Hospitality Industry Faces Multifront Crisis Amid COVID-19 Outbreak: Key Considerations for Stakeholders
Written by: James R. Embrey, Esq., and John G. Winkenwerder, Esq. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has spread to at least 95 countries and has sickened more than 100,000 people, leading to increased anxiety and confusion across the globe. As
Workers’ Compensations and Compensability of the COVID-19 Virus in Georgia
Written by: Meredith Knight, Esq. Over the past week, multiple questions have arisen regarding whether contracting COVID-19 is a compensable workers’ compensation event. The answer will almost always be no. In a few very fact-intensive cas
WHAT IS REALLY IN CONGRESS’ EMERGENCY CORONAVIRUS BILL? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Written by: Jacqueline Voronov, Esq., Jeffrey M. Daitz, Esq., and Christopher Eads, Esq. Perhaps bipartisan bills really do exist? On March 14, 2020, the House of Representatives passed the Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act (R
USCIS Statement Regarding COVID-19 and the New Public Charge Rule
Written by Ashik Jahan, Esq. and Cody Hendrix USCIS has issued a statement informing immigrants who get tested or treated for COVID-19 that they will not be punished when seeking immigration benefits under the new public charge rule that was ush
Secretary of Health and Human Services Signs Federal Declaration Providing Immunity to Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 Claims
Written by: Sandra Mekita Cianflone, Esq. During this growing epidemic, the last thing healthcare workers want to think about it is potential litigation for any care and treatment rendered to patients who contract COVID-19. On March 10, 2020, th
Can a Business Be Held Liable for Employees or Customers Who Allegedly Contracted COVID-19 (Coronavirus) While On Their Property?
Written by: James Embrey, Esq. and Anthony Petrozza, Esq. A woman sneezes several times as she goes up and down the aisles to do her grocery shopping. Across town, three people on the housekeeping crew at a hotel develop fevers while cleaning gu
Supreme Court’s Closure Could be First Disease-Related Shuttering in a Century
(What follows was written by Katie Bart and Kalvis Golde. For more of the article, please see link below.) On Thursday, the Supreme Court announced that it would close its doors to the public “until further notice” “[o]ut of concern for th
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the European Schengen Area Travel Ban
Written by: Ashik R. Jahan With growing fears concerning spreading of the global pandemic, COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the U.S. has barred entry into the U.S. from non-U.S. citizens in the European Union’s Schengen Area. People who have visited
CROATIA’S ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE EPRIVACY REGULATION STALEMATE
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. On February 21, 2020, Croatia released its proposal to attempt to move the ePrivacy Regulation across the finish line. The ePrivacy Regulation was proposed in 2017 with the main purpose of regulating personal d
Egypt Passes Personal Data Protection Law
On February 24, 2020, Egypt’s Parliament passed the Personal Data Protection Law (“PDPL”). The law has many similarities to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Scope The PDPL applies to Egyptian citizens