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• Construction as “Essential”: Reconciling Governor Abbott’s Executive Order with the Dallas County Amended Order

  April 3, 2020

  By Chris AnayaMcGuire, Craddock & StrotherApril 3, 2020Last month many local jurisdictions enacted shelter in place orders. These orders differed in their definitions of essential businesses and services, which created confusion for businesses that operated in more than one jurisdiction. On March 31, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive... read more

• Summary of Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed Act (“KAWPEA”), a part of the CARES Act

  April 2, 2020

  Grady DickensMcGuire, Craddock & StrotherApril 2, 2020KAWPEA allocates $349 billion to a program administered by the Small Business Administration.  The program is structured as a loan, but it acts more like a grant program with the intention to encourage employers to retain their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.  This... read more

• Application of Force Majeure Clauses and Common Law Doctrines of Impossibility and Frustration of Purpose in the Wake of COVID-19 under Texas, New York, and Delaware Law

  April 1, 2020

  By Lauren Smyth & Amy KearneyMcGuire, Craddock & StrotherApril 1, 2020In an effort to minimize the financial ramifications of the global coronavirus or “COVID-19” pandemic, clients and practitioners alike are turning to contractual provisions and common law doctrines to defer, and even excuse, performance of contractual obligations. The first... read more

• THE DOL ISSUES GUIDANCE ON THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT (“FFCRA”)

  March 25, 2020

  Jennifer RybackMcGuire, Craddock & StrotherMarch 25, 2020The Department of Labor has published a number of resources on the new FFCRA, which can be accessed here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic. Notably, the Questions and Answers make clear that the effective date of the FFCRA is April 1, 2020, which is different than the... read more

• THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT: A SUMMARY FOR EMPLOYERS

  March 19, 2020

  Jennifer RybackMcGuire, Craddock & StrotherMarch 19, 2020President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law on March 18. The FFCRA’s provisions will go into effect within 15 days and will be effective through December 31, 2020. Congress is expected to consider additional measures related to the... read more