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An Interview with Lynne Kahn Founder and Executive Director Baltimore Hunger Project | Cockeysville, MD Connect with Lynne on LinkedIn 1. What are the goods/services offered by your primary business? Baltimore Hunger Project is dedicated to eliminating the growing problem of weekend childhood hunger by feeding bodies and minds. We are bridging the gap between Friday and […]

Howard K. KurmanPrincipal, Offit│Kurman

Contract Workers on COVID-19 duty entitled to special allowance at par with regular workers

Introduction   The Bombay High Court has, on 27 May 2020, passed an interim order in the case of Samaj Samata Kamgaar Sangh V/s Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation & Ors. 1 ruling that contract workers (“Kamgaars”) involved in the COVID-19 related duties who are fulfilling their responsibilities by risking their lives would be entitled to the same allowance […]

Aliff FazelbhoySenior Partner, ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors

Conn Maciel Carey’s Multi-Disciplinary COVID-19 Task Force Resources

As employers around the country grapple with the employment law and workplace safety implications of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”), Conn Maciel Carey formed a national, multi-disciplinary legal and regulatory task force dedicated to helping our clients across all industries manage the multitude of pandemic-related issues employers are facing and preparing them for the tidal wave […]

Kara MacielFounding Partner, Conn Maciel Carey

Read & Share: Visualizing the Countries Most Reliant on Tourism

A major repercussion of the Covid-19 pandemic is the effect on travel and tourism around the world.  Forty-four countries rely on it for more than 15% of their total share of employment, with island nations getting hit the hardest. The World Travel & Tourism Council’s infographic shows the countries that depend on travel and tourism the […]

Howard K. KurmanPrincipal, Offit│Kurman

Conn Maciel Carey’s Multi-Disciplinary COVID-19 Task Force Resources

As employers around the country grapple with the employment law and workplace safety implications of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”),  Conn Maciel Carey formed a national, multi-disciplinary legal and regulatory task force dedicated to helping our clients across all industries manage the multitude of pandemic-related issues employers are facing and preparing them for the tidal […]

Kara MacielFounding Partner, Conn Maciel Carey

Corporate Diversity and Inclusion: Guidance for Creating or Updating Your Initiative

In light of the recent death of George Floyd, many organizations are pledging or vocalizing their commitment to diversity. Companies like Peloton, Facebook, WarnerMedia and Netflix have taken stances on eradicating discrimination within their workforce, and many have made donations to show their support for these efforts. In addition to an Equal Employment Opportunity statement […]

Howard K. KurmanPrincipal, Offit│Kurman

Eduardo Castro Marques participates in the IR Global Guide – International Governance: The Risks You Face as a Global Director

Foreward by Andrew Chilvers As companies continue to look for opportunities in global markets, directors from diverse jurisdictions are hired to serve on the boards of foreign businesses as well as domestic ones that have operations and assets in other countries. Enterprises across the world look for directors from other jurisdictions for any number of […]

Eduardo Castro MarquesPartner, Cerejeira Namora, Marinho Falcão

ALMT Newsflash-Standard operating procedures and preventive measures at work places

Background Pursuant to the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (“MHA”) on 17 May 2020, the Government of Maharashtra released its own guidelines (“Maharashtra Guidelines”)1 on 19 May 2020. These guidelines demarcate the zones within the state, prescribe limits for lifting of restrictions in each zone and set out the Standard Operating Procedures […]

Aliff FazelbhoySenior Partner, ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors

ALMT Newsflash-Finance Minister announces Financial Stimulus Package

      In view of the spread of the pandemic COVID-19, the Prime Minister announced a massive financial stimulus package of Rupees Twenty lakh crores to revive the Indian economy, which has severely been hit owing to the lockdown. In continuation of this, the Finance Minister made the first, of a series of announcements […]

Aliff FazelbhoySenior Partner, ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors