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Privacy & Cybersecurity in the Era of COVID-19

With most of the United States currently under various state mandated stay-at-home orders in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have transitioned to a work-from-home service model. In New York, all non-essential businesses have closed in-office...

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New Federal Guidance On Covid-Related Emergency Leave

On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which includes among its provisions, (i) the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and (ii) the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, which, on a temporary basis,...

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Statute of Limitations Tolling Under Executive Order No. 202.8

On March 20, 2020, the Governor’s Office signed Executive Order No. 202.8, which, among other things, includes a directive tolling the statute of limitations and other legal deadlines and process from March 20, 2020 through April 19, 2020: In accordance with the...

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“Essential Business” Analysis as to Construction

On March 20, 2020, the NY Governor’s Office issued Executive Order 202.8, which, among other things, mandates that all “non-essential business” implement a 100% reduction of their in-person workforce for the period from March 22, 2020, at 8 p.m. through April 19,...

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