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April 8, 2020
A Message From Our Founder & Managing Member
Francine Griesing
In today's WelcomeLaw Wednesday, Francine Griesing provides a rundown on topics related to how businesses and workers can manage risk during COVID-19. Our articles range from why companies should form risk committees to how small business can survive and recover from the crisis to what independent contractors should know about receiving unemployment benefits. We are all in this together. Be well and stay healthy.
What is a Risk Committee &
Why Your Organization Needs One
Pamela Harper discusses the need for organizations of all sizes to establish a risk committee to prepare for and mitigate the effects of unanticipated events as well as the various responsibilities of the committee, which help protect the organization as a whole and those who give it life.
How to Keep Your Small Business Sheltered & Fed
Julie Negovan shares tactics for helping small businesses survive and recover from the pandemic by understanding and taking advantage of the benefits offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") and the Coronavirus Air, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES”). 
Unemployment Benefits for Independent Contractors in the Age of COVID-19
M elissa Hazell Davis breaks down the extended employee benefits for self-employed, freelancers, independent contractors or part-time workers as well as how these workers can access unemployment benefits if impacted by COVID-19 and why employers must properly handle employee classification to aid in this effort.
More Webinars on the Horizon!
Francine Griesing and Jessica Mazzeo will be panelists on a CLE webinar  “What Women Want: Strategies for Law Practice Leaders”  hosted by the American Bar Association on April 9 at 1PM EST.

Cheryl Borland will be co-presenting a webinar “Preparing for the Unthinkable” hosted by Sonia Jackson Myles of The Sister Accord on April 10 at 6PM EST. RSVP here .
Francine Griesing's CLE webinar “Staying Within The Lines: Ethical Issues for Lawyers During Crisis” hosted by Lawline will be available here on April 13.
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