News, Insights & Events
Many of the attorneys in the Law Firm Alliance author articles and thought leadership pieces on important topics and trends covering a wide variety of practices.
While these articles are correct on matters of law when they are produced, verdicts, rulings, legislation and other actions may affect the applicability of some of the information. Please consult your legal advisor before making decisions on the information you read here.
Articles
Phase Four is Not the End: It’s Just the Next Beginning
June 22, 2020
Caitlin A. Anderson and Hermes Fernandez - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Proper Payroll Practices: More Important Than Ever as Virginia Adopts Pro-Employee Laws
June 22, 2020
Faith A. Alejandro,
Sands Anderson PC
Beginning July 1, 2020, employers who cut incorrect paychecks to employees in Virginia may be held accountable in open court. Virginia’s new Wage Theft Law (HB123/SB838) presents a major change for employers — one of several landmark pieces of legislation passed by this year’s politically progressive General Assembly.
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SBA Issues Guidance and Updated Documents for Extended 24-Week Covered Period, Releases Simplified PPP Forgiveness Application, and Announces All PPP Loans Over $150,000 Will Be Publicly Disclosed
June 21, 2020
Kate Chmielowiec, Elizabeth L. Lehmann, Jeffrey B. Scheer - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Updated - Reopening New York: Where Are We? A Visual
June 21, 2020
Caitlin A. Anderson and Hermes Fernandez - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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COVID Quarantine + Surge in eCommerce = … ADA Discrimination Claims?!
June 18, 2020
Angela P. Doughty, CIPP-US,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
This means all organizations – commercial businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, healthcare entities, and professional organizations – need to consider whether this new reliance on digital means of consumer interactions creates previously unconsidered risks and liabilities to their operations.
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Supreme Court Applies Title VII Protections to Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity in Landmark Decision
June 17, 2020
Brian G. Muse,
Sands Anderson PC
In a landmark ruling, the United States Supreme Court held that the prohibitions against sex discrimination found in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 apply to sexual orientation and sexual identity.
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Liability Waivers and Questionnaires in the Time of COVID-19
June 16, 2020
William A. Oden, Labor and Employment Attorney,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
As businesses begin to re-open and re-engage their workforce, and in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth exploring requiring your employees (and in certain circumstances, customers) to execute a liability waiver or complete a questionnaire regarding COVID-19 prior to returning to the physical workspace.
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Supreme Court’s LGBTQ Discrimination Decision Impacts Arizona Employers
June 15, 2020
John J. Balitis and Jordan T. Leavitt,
Jennings,Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C. - Labor and Employment Blog
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An Employee Cannot be Fired, or Otherwise Discriminated Against, for Being Gay or Transgender
June 14, 2020
Xavier D. Lightfoot and Hayley R. Wells,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ("SCOTUS") decided in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that the protections of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act ("Title VII") extend to individuals who are discriminated against because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Reopening New York: Where Are We? A Visual
June 14, 2020
Caitlin A. Anderson and Hermes Fernandez - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Board Directors Beware: Potential Liability in Data Breach Suit
June 14, 2020
Jessica L. Copeland and Hannah K. Redmond - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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