Insights
April 14, 2020
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") to provide economic benefits to small businesses in response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to the widely…
By: Shelley M. Jackson, Elizabeth M. Roberson, and Kate Trinkle
on April 12, 2020
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) contains two provisions entitling eligible employees to paid leave: (1) the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and (2) the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA). Under both…
April 12, 2020
In response to the ongoing novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Trump issued an emergency declaration under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. § 5121 et seq.) on March 13, 2020, which instructed the…
By: Brandon W. Shirley and Meghan M. Linvill McNab
on April 9, 2020
On April 17, 2020, Governor Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-19 to expand the health care provider workforce available to battle Indiana’s COVID-19 spread. Specifically, the Executive Order expands the list of providers eligible to prescribe orders…
By: Sharon B. Hearn and Kendall A. Schnurpel
on April 9, 2020
The IRS provided special relief from the April 15, 2020, Federal income tax return filing and payment deadline in response to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, in Notices 2020-18 and -17. That relief allows many individuals and businesses until July…
By: and Julia A. Carpenter
on April 9, 2020
This week the Small Business Administration (SBA) released guidance on two important topics of the Paycheck Protection Program: acceptable form of promissory note and required funding periods.
The SBA and Treasury Department provided guidance through…
By: David A. Adams and
on April 6, 2020
The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting and will continue to impact commercial landlords in their leasing, management and operation of commercial real estate. This Alert outlines certain key issues commercial landlords may face in the…
By: Judy L. Woods and
on April 5, 2020
The coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) has affected all businesses in one way or another. For public and privately held companies, a big question arises: what liability does the company have? If an employee, customer, shareholder, or third-party sues…
By: Stacy Walton Long and
on April 5, 2020
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that effective April 2, 2020, it will not impose penalties against health care providers or their business associates for certain violations of the…
By: Kendall A. Schnurpel
on April 2, 2020
On March 30, 2020, the IRS issued a new tax form, and related instructions, for employers seeking to obtain advance payments of three new tax credits established under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Families First Act”) and the…
By: Christopher W. Bloomer and Robert S. Schein
on April 2, 2020
On March 16, 2020, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-04, which contained certain exceptions to Indiana’s Open Door Law (“ODL”) and Access to Public Records Act (“APRA”). For further information concerning Executive Order 20-04,…
By: Elizabeth M. Roberson, Shelley M. Jackson, and Kate Trinkle
on April 2, 2020
As many employers are considering temporarily shutting down their workplaces or laying off employees, it is important to ensure compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The failure to comply could cost employers…
|