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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 […]

Business Is Good For Lawyers Who Do Wills

Reports of meetings with clients on parking lots, and signing on the hood of a car. In New York electronic […]

Law Firms Balk At Shutdown Order, File Suit

In Pennsylvania, a law firm filed suit last week against a state mandatory shutdown order, arguing that the edict from […]

FLA Law Firm Sues China Over Coronavirus Pandemic

A Florida law firm is mounting a class action suit against the People’s Republic of China and a number of […]

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