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Coronavirus: A Weekly Update and Discussion on Legal and Practical Issues

Each Tuesday

COVID-19 Workplace Issues

The COVID-19 crisis has changed the landscape of our workplaces, now and in the future. As we navigate these turbulent times, Bond will provide guidance during a 45-minute webinar each Tuesday.

Business Recovery Issues

In these sessions, we will not only summarize the week’s latest federal and state guidance, we will also offer insights on

• Business-opening considerations
• The laws and latest guidance that affect clients seeking economic relief
• Risk mitigation and reopening plans
• Potential liability and recovery issues
• Tax law amendments and compliance
• All aspects of employment law compliance

Tuesdays
12 - 12:45 p.m.

To register for this webinar series, click here.

View January 12, 2021 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Vaccinations Update
• Update from Albany
• Litigation Update
• Year-End Appropriations and COVID-19 Act
• COVID Cost Savings

View January 5, 2021 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Final Relief Package II
• Relief Package - Final Employment Provisions
• Update from Albany
• Quarantine Requirements - Where Are We?
• FFCRA and NYS COVID Leave

View December 29 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Leave Laws
• Business Shutdowns and Operations
• Executive Orders and Guidance - Continuous Updates and Revisions
• The Virus - What We Know and What We Don't
• School Issues - Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going

View December 22 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Relief Package I - Key Provisions for Businesses
• Relief Package II - Key Provisions for Employers
• Holiday Travel Review
• Update from Albany
• Vaccination Issues - A Quick Guide of Where We Are

View December 15 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• NY PSL - The Latest Updates
• New York Wage and Hour - New Minimum Wage and Salaried Exemption Thresholds
• Recurrent Pandemic Employment Issues - Some Things to Keep in Mind
• Update from Albany
• Relief Package on the Horizon

View December 8 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Vaccine Update - Considerations and Observations Regarding Vaccines
• Employee Considerations for Vaccines
• Reasonable Accommodations and COVID-19 - A Review
• Update from Albany

View December 1 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Update from Albany
• Return to Work Guidance
• Travel Guidance
• Leave Issues

View November 24 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Update from Albany
• How to Prepare for a Scale Back or Shutdown of Operations
• Discipline and Discharge - COVID Offenses and Run of the Mill Discipline
• New York Update - Year End and New Year Labor Considerations

View November 17 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• PPP Update - Where are We?
• COVID Litigation Update - Statues of Limitations, Jury Trial, Legal Theories and the Courts
• Update from Albany
• School Issues - What is the Latest?
• Working Remotely from Outside New York - Tax and Registration Considerations

View November 10 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• PPP Update - SBA Questionnaire and Other Updates
• Revised Travel Advisory - One Week Later, What is Clear
• Revised Travel Advisory - One Week Later, What is Unclear
• Update from Albany
• Leave Questions on the Horizon - Expiration of the FFCRA and Implementation of NY PSL

View November 3 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Travel Guidance I - New Guidance and Rules
• Travel Guidance II - Open Questions
• Disability Related FAQs
• Reopening/Operating Plans
• School Update - Where Do We Stand?

View October 27 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• New York Paid Sick Leave
• Rightsizing, Downsizing and Furloughs
• OSHA Update
• New York Travel, Return to Work and Cluster Developments

View October 20 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Relief Program and Year-End Planning
• New York Paid SIck Leave - NYS Ordinance Amendments and NYS Update
• CARES Act Litigation - Update on Theories and Claims
• Furloughs/RIFs - Impact on Retirement Plans
• Update from Albany

View October 13 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• PPP Interim Rule
• Symptomatic, Exposed, COVID Positive - When Can Employees Work?
• Update from Albany

View October 6 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Pandemic Planning for Public Employers
• School Reopening Update
• Update from Albany
• OSHA Update - COVID Developments
• Litigation Update - A Review of Recent Cases
• COVID Exposure FAQs - What Do We Do Now?

View September 29 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• NYS PSL - Three Big Things to Have in Mind
• Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
• Reopening FAQs
• Wage and Hour Claims Arising from the Pandemic
• Assessing the Metrics - Where are We?

View September 22 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Taking Stock of the Pandemic
• Employment Litigation - Claims to Watch For
• Employer COVID Liability Update
• Unemployment Recap - Where are We?
• Relief Programs

View September 15 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Update from Albany
• DOL Revised FFCRA Regulations
• New EEOC COVID Guidance
• COVID Litigation Update

View September 8 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Payroll Tax Guidance - What are Your Options?
• Unemployment Update
• Update from Albany
• New York Paid Sick Leave FAQs
• School Reopening Update

View September 1 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• New York Paid Sick Leave - FAQs
• Higher Education Update - Developments and Trends
• Update from Albany
• Litigation Update - Class Action Lawsuits
• Addressing Leave Issues - New Guidance from the Department of Labor

View August 25 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Unemployment Insurance Update - Where are we Now?
• Payroll Tax Update - Where are we Now (Part II)?
• Update from Albany
• Reopening Issues - Where are we Now (Part III)?
• School Reopening Update

View August 18 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Reopening Update - Gyms, Bowling Alleys and What is Next
• Reopening Part II - Occupancy Guidance
• Litigation Update
• PPP Program - Review and Recap of Where We Are
• School Reopening Update

View August 11 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Overview of High Profile COVID Cases & Status of Federal Liability Protection
• Update from Albany
• Paid Sick Leave Issues (ESL and PSL)

View August 4 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• School District Update
• School-Related Employee Leave Issues
• New York Paid Sick Leave
• PPP Forgiveness
• Update from Albany

View July 28 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• FFCRA Update - What's Old and What's New
• New York Forward Opening
• Opearing Issues - FAQs
• Procedural Changes at Division of Human Rights
• Update from Albany

View July 21 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• School Reopening – What We Know and What We Don’t Know (Up to this Point)
• Higher Education Reopening – Assessing the Difficult Issues
• Impact of PPP on Transactions – Considerations, Pitfalls, etc. for Your Transaction
• Update from Albany
• Managing COVID Related Retaliation Claims

View July 14 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• DOH Emergency Rule
• Reopening Update - Where are We (Phases, Industry Guidance, Updates)
• Business Interruption Insurance Claims in the Age of COVID-19
• What is Ahead - A Look Forward

View July 7 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• Weekly Albany Update
• NYS Travel Advisory
• Public Sector - Municipal Reopening & Travel
• Main Street Lending Program

View June 30 Webinar |  Presenter Information

• PPP Update
• Travel Advisory Executive Order
• Update From Albany

View June 23 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• Business Tax Issues - Benefits and Credits Under the COVID-19 Legislation
• Phase IV Reopening - What is Coming
• Phase IV Reopening - Higher Education Guidance
• Waiver Considerations - Things to Think About
• Accommodation Issues Review

View June 16 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• Reopening Update - Where are We Now?
• Reopening Future - Where are we Going and What Can we Foresee?
• Liability Issues - Update on Claims and Theories
• OSHA Update
• PPP Program

View June 9 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• PPP - Update and Putting it in Perspective - Where are We Now?
• Reopening Updates - Current Status of Guidance, Executive Orders and Industry Plans
• Update from Albany
• Unemployment Update - What is Clear and What Remains in Flux

View June 2 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• PPP FAQ's - Things to Focus on as Reopening Proceeds
• Reopening Update - Clearing Up Some Questions
• Reopening Update - Where Are We?
• Employment Accommodation and Discrimination Issues
• COVID-19 Exposure Claims - Things to Consider as Businesses Reopen

View May 26 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• CARES Act Final Regulations and Loan Forgiveness Application
• Update from Albany
• Phase One Reopening and Anticipated
• Issues in Phase Two

View May 19 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• Update from Albany
• Phase 1 and Reopening Plans
• What Can We Expect in the Coming Weeks?
• Employment Issues
• PPP Update

View May 12 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• FFCRA Leave and Rehiring Issues
• Working Remotely
• New York's Pubic Sector - Restricted, Not Paused
• Update from Albany
• Tax Credits, Loans and PPP Update

View May 5 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• Unemployment Update - Top Issues Under the CARES Act
• Litigation Update - NYUS Court E-Filing and Other Litigation Issues
• Reopening Update - The Latest on Reopening Plans
• Update from Albany
• Loan and Relief Issues - The Evolving Issues and Update

View April 28 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• FEMA's Public Assistance Program for Entities Affected by COVID-19
• CARES Act Part II and PPP Update
• Going from NY on PAUSE to NY FORWARD
• Reopening Considerations - Components of a Reopening Plan 
• Avoiding Employment Discrimination Claims Related to Coronavirus

View April 21 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• Coronavirus in the Workplace
• Layoffs, Furloughs and WARN Act Issues
• Update from Albany
• Reopening Issues - Planning and Preparedness
• Negligence and Litigation Issues
• Relief Programs - The Old, The New and The Unknown

View April 14 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• The Latest Guidance from ESDC and Update on Complaints to AG's Office
• Update from Albany
• Leave Documentation
• Product Liability and Other Issues
• Main Street Lending Program

View April 7 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• Navigating Notice, Statutory and Paid Leave Overlay, Health Care Provider Definition, Counting Employees
• Dealing with Troubled Companies
• Commercial Rent Payment - Overview
• Updates from Albany

View March 31 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• The CARES Act
• Families First and CARES Act: Key Employment Law Provisions
• Unemployment Summary
• The Latest Developments From Albany: NY Updates
• OSHA Guidance for COVID-19

View March 24 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• Imposition of Restrictions in Hospitals and Long Term Care Facilities
• The Latest Out of Governor Cuomo’s Office
• How COVID-19 has Impacted Pending Litigation and Curtailed Court Operations
• Emergency Aid Measures

View March 17 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• The Scope of NYS Executive Orders
• The Impact on Private Sector and Municipal Entities
• Controlling a Virus Hot Spot: The New Rochelle Experience
• Best Practices for Remote Work Arrangements
• Business Interruption Insurance Issues and Contract Claims Arising from the COVID-19 Crisis

View March 10 Webinar  |  Presenter Information

• NY State of Emergency: Public Health Announcements & Advisories
• Practical Steps Employers Should Be Doing Now
• Cancelling Events and Potential Contract/Insurance Issues
• Best Resources to Stay up to Date

Helpful links:

USDOL Wage & Hour Division - Q&A regarding COVID-19 impact on pay

OSHA Guidelines on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19