Managing your organization through change and disruption
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Crisis Management Update: Managing your business through change and disruption
This week's guide to Crisis Management
 
This week's email features a look at Businesses have some protection from pandemic-related lawsuits; U.S. judge rules coronavirus counts as 'physical loss'; Don't rush into PPP forgiveness; Be aware of employer liability during pandemic; Evaluating performance in the COVID-19 era.
 
For more on Crisis Management be sure to visit our website, crisismanagementupdate.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts or feedback on this newsletter. Please contact Patrick Brannan at pbrannan@bridgetowermedia.com.
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Businesses have protections from pandemic-related lawsuits
Despite new legal protections extended for employers soldiering on with business during the COVID-19 pandemic, some 3,400 pandemic-related lawsuits have been filed across the country.
 
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U.S. judge says coronavirus counts as ‘physical loss’
A group of Missouri businesses have cleared a significant early hurdle in a suit that alleges their insurer declined to cover business-interruption losses from the COVID-19 pandemic .
 
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PPP loan forgiveness? Don’t rush in
There are several reasons why business owners may not want to rush into completing the paperwork: 
 
  • Streamlined forgiveness
  • More costs may be forgivable
  • New technology and the kinks that come with it
  • There's plenty of time to apply
  • Interest only applies to amounts that aren't forgiven
 
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Be aware of possible employer liability stemming from the pandemic
As employers continue to operate during the pandemic or begin to re-open, they should consider all of the implications, have a plan in place, and regularly consult with employment counsel along the way.
 
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Tips for evaluating performance in COVID-19 era
As we approach the fourth quarter of 2020, it is time to start thinking about employee performance reviews .
 
 

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