BULLETIN COVID-19's IMPACT
AIA Pennsylvania Legal Partners Join Forces to Help You Protect Your Firm & Employees AIA Pennsylvania's dedicated legal and professional liability partners have been fielding design professionals' questions around the clock to ensure firms and employees are protected during this time of uncertainty.
Please join these trusted AIA Pennsylvania partners for our first virtual town hall on Monday, March 30th at 1pm to get the most up to date guidance and answers to FAQs on employment, contracts/liability, and best practices for insurance cost containment as it relates to professional liability and other ongoing expenses including tips on reducing costs.
Employment Law Updates from Katharine Batista of Offit Kurman & John Cromer of Burke Cromer Cremonese
Contractual Considerations from Mike Cremonese of Burke Cromer Cremonese, Richard Davies of MMP&S, and Anthony Potter of Offit Kurman
Insurance Cost Containment & Capital Preservation from Tim Esler of Fenner & Esler
Updates to the AIA PA Gov't Resources Page Looking for the latest government resources and updates to keep your firm operating in compliance? Visit AIA Pennsylvania's resource page to get the latest on: AIA Pennsylvania's Response to the Governor's Order AIA National's Federal Response & Update The State Government Relief Package Federal & State Business Loans & Support Tax Filing & Payment Deadlines Tax Credits
Attention Emerging Professionals!
Economic Impact & Outlook AIA National has produced a special March 2020 Report: Moving ahead, challenging times confront the design professions as well as a compilation of economic and industry resources. Please complete this brief survey as a means for AIA Pennsylvania to evaluate and anonymously share with you how the COVID-19 crisis and social distancing order are affecting the architecture profession as a whole. We will use this information to determine where we focus our resources and energy in these unprecedented times. Next Tuesday, AIA Pennsylvania will be sharing the data compiled with those that have completed the survey.
Upcoming Related Webinar Programming MONDAY March 30 11 am When disaster strikes: How do AIA Contract Documents address COVID-19 issues? presented by AIA National MONDAY March 30 1 pm 2 pm COVID-19: What does it mean for architects? 5 Ways to Thrive (Not Just Survive) in a Possible Down Market presented by the Business of Architecture MONDAY March 30 11 am 1 pm Virtual Town Hall | Business as Not-So-Usual Addressing COVID-19’s Impact on Your Firm’s HR, Liability & Contracts presented by AIA Pennsylvania TUESDAY March 31 12:30 pm
THURSDAY APRIL 9 1 pm
Marketing in an Age of Uncertainty presented by Hinge Marketing In a marketplace shaken with uncertainty, how should your firm respond? How do you position your business for growth? And what does marketing even look like in a Covid-19 world? Five lessons on overcoming adversity from today’s highest performing firms will be presented as well as the evolving marketplace challenges and practical recommendations to make the most of this bewildering situation—advice you can start putting into action today.
Share Your Workspace Expectation vs. Reality "Challenge" Time to GET SOCIAL...from a distance
For most of us, working from home is brand new. Some of us are thriving on this change of scenery, some of us are still getting our bearings. Let's embrace all of the expectations vs. realities of working from home.
Share your teleworking realities on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Use the hashtag #architectureathome for a reposting from AIA Pennsylvania! courtesy of qkarchitecture or should we say barkitecture?
Membership Update AIA has extended the standard lapsing date for members from March 31, 2020 to April 28, 2020. They are continuing to offer flexible options for membership with the Dues Installment Plan (DIP).
Check out updates to the COVID-19 Resource Round Up As the world faces an unprecedented “new normal”, many organizations including architecture firms have taken steps in response to the COVID-19 outbreak to protect the health of their employees, clients, and the community. We understand that architecture firms are no different.
While every firm will have a unique set of circumstances, we are sharing some general guidelines and resources that could offer insight into navigating the impacts of COVID-19 on architecture firm leaders, employees, operations, and business.
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