By Joan Honig – Stay-at-home orders enacted to stem the spread of COVID-19, are being lifted. State and local governments are gradually allowing businesses that were termed non-essential to open. However, many employees will continue to work at home for an unspecified time. Customers and clients may want to interact remotely as well. Activities such as signing contracts and notarizing documents were once done exclusively in person. However, electronic signatures have been gaining acceptance in the US, since 2000 when the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN Act) became a federal law. Because of our current circumstances, the use of electronic signatures is gaining even more traction.

At DocuWare, we expect that electronic signature functionality will be an integral part of our customers’ operational, compliance and security initiatives. According to the law firm Pepper Hamilton LLP, “Despite the fact that most transactions today can be negotiated and closed electronically, signatures are an area that has been slow to adapt, and many parties still utilize “wet ink” original, physically signed signature pages and documents. This may be attributed to uncertainty regarding the legality of esignatures, a lack of understanding of legal requirements and how to utilize them, security concerns, or industry custom.”


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