Depending on where they arelocated, offices are slowly and cautiously welcoming back employeesafter the shutdown. Likewise for retail stores andrestaurants.
In the vast majority of cases these openings have beenaccompanied by stringent measures to protect the health and safetyof workers and visitors. But is that enough to protect a companyfrom liability if someone catches COVID-19 within theirpremise?
In fact, it is only half of thebattle, Saul Ewing Arnstein& Lehr attorney Louis P. Archambault tells GlobeSt.com.Companies not only have to follow the necessary guidelines tosafeguard their buildings from COVID-19, but they also have toensure compliance with those measures, hesays.
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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.
