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EEOC Says Companies Can Test Employees For Virus

Restricting access to the workplace based on a medical exam is normally frowned upon by the EEOC, but not so […]

Antibody Tests, Thought Crucial To Reopening The Economy, Questioned By Some Experts

It has been widely assumed that those who tested positive for Covid-10 antibodies could resume their normal routine with a […]

Antibody Tests Were Rushed; Setback For A Back-to-Work Strategy

Covid-19 antibody tests, considered crucial to any rational back-to-work strategy, have been rushed to market, and many are proving to […]

How Not To Do “Austerity Rollouts”

Some law firms have already furloughed employees, cut salaries or laid off employees in response to the Covid crisis, and […]

Protecting Electronic Devices At The Border

A recent episode involving a cell phone search at the border got a lot of media attention, seen primarily through […]

End Times Near? Executives Cutting Their Own Salaries

By the end of March, hundreds of companies worldwide had announced “drastic cuts” to the pay of senior executives…

Flash Survey: How 900 Companies Are Handling Virus Employment Issues

It’s fair to say the COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest jolt to the workplace at least since WWII. A “flash […]

Unpaid Leaves And Furloughs During The Pandemic

At a time of unprecedented stress in many sectors of the economy, some employers are looking to unpaid leaves of […]

Don’t Let Working From Home Compromise Attorney-Client Privilege

As a public health matter it’s become a no-brainer, but as a legal matter working at home comes with its […]

If This Isn’t A Force Majeure, What Is It?

An advisory from Mayer Brown attorneys looks at the fate of contracts in the context of a pandemic and widespread […]

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