博客:意见 & 观察
COVID-19, 工人赔偿豁免, and Coverage under Commercial General Liability Insurance Policies
2020年12月18日
There will be employees who contract the coronavirus and claim they were infected by a fellow-worker at the jobsite or in the office. Then these employees will bring a personal injury suit against their employer to recover money damages or, 在死亡的情况下, their estate will bring a wrongful death action against the employer. This article outlines proposed legislation in the Congress and in the Virginia General Assembly that, if enacted, will...
Read MoreSeparation and Divorce During COVID-19: Steps to Take During Lockdown
2020年5月5日
尽管被告知“这是新常态”, there is nothing normal about the current coronavirus pandemic shutdowns and the related experiences people are enduring throughout Virginia, 这个世界. Many families are hunkered down in a home where parents are trying to assume new roles that may include classroom teacher, 孩子的艺人, 在某些情况下, 全职配偶. Every family has its own dynamic which develops into their “normal”...
Read More2020年4月24日
最近颁布的冠状病毒援助, 救济和经济安全法案, 被称为关怀法案, includes three new federally-funded programs to provide additional unemployment compensation for workers. 而联邦政府正在提供资金, the programs will be administered by the states as part of their unemployment insurance systems. 以下是每个节目的简要总结.《皇冠线上买球平台》创建的流行病失业援助...
Read More2020年4月24日
UPDATED 4/27/20 - Virginia Governor signed the legislation.Our 社区协会 Practice Group has been fielding many questions from concerned Boards of Directors regarding their ability to conduct association business during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, the Virginia Property Owners’ Association Act and the Virginia Condominium Act, require at least two directors to be physically present at a board meeting in order for the rest of the...
Read MoreBrown Water Seamen and the Stowaway Virus: Coronavirus Precautions
2020年4月23日
当一个人想到古代或现代的海员, 航行穿过深海的画面, 蓝色的海洋在大陆之间的木制帆船或, perhaps, making long voyages on ultra-large container vessels comes to mind. 这些“蓝水”海员, however, constitute only a small fraction of the crews that work onboard the vessels that make our economy run. Most vessels ply the waters closer to home, including tug boats, tow boats, pilot boats,...
Read More2020年4月17日
面对世界范围的流行病, 全国各地的州长都发布了, 这是我有生以来第一次, universal stay-at-home orders virtually shutting down our way of life. While it is an extremely difficult transition for in-tact families, persons who must co-parent with another parent during this current crisis are experiencing extra-ordinary difficulties. Under the best of conditions, it is sometimes difficult to work with the child’s other...
Read MoreCommercial Landlord-Tenant Relations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020年4月17日
在COVID-19造成的健康和经济危机中, landlords, 物业经理, and tenants of commercial property are scrambling for information and establishing new policy. Briefings by the President and Governor change the way businesses can be conducted with little or no advanced warning. 今天还行得通的事，明天可能就不可行了.What has become clear, is that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing economic upheaval for businesses....
Read MoreCan Virginia Renters Be Evicted During the COVID-19 Crisis?
2020年4月16日
There seems to be a common belief that landlords may not evict residential tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like most beliefs, it’s rooted in truth, but the details may be surprising.3月16日, 2020, the Virginia Supreme Court made an emergency judicial order in response to COVID-19 that essentially put the brakes on all cases for 21 days. On March 27, the Court extended the order by another 21days. 目前，所有民事案件都是...
Read MoreCOVID-19 Presents Construction Industry with Challenging New Legal Issues
2020年4月15日
Businesses who are engaged in construction related activities, 无论是公共项目还是私人项目, 包括业主, 承包商, 分包商, 材料供应商, 以及付款担保和履约担保, can expect that there will be new and challenging legal problems resulting from the impact of the Coronavirus. While certain types of projects have been deemed to be essential, 其他人则没有, 导致停工和...
Read MoreCOVID-19: Helpful Resources for Businesses and Individuals
2020年4月13日
(4月22日更新), 2020)Congress passed major legislation to address economic and health problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and is currently considering additional changes to the law. Government agencies are regularly providing regulations and guidance for businesses and individuals to understand how these laws affect them and what new benefits are available.We have compiled the links below to help clients and community members locate relevant...
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