which successfully closed in October 2020. As part of this amendment process, CEMEX extended approximately US$1.1 billion of term loan maturities by […]
Changing or terminating an agreement in times of corona: unforeseen circumstances by Fruytier Lawyers in Business
The corona crisis is all but over right now. Companies are still struggling to fulfil certain contractual obligations. A previously written article has already referred to an appeal of force majeure due to the corona crisis. If a force majeure appeal fails, an appeal for unforeseen circumstances may offer a way out. That is why I will […]
News Release – LAWYERS ASSOCIATED WORLDWIDE RE-ELECTS CHAIR & VICE-CHAIR
LAWYERS ASSOCIATED WORLDWIDE RE-ELECTS CHAIR & VICE-CHAIR International Legal Network Elects Officers and Regional Representatives Denver, Colorado, USA (5 November 2020) – Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW) re-elected Swiss lawyer Marc Grüninger, M.C.J. as chair of the Executive Committee and Australian lawyer Leon Loganathan as vice chair to second two-year terms for the international legal network. […]
Federal Budget 2020 – COVID-19 Response Package by Rigby Cooke Lawyers
2020 has been a challenging year for many Australians which has seen the Government forced to intervene to provide economic support and legislative provisions in an attempt to provide ongoing assistance to many Australians and businesses. The 2020 Federal budget sees the Government continuing to provide additional support and has committed an additional $25 billion […]
New Regulation on Entry Restrictions for Foreigners During ‘New Normal’ by AKSET Law
In consideration of the continuous Covid-19 outbreak but with the need to recover the national economy, the Minister of Law and Human Rights (the “Minister”) enacted the Minister Regulation No. 26 of 2020 dated October 1, 2020 on Visas and Stay Permits During New Habits Adaptation or as commonly referred to as the “New Normal” […]
Client Alert: Updated State of Colorado Evictions Procedure During COVID Regulation by Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLP
On June 13, 2020, Governor Polis issued an executive order temporarily curtailing eviction proceedings to provide relief to Coloradans affected by COVID-19. Since then, the Governor has issued a series of extensions and added requirements on how evictions may proceed. The current state of the law requires a 30-day notice period as well as compliance […]
COVID-19 as an “Occupational Disease” by Watson Goepel LLP
In August the B.C. government implemented changes to the Workers Compensation Act through Bill 23, which received Royal Assent on August 14, 2020. Several notable changes were introduced; one of these changes widened the “Occupational Disease” framework to capture COVID-19 infection in certain circumstances. Click here to read the full article. Click here to learn more […]