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Employment & Labor Law Issues Due to COVID-19 featuring Doug Rowe

The M&A Alliance will host an engaging and informative discussion on: “Employment & Labor Law issues due to Covid-19.” They will have a one-on-one virtual interview with our Employment Law Partner, Douglas Rowe. Mr. Rowe's broad range of expertise includes claims alleging discrimination based upon race, sex, religion, national origin,…

Employment Lawyer Doug Rowe Interviewed in Newsday

  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued updated guidance to help businesses keep their workplaces safe, and our Employment Law Partner Doug Rowe joined the discussion. To read more, visit: https://www.newsday.com/business/coronavirus/small-business-herzlich-coronavirus-1.44914139

Business Strategies for Small Businesses

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States lost 20.5 million jobs in April, the largest decline since the market crashed in 1929. Major airlines, restaurants and big retailers such as JC Penney found themselves floundering as a result of COVID-19. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,…

Employer Checklist for Post-COVID-19 Considerations in Returning Employees to Work

As New York State begins phasing out its stay-at-home order and permits non-essential businesses to reopen, employers are left with uncertainty surrounding how best to proceed in returning their employees to work amidst numerous legal and logistical challenges. The following is an evolving checklist of considerations for reference to kick-start…

COVID-19, Commercial Contracts and Conditions Precedent

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised many questions concerning the effect of a failure in performance under a commercial contract that directly or indirectly arose from the pandemic.  In this article, I will examine the potential defense that the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the performance of a condition precedent contained in a…