False Claims Act Implications for PPP and Disaster Relief Loans: What Small Businesses Should Be Ready For
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey recently announced that Alexander Schleider of Lakewood pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in a durable medical equipment (DME) kickback scheme....more
According to NBC News and Reuters, the United States Secret Service confirmed that hackers from APT41, a criminal cyber-hacking group linked to the Chinese Communist Party, stole “at least $20 million in U.S. Covid Relief...more
On March 1, 2022, President Joe Biden extended the 100 percent federal cost share for Public Assistance through July 1, 2022. In a subsequent advisory announcement from FEMA, the agency announced that after that date, the...more
Congress fortunately reached a last-minute deal for a continuing resolution yesterday, averting a government funding lapse, commonly known as a “shutdown” until December 3, 2021. That gives government contractors just over...more
DOL Issues Guidance on Continuing COVID-19 Relief for Employee Benefit Plans, Plan Participants, and Beneficiaries Recognizing that many employee benefit plan participants and beneficiaries continue to struggle with ongoing...more
In our February 12th blog post, we raised the question of how to interpret the duration of the DOL/Treasury relief tolling certain benefit plan deadlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without guidance from the agencies, it...more
Four months after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offered state Medicaid programs a new COVID-19 Section 1115 waiver opportunity, five of at least 20 applying states have received approval of their waiver...more
With its chaotic rollout, conflicting regulations, and breakneck disbursements, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is primed to create a wave of litigation. This includes actions taken under the False Claims Act (FCA),...more
Certification Form Must be Submitted by July 10; Expenditure Report by Sept. 1 - The Coronavirus Relief Fund, as with other federal and state funds, are accompanied by requirements and stipulations. California cities and...more
Legislation enacted by Congress has repealed three excise taxes that had been previously imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”). Congress recently enacted the Taxpayer Certainty...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our personal, financial and business lives, the government has responded with legislative and administrative relief. This is a high-level summary of some of the enacted measures...more
Beginning April 10, 2020, HHS began issuing payments to providers eligible to receive a portion of the $30 billion reserved for the Provider Relief Fund. There have been two important developments this week...more
On April 17, a bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives seeking to create the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020. The primary feature of the bill is it would suspend all rent and mortgage...more
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, H.R. 748, the largest economic relief package in U.S. history. This third round of COVID-19 legislation provides...more
On March 21, 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued New York Executive Order 202.9, “Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency" (the “Executive Order.”) The Executive Order...more
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or “Act”), designed to help stem the deepening economic crisis triggered by COVID-19. Under the Act,...more
Provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act show that the government intends to closely monitor and oversee management of the relief funds, as the act makes available more than $2 trillion to...more
President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020, marking the largest economic recovery package in U.S. history. The $2.2 Trillion rescue legislation provides $150...more
Countless employers have been forced to reduce employees’ hours or terminate employees due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”). Federal and state governments are working to pass stimulus legislation to assist the...more
As we previously reported, charitable organizations are able to play an important role in providing disaster relief in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Special rules are relevant to employers that wish to provide hardship...more
The novel coronavirus pandemic has upended nearly every facet of American — and global — life, and in doing so is exacting a massive toll on the economy. While the full measure of the effects of this crisis will not be known...more
The coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic was recently declared a disaster under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act. This triggers special tax treatment for qualified disaster relief payments (“QDR payments”). To the...more
It is expected that all counties within Ohio will receive an economic injury declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) this week that will enable eligible small businesses in Ohio to apply for an...more
In keeping with our commitment to serve as a resource for clients and business associates during this time of emergency, please note the following online sources of information... The New Jersey Economic Development...more