Depending on where they are located, offices are slowly and cautiously welcoming back employees after the shutdown. Likewise for retail stores and restaurants.
In the vast majority of cases these openings have been accompanied by stringent measures to protect the health and safety of workers and visitors. But is that enough to protect a company from liability if someone catches COVID-19 within their premise?
In fact, it is only half of the battle, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr attorney Louis P. Archambault tells GlobeSt.com. Companies not only have to follow the necessary guidelines to safeguard their buildings from COVID-19, but they also have to ensure compliance with those measures, he says.
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Erika Morphy
Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.
