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International Employment Law Reality Check During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Jurisdiction-Specific Snapshots

Webinar | 07.22.20, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:30 AM EDT

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COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread have transformed workplaces and economies worldwide. Please join us for a panel discussion of how employers in regions including Asia, Europe, and North America are handling workforce issues in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the ramifications of particular government policies for employers and employees.


Speakers:

  • Ted Goloff, Partner at RSS, Montréal
  • Kay Hodge, Partner at Stoneman, Chandler & Miller LLP, Boston
  • Martine Hoogendoorn, Partner at Doorn en Keizer Employment Lawyers, Amsterdam
  • Amanda Hunter, Partner at Hunter Liberatore Law, Toronto
  • Sandy McCandless, Partner at Dentons, San Francisco
  • Roselyn Sands, EY Global Labor & Employment Law Markets Leader at EY, Paris
  • Nicole Simonian, Partner at Crowell & Moring, Los Angeles
  • Cynthia Stamer, Managing Shareholder at Cynthia Marcotte Stamer, P.C., Dallas
  • Ernesto Velarde Danache, President & Mexican Notary Public at Ernesto Velarde Danache, Inc., Brownsville

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