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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued Executive Orders 22-218 and 22-219 on Sept. 23 and 24, 2022, respectively, declaring a state of emergency due to Tropical Depression Nine (also referred to as Hurricane Ian) across the entire...more
UPDATE: On April 25, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) granted an additional extension of the I-9 remote document inspection flexibility policy until October 31, 2022. This is a welcome relief for advocates who...more
As passed back in March 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)’s Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act (EFMLA) requirements by which employers with less than 500...more
Times are challenging for multifamily landlords with nonpaying tenants. Landlords depend on rent to pay taxes, insurance, maintenance, management fees, debt service, and other expenses related to the property. Government...more
A top-of-mind issue for contractors right now is whether Section 3610 of the CARES Act will expire on September 30, as it is currently set to do. Section 3610 authorizes reimbursement of certain contractors who are unable to...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants must provide to investors for the first time in 30...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has offered various guidance on filing extensions and further delivery relief as public companies, funds, and investment advisors continue to adjust to the sweeping...more
Emphasizing that the COVID-19 pandemic remains a public health emergency that continues to have an economic impact on the city, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an Executive Order to extend orders from March that prohibit...more
On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) into law providing, among other relief, up to $349 billion to fund loans to small businesses affected by the...more
In accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) previously provided two extensions of time to file certain trademark-related...more
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the Small Business Administration (SBA) is tasked with administering the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the loan program intended to allow...more
On May 6, 2020, the Federal Government launched additional tax relief measures to improve the liquidity of the companies and employees affected by the COVID 19 pandemic and to grant tax relief. The draft law is now to be...more
On April 28, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) further extended the time to file certain patent and trademark-related documents and to pay certain required fees pursuant to the temporary authority...more
On March 31 and April 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) to provide additional clarity regarding the SEC’s COVID-19 Order issued on March 4 and...more
This alert incorporates the guidance issued by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) on March 28, 2020 and updated on March 29, 2020, in additional to the regulations published by the DOL on April 6, 2020 and other DOL...more
Employers across the country are facing challenges never before dreamed of as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For those employers that are continuing to hire, the obligation to complete and retain a Form I-9 as well as...more
UPDATE: An IRS notice published on March 18, 2020, clarified several aspects of the 90-day tax deferral announced one day earlier by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. •First, the notice stated that it applies not only to...more
Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Treasury announced Tuesday that it will be pushing back the April 15th deadline to pay income taxes owed for 2019 by 90 days. In other words, until July 15, 2020, no taxpayer will be...more
During the 2014 Regular Session, the Florida Legislature enacted a measure providing holders of certain specific development approvals an opportunity to seek a two-year extension for these approvals. Any building permit and...more