Federal Court Affirms Employer Right To Require That Its Employees Be Vaccinated
A federal judge in Houston, Texas ruled on June 12, 2021 that Houston Methodist Hospital (the “hospital”) did not violate ...
Read MoreThe No Surprises Act: Congress Takes Aim at Surprise Medical Bills
In the closing days of 2020, Congress passed federal legislation aimed at protecting patients against surprise medical bills and facilitating ...
Read MoreNew York Appellate Court Puts Huge Road Block In Way Of Borrowers Seeking To Enjoin UCC Article 9 Sales
Over the last year, since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have continued to report on how the courts ...
Read MoreElectronic Signatures: A “New Normal”
Even before Covid-19, electronic signatures (e-signatures for short) were revolutionizing the way agreements were being executed and stored. Covid-19 has ...
Read MoreUpdated Covid-19 Guidance For New York Employers At The New Year
New legislation and guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) have reset employer obligations regarding COVID-19 and vaccination ...
Read MorePost-Covid Projects “Restarts”: Contractors Caught Between A Rock & A Hard Place?
Even after New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s New York “PAUSE” program was replaced by the New York “FORWARD” program and ...
Read MoreNo Get Out Of Jail Free Card: Courts Less Than Receptive To Force Majeure, Impossibility, and Other Defenses
The increase in loan and lease defaults in the wake of COVID-19 has brought to the forefront numerous legal defenses ...
Read MoreThe Courts’ View of UCC Article 9 Sales In The COVID-19 Environment Is Clearly Changing
While the world may be in a state of semi-paralysis waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine, the legal environment involving creditors’ ...
Read MoreUpdate On Lease Disputes & Covid-19: Is Covid-19 A Get Out Of Jail Card For Tenants?
The number of lawsuits in the New York Supreme Court, New York County, concerning leases between commercial landlords and tenants ...
Read MoreProtecting Your Business When Entering Into A PPE Agreement
Although many businesses throughout the United States were decimated by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a few have ...
Read MoreWho’s The Boss? DOL Repudiates The Court’s Ruling By Issuing New COVID-19 Leave Guidance
As reported by this blog Court Strikes Down DOL Interpretations of FFCRA on August 3, 2020, the United Stated District Court ...
Read MoreCustomer Accommodation & Litigation Strategies During The Pandemic: Three Smart Actions You Must Consider Before You Agree To “Work With” Your Customer
COVID-19’s impact on the economy has created a myriad of issues for the business community. Perhaps the most common is ...
Read MoreWill Courts Allow Lease Cancellation In The Wake Of Covid-19?
Moritt Hock & Hamroff has been following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on creditors’ rights. On May 21, 2020, ...
Read MoreCourt Strikes Down DOL Interpretations Of FFCRA
A recent New York federal court reminds us that understanding employer obligations under the FFCRA is an ongoing process. In ...
Read MorePay Me What I Would Have Earned: The Impact Of COVID-19 Shutdowns On The Legal Measurement Of Future Lost Profits
As New York State moves forward with its phased reopening and the state and federal courts resume more regular activity, ...
Read MoreAbsolution Denied? The Enforceability Of Liability Waivers In the Age Of COVID-19
In an effort to flatten New York State’s infection and hospitalization rate due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Cuomo signed ...
Read MoreShould I Stay Or Should I Go? The Proliferation Of Litigation Over Buyers’ Attempts To Unilaterally Terminate M&A Transactions In the Wake Of COVID-19
The changed economic landscape caused by COVID-19, with a shortage of debt financing and volatility in the stock market, has ...
Read MoreThe Unhappy Meal – A Case Study In The Importance Of Developing & Executing An Effective Return-To-Work Policy
Introduction In today’s environment, business as usual is anything but usual. Companies are struggling to normalize operations and bring their ...
Read MoreLender Stayed From Proceeding With UCC Article 9 Sale
Moritt Hock & Hamroff recently reported on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) Article 9 ...
Read MoreUCC Sales Held Not Subject To Cuomo Executive Order Barring Mortgage Foreclosures
A recent New York State Supreme Court judge has answered the question of whether Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.8 ...
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