Employers cited for violations of OSHA regulations often face hefty fines, greater oversight, higher insurance premiums and possible criminal charges — not to mention lost work because you have to disclose past OSHA violations on many public and private bids. It is important for employers to understand the process so that they do not overlook […]
Blood, Sweat and Tears may or may not have had Isaac Newton’s law of universal gravitation in mind when they penned the lyrics to their hit song “Spinning Wheel,”—“What goes up must come down, spinning wheel got to go ‘round,”—but they did put their fingers on the inevitably cyclical nature of real estate markets. For […]
The precipitous drop in the demand for oil is not going away anytime soon. Some models suggest that it will be eight or nine years before the price per barrel of crude oil returns to February 2020 pricing. In the past, oil and gas companies have used mergers and acquisitions as an escape hatch during […]
Foreward by Andrew Chilvers Real Estate across the globe has taken a huge hit by the Covid-19 crisis as businesses and retailers close indefinitely, while customers are locked in their homes. In the US and UK, the ‘brick-and-mortar’ retail sector has been in a sensitive state for some time as people have been deserting the […]
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We are going to go out on a limb and guess that almost all borrowers will have occasion, in the coming weeks and months, to speak to their mortgage lenders about impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their operations, their loans and their properties. Borrowers would be well advised to give thought to how best […]
Real Estate across the globe has taken a huge hit by the Corvid-19 crisis as businesses and retailers close indefinitely, while customers are locked in their homes. In the US […]
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The impact of the so-called “Decreto Liquidità” on corporate matters Decree-Law No 23 of 8 April 2020 (hereinafter referred to as “Liquidity Decree”) provides for a series of measures aimed at safeguarding business continuity throughout the emergency phase, particularly in respect of businesses that before the crisis were considered viable and that presented an ongoing […]
COVID-19 – The impact on agency and distribution agreements: FAQ Agency agreements Each principal who decides to benefit from the activity of a commercial agent makes a prior assessment of the relevant business costs, in particular regarding commission, expense reimbursements and amount of the indemnity for termination. Therefore, it is quite clear that during […]
At the end of March, President Trump signed into law the third coronavirus stimulus legislation, a $2 trillion package known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). While the legislation focused on providing both economic stimulus to the nation’s beleaguered economy and assisting the healthcare sector in combating COVID-19, the expansive […]
Over the last few days, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued several clarifications to guide the implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA, P.L. 116-127) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), particularly with respect to what types of diagnostic tests and services must be […]
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