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Associations are dealing with enormous change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and virtually all of it has legal consequences. It is no easy feat to deal with these challenges, adhering to legal guardrails, avoiding legal pitfalls, and otherwise protecting your association as you navigate this new path.

In this webcast, a leading association attorney will guide you through these issues and considerations. In what will be a largely Q&A format, Jeff Tenenbaum will answer questions such as:  
 • As states and localities continue to open up their economies and associations consider reopening their workplaces, what are the key liability considerations to protect both the association and its employees?  
 • How can associations move their governance processes to a virtual format while still abiding by their governance documents and applicable law?  
 • As associations need to convert in-person programs and services to an online format, how can they successfully deal with contracts with exclusivity and non-competition clauses? And what are best practices for negotiating favorable contract terms with new technology providers?  
 • As associations contemplate the eventual return to in-person meetings, what are the key liability considerations to protect both the association and its attendees?  
 • How can associations with nonexempt employees ensure that they comply with the federal and state employment laws that regulate their compensable time?  
 • How can members use online forums to discuss how they are responding to the pandemic without running afoul of the antitrust laws?   
 • As associations continue to cancel or postpone their scheduled in-person events or consider holding in-person events with reduced attendance, what are key strategies to mitigate cancellation and attrition penalties? How has the legal situation changed from two or three months ago?

Speaker:  
 Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq., managing partner, Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC

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