As previously reported here , on March 18, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Recovery Act (FFCRA) [HR 6201], which was the second in a series of three Congressional Acts to provide relief to the economic and business collapses caused by ...

Late Thursday (March 19, 2020), California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an official, statewide Executive Order directing all non-essential businesses to send their workers home, effectively shutting down many California businesses. The “stay at home” order ...

Late Thursday (March 19, 2020), the County of Los Angeles issued its Safer at Home Order, restricting and limiting the gathering of persons and requiring closure of all non-essential business operations for a period of 30 days, beginning at 11:59 p.m. on ...

Late Wednesday, March 18, President Trump signed H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law, effectively ratifying Congress’ second major stimulus bill arising from the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. While we await the third ...

The courthouses are empty. No criminal or civil trials will take place until at least late May. But that will change soon enough. Although the global pandemic is unprecedented in modern times, we know from experience that major disruptions in the economy ...

Until recently, you probably never paid much attention to the phrase “force majeure.” No, it’s not a spell from a Harry Potter magic book. You know, it’s that miscellaneous provision that sometimes, but not always, appeared at the end of a contract. After ...