Coronavirus Resource Center

Dorsey & Whitney has closely tracked the business and legal implications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) since its earliest days. With offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, the Firm has been advising clients since the very beginning of the pandemic. As the adverse effects continue to impact our clients around the globe, Dorsey has formed multi-disciplinary legal response teams to address the urgent and complex issues that have arisen. We are connecting dots that span healthcare issues, finance, stimulus programs, distressed assets, employment and immigration, supply chain and other contractual matters, insurance matters, government relations, dispute resolution and every other aspect of problem solving that is crucial in a time of crisis.

This Coronavirus Resource Center is regularly updated. For more information, we encourage you to get in touch with the Dorsey contacts listed below:

Legal Response Teams
Governmental Relief & Incentives Team
Dispute Anticipation and Readiness Team 
Distressed Assets Team 

Stimulus Acts

For resources (including Updates and Webinar playbacks) relating to stimulus programs, please visit our Stimulus Acts page here. This includes information on the CARES Act, SBA, Main Street Credit, state programs and other governmental stimulus topics.

Contracts - Force Majeure, Non-Performance, etc.

• 1/15/21 eUpdate: UK Supreme Court decides important judgment on Business Interruption Insurance
• 9/16/20 eUpdate: UK FCA's Business Interruption Insurance Test Case Decided by High Court
• 7/13/20 eUpdate: COVID-19: UK Insolvency and Restructuring
• 7/2/20 eUpdate: UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 Update
• 5/29/20 eUpdate: UK Business Interruption Policies and COVID-19
• 5/15/20 eUpdate: Enforcing Contractual Obligations – What To Do If Business Debts Are Unpaid: A Quick Guide
• 5/7/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 Pandemic – What Should I Do if My Counterparty to an Important Contract is Applying Pressure to Change Our Agreement?
• 4/24/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 Pandemic – What Should I Do if a Transaction that I Have Been Negotiating Suddenly Collapses?
• 4/8/20 eUpdate: High Court Refuses to Adjourn Trial Because the Recent COVID-19 Legislation Indicates that Hearings Should Proceed Using Remote Technology
• 4/6/20 eUpdate: What Should I Do if Government Lockdowns or Supply Shortages Mean that I Can No Longer Supply a Client with Goods or Services Under a Contract?
• 3/27/20 eUpdate: Contractual Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic – Can it Excuse a Business from Performance of Contractual Obligations Under Contracts Governed by English Law?
• 3/12/20 eUpdate: Ten Tips for Safeguarding Against Contract Performance Risks Related to COVID-19
• 3/10/20 eUpdate: Coronavirus and Contractual Performance Disputes—Does a Pandemic Excuse Performance of Contractual Obligations?
• 3/6/20 Webinar: “Coronavirus and Contract Performance” led by Dan Brown and Shevon Rockett
• 3/4/20 eUpdate: Contract force majeure clauses and other steps the construction industry should be aware of with respect to the coronavirus from our Construction and Design group

Employment and Remote Workforce / Immigration

• 3/29/22 Webinar: L&E Briefing: COVID, Long Haul COVID and Reasonable Accommodations
• 2/1/22 Article: Employee Covid-19 Tests—When Must Employers Pay?
• 1/20/22 eUpdate: Ninth Circuit Asks Montana Supreme Court for Guidance: Is an Employer Defending Itself in a Wrongful Discharge Lawsuit Limited to the Reasons for Termination Given in a Discharge Letter?
• 12/20/21 eUpdate: Sixth Circuit Lifts Stay on OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Rule, Putting ETS Requirements Back in Effect
• 11/18/21 eUpdate: What’s Next for OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard?
• 11/8/21 eUpdate: OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination or Weekly Testing Mandate: Legal Status and Employer Next Steps
• 11/1/21 eUpdate: Iowa Passes New Law Related to COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates by Employers and Unemployment Insurance
• 10/28/21 eUpdate: Additional EEOC Guidance for Employers Processing Religious Exemption Requests in Workplace COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
• 9/13/21 eUpdate: Biden Administration Announces Broad Employer-Based Vaccination Requirements
• 8/19/21 eUpdate: Masks are Back for Washingtonians. Will Other States Follow?
• 6/23/21 Blog Post: Update Regarding Publication of OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard
• 6/10/21 eUpdate: OSHA Issues COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rule for Healthcare Employers
• 6/1/21 eUpdate: No Vaccine Passports in Iowa
• 5/24/21 eUpdate: The Great Reopening: Considerations for Employers as Employees Begin to Travel and Return to the Office
• 5/17/21 eUpdate: Saying Goodbye to Mask Mandates – Practical Tips for Employers
• 5/14/21 eUpdate: Vaccine Status is a Protected Trait in Montana
• 5/6/21 eUpdate: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Issues Executive Order Loosening COVID-19 Restrictions Tomorrow (May 7), Revoking Nearly All Restrictions On May 28, and Ending the Mask Mandate (Including Indoors) No Later Than July 1
• 3/12/21 eUpdate: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Issues Executive Order Paving the Way for Employees to Return to the Office
• 2/25/21 Blog Post: Managing Workplace Safety in the COVID-19 Era
• 2/22/21 eUpdate: Companies Consider Transparent Face Masks as an ADA Accommodation During Pandemic
• 1/27/21 eUpdate: President Biden Issues New COVID-19 Travel Ban
• 1/6/21 eUpdate: California Qualified Employers May Receive Tax Credit Boost for New Hires
• 1/4/21 eUpdate: Congress Extends the FFCRA’s Payroll-Tax Credit for Employers (but not the Paid-Leave Obligation!)
• 12/23/20 eUpdate: Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace: Practical Considerations for Employers
• 12/2/20 eUpdate: Latest Minnesota Emergency Executive Order Closes Some Businesses and Extends Work-From-Home Requirements
• 11/24/20 eUpdate: Seven Takeaways From Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency COVID-19 Regulation
• 11/4/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 UK Employment Update: Emergency Lockdown Legislation
• 11/2/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 UK Employment Update: New Lockdown, Furlough Extended, JSS delayed
• 10/16/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 UK Employment Update: Furlough Scheme Ending, Job Support Scheme Extended
• 10/7/20 Webinar: Understanding Liability in the Time of COVID-19
• 9/25/20 eUpdate: New York Employers Get Ready for Statewide Paid Sick Leave
• 9/24/20 eUpdate: UK Government Announces Job Support Scheme
• 9/14/20 eUpdate: Five FAQs: Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19-Qualifying Reasons Available to All California Employees Under New Law
• 8/12/20 eUpdate: Federal Court Invalidates Portions of the DOL’s FFCRA Rule
• 7/21/20 Blog Post: As States Reopen, Can Employees Refuse to Return to Work Based on Fear of Exposure to COVID-19?
• 7/9/20 eUpdate: UK Government Announces Job Retention Bonus, Kickstart Scheme and More
• 6/23/20 eUpdate: White House Announces New Immigration Restrictions for H, J, and L Visas
• 5/29/20 eUpdate: UK Update - SSP Extended and Changes to Furlough Scheme
• 5/18/20 eUpdate: UK COVID-19 Update: Government Guidance on Holiday Entitlement and Pay Released
• 5/14/20 eUpdate: DHS Announces New COVID Flexibility for H-2B Nonagricultural Worker Program
• 5/13/20 eUpdate: UK COVID-19 Update: Furlough Scheme Extended and Guidance for Workplace Safety Released
• 5/5/20 eUpdate: UK Government Assistance for Businesses in the COVID-19 Crisis
• 4/27/20 Webinar: "Phoenix Rising: Managing Your Company’s Recovery Without Getting Sued" led by Mike Droke and Aaron Goldstein
• 4/24/20 eUpdate: UK – Furlough Scheme Updates
• 4/24/20 eUpdate: Immigration Moratorium? Presidential Proclamation On Immigration Not As Sweeping As Earlier Tweet Suggests
• 4/22/20 Webinar: "Labor and Employment 2020 Symposium" led by Ryan Mick, Melissa Raphan, Drew James, Molly Sigel, Jillian Kornblatt, Jack Sullivan, Marilyn Clark, JoLynn Markison, Rebecca Bernhard, Bob Webber, Ieva Aubin, Candelario Arredondo, Tim Goodman, Melinda Maher, and Mary Streitz
• 4/13/20 Blog Post: COVID-19 Retaliation Claims—A 2020 Trend in Employment Litigation?
• 4/10/20 eUpdate: California Cities and Counties Issue Orders and Recommendations on Use of Face Coverings in the Workplace
• 4/10/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 Business Immigration Digest
• 4/3/20 eUpdate: DOL Temporary Rule on the FFCRA: Additional Changes and Clarifications
• 3/30/20 eUpdate: Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act Definitions of “Health Care Provider” and “Emergency Responder”
• 3/27/20 Article: How Employers Should Respond to COVID-19 Testing Law
• 3/27/20 eUpdate: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Twenty (Or So) Questions With Dorsey’s Labor and Employment Team
• 3/27/20 eUpdate: COVID-19: UK Government Announces Help For Self-Employed and More Details of Furlough Scheme
• 3/26/20 eUpdate: E-Verify Extends Timeframe for Resolving Social Security Administration TNCs due to COVID-19
• 3/24/20 eUpdate: Can People Still Go to Work in the UK?
• 3/23/20 eUpdate: Compliance in the Time of COVID-19: Government Defers I-9 Physical Inspection Requirements
• 3/20/20 eUpdate: UK Government To Pay Workers’ Wages To Prevent Job Losses Due to COVID-19
• 3/20/20 eUpdate: Effective Immediately New York Requires Sick Leave and Other Protections for Employees Affected by COVID-19
• 3/19/20 eUpdate: What Employers need to know now that the President has signed the Family Relief Act
• 3/16/20 eUpdate: What Employers Should Know About The “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”
• 3/16/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 - Help For UK Employers
• 3/9/20 eUpdate: Key Things Employers in China Should Know Regarding Reopening Amid COVID-19 (II)
• 3/6/20 eUpdate: Key Things Employers in China Should Know Regarding Reopening Amid COVID-19 (I)
• 3/4/20 Webinar: “Coronavirus and Employment Law” led by Mike Droke and Aaron Goldstein 

ERISA

• 3/26/20 eUpdate: ERISA Plan Investment Management in a Time of Market Disruption

Government Contracting

• 8/11/20 eUpdate: SF 2338: A Proposed Fix for "Pexa" and the Pandemic
• 6/16/20 eUpdate: The Convergence: Feds Level First Hybrid Healthcare- and Securities-fraud Charges Arising from COVID-19 Marketing and Sales
• 5/6/20 eUpdate: False Claims Act Exposure for Beneficiaries of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Relief Fund: Mitigating Risks of Ambiguous Terms & Conditions
• 4/14/20 eUpdate: Looking Ahead: Enforcement Actions for Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Related to COVID-19
• 3/26/20 eUpdate: E-Verify Extends Timeframe for Resolving Social Security Administration TNCs due to COVID-19
• 3/19/20 eUpdate: The Defense Production Act: The Obscure Law that Industry and Government Should be Talking About Today (and for the Foreseeable Future) 

Healthcare

• 3/3/22 Blog Post: Covid-19 Requirements for Healthcare Employers: A Recap of Where Things Stand
• 1/17/22 Blog Post: U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Injunction Against CMS’ Health Care Facility Vaccine Mandate: What Does This Mean for Your Health Care Facility?
• 11/29/21 Blog Post: Limited Preliminary Injunction Issued for CMS Vaccine Mandate
• 11/18/21 eUpdate: What’s Next for OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard?
• 11/9/21 Blog Post: CMS’ COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: What Health Care Providers Need to Know
• 11/8/21 eUpdate: OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination or Weekly Testing Mandate: Legal Status and Employer Next Steps
• 11/1/21 eUpdate: Iowa Passes New Law Related to COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates by Employers and Unemployment Insurance
• 9/28/21 Blog Post: Updates on Legal Challenges to Health Care Employers’ Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
• 9/13/21 eUpdate: Biden Administration Announces Broad Employer-Based Vaccination Requirements
• 9/2/21 Blog Post: OSHA Releases Updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace
• 8/18/21 Blog Post: Biden Administration Orders Long Term Care Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations To Receive Federal Funds; OSHA Issues Updated COVID-19 Recommendations For All Workplaces
• 7/28/21 Blog Post: Living in a Virtual World: The Post-Pandemic Future of Telehealth
• 6/23/21 Blog Post: Update Regarding Publication of OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard
• 6/10/21 eUpdate: OSHA Issues COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rule for Healthcare Employers
• 6/10/21 Blog Post: Considerations for Health Care Employers under Iowa’s Vaccine Passport Law and Recent CDC, CMS and EEOC Guidelines
• 6/7/21 Blog Post: Coronavirus Lawsuits More Than Double In 2021; Those Against Healthcare Providers Steadily Increase
• 12/11/20 Blog Post: Coronavirus Lawsuits Against Healthcare Providers are on the Rise
• 9/11/20 Blog Post: CMS Issues Interim Final Rule to Enforce COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
• 8/11/20 eUpdate: SF 2338: A Proposed Fix for "Pexa" and the Pandemic
• 6/16/20 eUpdate: The Convergence: Feds Level First Hybrid Healthcare- and Securities-fraud Charges Arising from COVID-19 Marketing and Sales
• 5/6/20 eUpdate: False Claims Act Exposure for Beneficiaries of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Relief Fund: Mitigating Risks of Ambiguous Terms & Conditions
• 5/5/20 Blog Post: CMS Expands Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
• 5/4/20 Blog Post: CMS Provides Additional COVID-19 EMTALA Guidance for Hospitals
• 4/30/20 Blog Post: Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act
• 4/29/20 Blog Post: CMS Issues Explanatory Guidance on Stark Law Blanket Waivers
• 4/29/20 Blog Post: The “War” Between Out-of-Network Providers and Insurers Spreads Into COVID-19 Territory
• 4/27/20 Blog Post: The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act: Summary of “Phase 3.5” COVID-19 Stimulus Package
• 4/24/20 eUpdate: The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
• 4/23/20 Article: Current COVID-19 Legislative Relief for Tax-Exempt Organizations
• 4/23/20 Blog Post: HHS Announces Additional Allocations of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund
• 4/22/20 Blog Post: Privacy of Substance Use Disorder Records and The CARES Act: Steps Toward Harmonizing Part 2 Privacy Laws with HIPAA
• 4/21/20 Blog Post: Untimely Dispensing Allegations Against Pharmacies Stricken in Opioid Litigation
• 4/13/20 Blog Post: HHS Releases Notices of $30 Billion to Healthcare Providers and Suppliers
• 4/7/20 Blog Post: OIG Initiatives to Ease Provider Burdens Related to COVID-19
• 4/6/20 Blog Post: Medicare Payment Rules Changed to Allow Broad Use of Remote Communications Technology
• 4/2/20 Blog Post: New CMS COVID-19 Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
• 4/2/20 Blog Post: Stark Law Blanket Waivers Related to “COVID-19 Purposes” Announced
• 4/1/20 Blog Post: What All Employers Should Know About Disaster Relief Funds to help with COVID-19
• 3/30/20 eUpdate: Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act Definitions of “Health Care Provider” and “Emergency Responder”
• 3/30/20 Blog Post: Financial Relief for Medicare Participating Providers & Suppliers – A COVID-Prompted CMS Announcement
• 3/27/20 eUpdate: CARES Act Summary of Provisions that Support America’s Health Care System
• 3/27/20 Blog Post: CARES Act Summary of Provisions that Support America’s Health Care System
• 3/26/20 Blog Post: COVID-19 and Provider Enrollment: CMS issues FAQs About the Broad 1135 Waiver
• 3/26/20 Blog Post: CMS Announces Enforcement Discretion for Physician Payments Sunshine Act Reporting by Applicable Drug and Device Manufacturers
• 3/25/20 eUpdate: FFCRA Employment Benefit Exclusions for Health Care Providers and Emergency Responders
• 3/24/20 Blog Post: HIPAA and COVID-19 Updates: The Office for Civil Rights Provides Additional Guidance on Permitted Disclosures to First Responders
• 3/23/20 eUpdate: FCC Narrows the TCPA's Emergency Purpose Exception Amid Pandemic While Greenlighting Certain Emergency Messages by Hospitals, Health Care Providers, and Government
• 3/23/20 Blog Post: CMS Announces Relief for Participants in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
• 3/23/20 Blog Post: COVID-19 and EMTALA: Ongoing Requirements and New Waivers
• 3/23/20 Blog Post: Clinical Trials During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• 3/23/20 Blog Post: Protecting Patients and Providers in Unprecedented Times
• 3/20/20 Blog Post: COVID-19 and Cross-State Clinician Licensure: Federal and State Regulations, Revisited, and What To Do About Them
• 3/18/20 Blog Post: Controlled Substance Prescribing Exceptions During Public Health Emergencies
• 3/18/20 Blog Post: Medicare Telehealth Payment Expanded to Help Address the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

HIPAA

• 4/22/20 Blog Post: Privacy of Substance Use Disorder Records and The CARES Act: Steps Toward Harmonizing Part 2 Privacy Laws with HIPAA
• 3/24/20 Blog Post: HIPAA and COVID-19 Updates: The Office for Civil Rights Provides Additional Guidance on Permitted Disclosures to First Responders
• 3/17/20 Blog Post: New HIPAA Waivers for Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Emergency
• 3/13/20 Blog Post: Public Health Emergencies and the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Privacy

• 9/14/20 Blog Post: Infinity Superfoods Pulls COVID-Related Social Media Content Following NAD Inquiry
• 8/3/20 eUpdate: Contact Tracing: Privacy Implications and Practical Considerations
• 7/13/20 Blog Post: Fighting COVID-19 by Accelerating the Patent and Trademark Examination Process
• 4/22/20 Blog Post: Privacy of Substance Use Disorder Records and The CARES Act: Steps Toward Harmonizing Part 2 Privacy Laws with HIPAA
• 4/20/20 Blog Post: FTC Works to Thwart Coronavirus Scams
• 4/10/20 eUpdate: Global Pandemic Raises Importance of Privacy and Security Compliance as California Attorney General’s Office Signals No Delay on CCPA Enforcement
• 4/3/20 Blog Post: Copyrights & Coronavirus: The Copyright Register Steps Into the Breach
• 3/24/20 Blog Post: HIPAA and COVID-19 Updates: The Office for Civil Rights Provides Additional Guidance on Permitted Disclosures to First Responders
• 3/23/20 eUpdate: FCC Narrows the TCPA's Emergency Purpose Exception Amid Pandemic While Greenlighting Certain Emergency Messages by Hospitals, Health Care Providers, and Government
• 3/13/20 Blog Post: Public Health Emergencies and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
• 3/12/20 eUpdate: Emergency Text Messages Can Save Lives in a Pandemic Without Running Afoul of the TCPA 

Import Tariffs

• 4/23/20 eUpdate: Certain Tariff Deferrals Possible for U.S. Importers Whose Revenue Has Sharply Declined 

Insurance Law

• 3/25/20 eUpdate: Insurance Coverage for Costs and Losses Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Considerations

Intellectual Property

• 9/24/20 eUpdate: USPTO Defers Provisional Filing Fees For COVID-19 Technologies, But Beware Of Early Publication
• 5/11/20 eUpdate: USPTO to Fast Track COVID-19 Technology Patents for Small and Micro Entities, Without Additional Fees
• 5/1/20 Webinar: "Litigation: The Pandemic’s Next Wave" led by Theresa Bevilacqua, Dan Goldberger, Edward Magarian, Melissa Raphan, and Eric Ruzicka
• 4/20/20 Blog Post: FTC Works to Thwart Coronavirus Scams
• 4/2/20 eUpdate: USPTO and Copyright Office Extend Filing Deadlines Under Cares Act (COVID-19 Emergency)
• 3/27/20 Webinar: “Tips for Executing on Your IP Strategy with a Coronavirus Remote Workforce” led by Jennifer Spaith, Stefan Szpajda and Erik Nyre

Litigation - Appellate

• 4/1/20 Article: How Appellate Practitioners Can Adapt To Pandemic Measures

Litigation - Class Actions

• 3/24/20 Blog Post: Coronavirus Class Action Webinar—Taking Steps to Prepare for the Coronavirus Class Action
• 3/20/20 Webinar: “New Class Action Risks Relating to the Coronavirus” led by Kent Schmidt and Jaime Stilson
• 3/17/20 Blog Post: Coronavirus Class Actions—a Growing Number and Wide Variety of Cases Filed
• 3/11/20 Blog Post: First Coronavirus Consumer Class Action Filed on the Left Coast

Non-Profits

• 4/23/20 Article: Current COVID-19 Legislative Relief for Tax-Exempt Organizations
• 3/23/20 eUpdate: UPDATE: COVID-19-Related Tax Credits and Tax Filing and Payment Relief

SEC Guidance, Disclosure Issues, Annual Meetings

• 9/22/20 Blog Post: What Counts as a “Perk” During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
• 7/13/20 Blog Post: SEC Supplements COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance Ahead of Second Quarter Reports
• 5/21/20 eUpdate: SEC COVID Investigations
• 5/14/20 eUpdate: SEC Statement Encourages Municipal Securities Issuers to Provide Expanded COVID-19 Disclosures
• 5/14/20 Blog Post: SEC Releases FAQs Relating to Use of Form S-3 Registration Statement in Light of COVID-19 Order
• 5/14/20 Blog Post: SEC Adopts Temporary Amendments to Regulation Crowdfunding to Provide Relief to Smaller Companies Affected by COVID-19
• 4/29/20 Blog Post: SEC Clarifies the Compliance Deadline for New Mining Disclosure Rules
• 4/24/20 Blog Post: NASDAQ and NYSE Provide Temporary Relief from Certain Continued Listing Requirements
• 4/14/20 Blog Post: SEC Expects that Upcoming Earnings Reports and Related Investor and Analyst Calls Will Not be Routine, Should Be Forward-Looking
• 4/14/20 Blog Post: Some Thoughts on Preparing Forward-Looking Statements During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• 4/14/20 Blog Post: SEC Updates Guidance on Shareholder Meetings Affected by COVID-19
• 4/8/20 Blog Post: SEC Chairman Issues Public Statement Encouraging Public Companies to Make Prompt COVID-19 Disclosure; No Action on Certain Proposed Rule Making until May 1
• 3/26/20 Press Release: Dorsey Obtains Emergency Order Suspending Requirement that Alaska Corporations Hold In-Person Annual Shareholder Meetings
• 3/25/20 Blog Post: SEC Extends Filing Relief for Companies Affected by COVID-19
• 3/25/20 Blog Post: SEC Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Disclosures and Other Matters
• 3/24/20 Blog Post: SEC Staff Offers Relief From Manual Signature Requirements Amid Coronavirus Concerns
• 3/16/20 eUpdate: SEC Takes Targeted Action to Assist Funds and Advisers, Permits Virtual Board Meetings and Provides Conditional Relief from Certain Filing Procedures
• 3/13/20 Blog Post: Impact of COVID-19: SEC Issues Guidance on Conduct of Annual Meetings
• 3/10/20 Blog Post: SEC Reminds Companies of Disclosure Obligations Relating to Coronavirus
• 3/4/20 Blog Post: SEC Provides Filing Relief for Companies Affected by Coronavirus

Travel Bans

• 4/10/20 eUpdate: United States Bans Exports of Certain Personal Protective Equipment with Potential for Further Export Restrictions
• 3/12/20 eUpdate: President Trump Announces European COVID-19 Travel Ban
• 2/1/20 eUpdate: U.S. Announces China Coronavirus Travel Ban

Trusts & Estates

• 4/1/20 eUpdate: An Update for Our Friends and Clients 

Construction & Real Estate

• 8/3/20 eUpdate: COVID-19’s Impact on Commercial Evictions and Landlord-Tenant Relations in Minnesota
• 4/27/20 Article: Looking Ahead: It’s Time to Plan for and Build a Robust, Sustainable U.S.-led Recovery
• March Article: COVID-19 Executive Orders on Non-Essential Business and Construction Exemptions by State
• 3/23/20 eUpdate: Are Your Business and Construction Project Essential at This Time?
• 3/19/20 Article: Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response
• 3/5/20 eUpdate: What Construction Contractors and Owners Should Do, Today, to Prepare for the Possible Effects of Novel Coronavirus on their Projects

Food, Beverage & Agribusiness

• 4/27/20 eUpdate: California’s Sweeping Price-Gouging Statute Presents Unique Risks to Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Distributors and Retailers of Food and Consumer Products
• 4/1/20 Webinar: "Is Your Food Company Taking the Necessary Steps In This Coronavirus Crisis?" led by Rebecca Bernhard, Mike Droke and Aaron Goldstein
• 3/26/20 Blog Post: Impacts of COVID-19 on Food, Beverage and Agribusiness M&A
• 3/25/20 Webinar: "Key M&A Trends in Food and Ag Shaping 2020" led by Mike Droke and Scott Porter
• 3/19/20 Article: Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response 

Chemical Industry

• 3/12/20 eUpdate: Chemical Industry Update - March 2020

Cross-Border

• 9/2/21 Blog Post: OSHA Releases Updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace
• 12/31/20 Blog Post: The COVID-19 Vaccine – Next Steps for Canadian Employers with U.S. Operations
• 7/15/20 Blog Post: Covid-19 Tax Relief Makes Winners out of Losses (for some)
• 4/15/20 Blog Post: OTC Markets Provides Temporary Relief to OTCQX and OTCQB Issuers Due to COVID-19
• 3/26/20 Webinar: “Legal Tools for Managing Cross-border Risk in a COVID-19 World” led by Peter Corne, Simon Chan and Ray Liu

Specific Regions

• 1/20/22 eUpdate: Ninth Circuit Asks Montana Supreme Court for Guidance: Is an Employer Defending Itself in a Wrongful Discharge Lawsuit Limited to the Reasons for Termination Given in a Discharge Letter?
• 11/1/21 eUpdate: Iowa Passes New Law Related to COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates by Employers and Unemployment Insurance
• 8/19/21 eUpdate: Masks are Back for Washingtonians. Will Other States Follow?
• 6/1/21 eUpdate: No Vaccine Passports in Iowa
• 5/14/21 eUpdate: Vaccine Status is a Protected Trait in Montana
• 5/6/21 eUpdate: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Issues Executive Order Loosening COVID-19 Restrictions Tomorrow (May 7), Revoking Nearly All Restrictions On May 28, and Ending the Mask Mandate (Including Indoors) No Later Than July 1
• 3/12/21 eUpdate: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Issues Executive Order Paving the Way for Employees to Return to the Office
• 1/6/21 eUpdate: California Qualified Employers May Receive Tax Credit Boost for New Hires
• 12/2/20 eUpdate: Latest Minnesota Emergency Executive Order Closes Some Businesses and Extends Work-From-Home Requirements
• 11/12/20 eUpdate: Can I please go to work yet?
• 11/4/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 UK Employment Update: Emergency Lockdown Legislation
• 11/2/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 UK Employment Update: New Lockdown, Furlough Extended, JSS delayed
• 10/16/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 UK Employment Update: Furlough Scheme Ending, Job Support Scheme Extended
• 9/25/20 eUpdate: New York Employers Get Ready for Statewide Paid Sick Leave
• 9/24/20 eUpdate: UK Government Announces Job Support Scheme
• 8/3/20 eUpdate: COVID-19’s Impact on Commercial Evictions and Landlord-Tenant Relations in Minnesota
• 7/23/20 eUpdate: Minnesota Businesses Must Require Workers, Customers, and Visitors to Wear Masks
• 6/22/20 eUpdate: BREXIT: is a Free Trade Agreement between the UK and the EU any more likely because of COVID-19?
• 6/8/20 eUpdate: Minnesota Critical Sector Employers Must Develop and Implement Written COVID-19 Preparedness Plans by June 29 Under Latest Order from Gov. Walz
• 5/19/20 Blog Post: COVID-19 Delays EIN Process for Canadian Applicants
• 5/19/20 eUpdate: UK Launch of Coronavirus Future Fund
• 5/18/20 eUpdate: UK COVID-19 Update: Government Guidance on Holiday Entitlement and Pay Released
• 5/14/20 eUpdate: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Further Loosens COVID-19 Workplace Restrictions Effective May 17 at 11:59 pm – but Requires Newly-Reopening Employers to Implement Preparedness Plans
• 5/13/20 eUpdate: UK COVID-19 Update: Furlough Scheme Extended and Guidance for Workplace Safety Released
• 5/5/20 eUpdate: UK Government Assistance for Businesses in the COVID-19 Crisis
• 4/27/20 eUpdate: California’s Sweeping Price-Gouging Statute Presents Unique Risks to Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Distributors and Retailers of Food and Consumer Products
• 4/24/20 eUpdate: UK – Furlough Scheme Updates
• 4/24/20 eUpdate: Governor Tim Walz April 23 Order Allowing Additional Businesses to Restart Operation
• 4/14/20 Blog Post: Disaster Suspension Continues-COVID-19 Corporate Issues in Alaska
• 4/10/20 eUpdate: California Cities and Counties Issue Orders and Recommendations on Use of Face Coverings in the Workplace
• 4/9/20 eUpdate: Governor Tim Walz has Extended Minnesota Stay-at-Home Order
• 4/6/20 eUpdate: New Social Distancing Measures in Hong Kong Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis – How are Businesses being Affected?
• 3/30/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 and the Corporate Trustee – Can Virtual Noteholder Meetings be Held?
• 3/27/20 eUpdate: COVID-19: UK Government Announces Help For Self-Employed and More Details of Furlough Scheme
• 3/27/20 Blog Post: Stranded Canadians Taxed in the Time of Covid-19
• 3/25/20 eUpdate: Minnesota Stay-at-Home Order to take effect Friday, March 27 at 11:59 pm – “Critical Sectors” may continue operating
• 3/25/20 eUpdate: Guidance Regarding Electronic Meetings in Iowa
• 3/25/20 Blog Post: Effective Collaboration with the Governor Nets Pragmatic Solution to COVID-19 Corporate Issues in Alaska
• 3/24/20 eUpdate: Can People Still Go to Work in the UK?
• 3/20/20 eUpdate: UK Government To Pay Workers’ Wages To Prevent Job Losses Due to COVID-19
• 3/16/20 eUpdate: COVID-19 - Help For UK Employers
• 3/9/20 eUpdate: Key Things Employers in China Should Know Regarding Reopening Amid COVID-19 (II)
• 3/6/20 eUpdate: Key Things Employers in China Should Know Regarding Reopening Amid COVID-19 (I)

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