In March 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (FFCRA), which mandated that employers with fewer than 500 employees provide paid sick and FMLA leave to eligible employees for specified...more
The Senate has now passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the Flexibility Act), which passed the House on May 28. The Flexibility Act includes critically important changes to the Paycheck Protection...more
The Paycheck Protection Program will enable eligible nonprofit organizations that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to obtain funds to cover payroll, rent, interest, and utilities. For further information...more
4/14/2020
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The CARES Act adds $100 billion to the “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund” to reimburse “eligible health care providers” for “health care-related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to Coronavirus.”...more
4/14/2020
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The CARES Act provides $350 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program to allow the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee 100% loans (with interest rates not to exceed 4%) made by local SBA preferred lenders to...more
4/14/2020
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The CARES Act establishes a $500 billion loan program accessible by cities, states, and businesses, while also providing for more than $250 billion in direct funding to state and local governments. The majority of the direct...more
4/14/2020
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Late on April 6, 2020, the Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) jointly issued additional guidance in the form of FAQs addressing key points under the Paycheck Protection Program (Program)....more
4/7/2020
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Paycheck Protection Program Loans and Medicare Advance Payments -
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Cares Act provides...more
4/1/2020
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