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CGCC member company Morgan Lewis recently shared a link to “What Trump’s Restrictions on Work Visas Could Mean for The Future of Work,” a radio discussion on NPR’s 1A featuring Morgan Lewis partner Eleanor Pelta. The discussion focuses on the Trump administration’s latest order to freeze new H1-B and H-4 visas. In the episode, Ms. Pelta discussed the implications for companies with international employees currently working in the United States.

On June 25, 2020, the New York Department of Health (NY DOH) and the New York Department of Labor (NY DOL) issued new guidance, titled New York State Department of Health and New York State Department of Labor Guidance on Use of COVID-19 Sick Leave for Health Care Employers (the “Guidance”). The Guidance is intended to supplement earlier guidance the NY DOH and NY DOL issued governing when health care employees are automatically deemed to be subject to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation, thereby qualifying for paid sick leave under the New York State COVID-19 Sick Leave Law (the “Law”).

Join CGCC Member Company EY for a 10-minute audio discussion in Chinese, “COVID-19 and Transfer Pricing: impacts and responses” (疫情对跨国企业转让定价的影响).

The Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration (STA) issued Public Notice [2020] No. 3 on Jan 17, 2020. This is a Public Notice regarding IIT regulation on non-China sourced income (“Public Notice 3”). Public Notice 3 stipulates relevant rules about how to report the non-China sourced income under the new Individual Income Tax (“IIT”) Law, which applies to tax year 2019 and onwards.

Social distancing doesn’t mean businesses need to compromise on building connections with sellers and buyers, or sharing knowledge and insights.

COVID-19 has changed life as we know it–and as we do everything we can to keep each other safe, our routines have fundamentally shifted. The necessary measures taken to manage the pandemic have disrupted the global economy and altered consumers’ expectations, habits, and purchasing behavior. This has resulted in new challenges to supply chains, fulfillment, physical stores, and for employees and customers.

The establishment of a new US-China economic relationship during the epidemic and the economic recovery after the epidemic are issues of great concern to all sectors of society in China and the United States. CGCC-Chicago held a webinar on June 11, 2020, with the topic of “Business Recovery During COVID-19”.

On June 17th, CGCC co-hosted the “Returning to Work: Legal Updates & Considerations for Employers” webinar with Littler Mendelson P.C. as part of the CGCC E-Connects event series.

CGCC member company DLA Piper recently published an article regarding the Department of Justice’s newly updated guidance as to how prosecutors are to evaluate a company’s corporate compliance program in the context of a DOJ investigation. The article’s authors provide key strategies for companies to consider while maintaining their own compliance programs under the DOJ’s updated guidance.

CGCC member company Cushman & Wakefield has captured more than 2.5 million data points from workers all over the globe in the pre-COVID-19 era and a further 1.7 million data points from more than 50,000 respondents in the current work from home environment. The company’s “workplace specialists” analyzed this data to develop “The Future of Workplace,” a report that provides insight into the future of the workplace.