Bach to Business

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Posts tagged pandemic

COVID-19 Presents Disability Discrimination Issues

Employers must balance the need to keep employees from COVID-19 with employment discrimination laws.

Business Law, Coronavirus, Employment LawElizabeth WhitmanJuly 17, 2020COVID-19, coron, disability discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, clayton haslop, focal dystonia, employment discrimination, reasonable accommodation, face mask, pandemic, pandemic preparedness, EEOC

Adding a Coronavirus Force Majeure Provision to Your Contract

Parties entering into contracts during this historic pandemic may want a COVID-19 specific force majeure clause. Since these clauses cover a force majeure event that is already occurring, they require different considerations than typical force majeure clauses.

Business Law, Contracts, CoronavirusElizabeth WhitmanMarch 22, 2020coronavirus, COVID-19, Force majeure, impractability, act of god, pandemic

Coronavirus and Contract Force Majeure Provisions

Market changes and governmental requirments due to coronavirus may trigger contract force majeure provisions and excuse parties from contract performance.

Business Law, Contracts, Coronavirus, Real Estate TransactionsElizabeth WhitmanMarch 15, 2020coronavirus, COVID-19, force majeure, act of god, pandemic, supply chain, impractability