When it comes to new mask guidelines, employers are in the best position to evaluate the needs of their business and the potential risks to their employees, vendors and customers.
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The roundtable Q&A session in Ward and Smith’s virtual 2020 Construction Conference covered a range of issues, from employment matters to vetting private clients, based on questions from attendees.
Ward and Smith attorneys and consultants provided insights so construction companies can make smarter decisions for their ongoing business operations.
Should employers have
force majeure clauses in employment agreements?
force majeure clauses were rarely seen in employment agreements.
“Since the pandemic, we certainly have been putting them in certain contracts,” he said. “When you promise somebody they’re going to get paid $80,000 a year as an exempt employee and their compensation’s not tied to certain deliverables, and if there’s a hurricane or any other act of God or a pandemic and the business is slowed down, then those people still expect to get paid $80,000.”
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Construction Conference Roundup: Roundtable Session Covers Employment Contracts, PPP Documentation, How To Vet Private Construction Clients and More Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The roundtable Q&A session in Ward and Smith’s virtual 2020 Construction Conference covered a range of issues, from employment matters to vetting private clients, based on questions from attendees.
Ward and Smith attorneys and consultants provided insights so construction companies can make smarter decisions for their ongoing business operations.
Should employers have
force majeure clauses in employment agreements?
Ken Gray, who leads Ward and Smith’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, said that prior to the pandemic,
force majeure clauses were rarely seen in employment agreements.
Employers have many questions to weigh when it comes to requiring vaccination
Erik Eisenmann is a partner in Husch Blackwell’s Milwaukee office and chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group
By Erik Eisenmann
The vaccine. For what has felt like the longest year of our lives, we have held out hope for a return to “normal.”
That hope hinged on the development, approval and distribution of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the eligibility for it and access to it.
As we waited, we hemmed and hawed over hypotheticals: Should I get the vaccine? Will it be safe? Will I be able to stop wearing a mask? With the welcomed news that all Wisconsinites over the age of 16 are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, these questions are no longer hypotheticals.