The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 25 - An Investigative Journalist’s Insight Into the COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
The Briefing: COVID 19 Bill Stimulates the Economy and Changes in the Intellectual Property Law
#WorkforceWednesday: Congress Passes Relief Bill, EEOC's Vaccine Guidance, Return to Work Delayed - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: COVID-19 Executive Actions, Right-to-Sue Notices, and Liability Shields
Nota Bene Episode 90: U.S. Q3 Check In: Stimulus, Relief, Election, and Direction with Elizabeth Frazee and Jonathan Meyer
WEBINAR: Is the CARES Act Caring Enough?
Nota Bene Episode 83: Fraud Enforcement and Policing COVID Relief: What Businesses Need to Know with Chuck Kreindler
How to Navigate the After Effects of the U.S. Stimulus Packages
Nota Bene Episode 82: How Congress is Meeting the Pandemic: Stimulus, Relief, and Recovery with Elizabeth Frazee and Jonathan Meyer
Employment Law Now IV-66 - Predicting the Next Stimulus Legislation and the Post-Coronavirus Workplace
COVID-19: The FFCRA & CARES Act--Update on Loan Programs, Tax Provisions & Employee Leave Provisions
COVID-19 Survival: The $2 Trillion CARES Act and Your Business
Episode 28: Universal Basic Income – Not as Far Off as You May Think
On October 5, 2022, during the Tribal Consultation session in Washington, D.C., the Small Business Administration stated that it will not pursue its attempt to impose a Community Benefit Plan requirement on Alaska Native...more
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was intended to provide a fast influx of assistance to small businesses during the economic shock created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The speed with which loans were distributed to...more
As everyone who has been tracking the COVID-19 relief programs since 2020 knows, at the outset there was massive confusion about the programs’ requirements as well as fear that funding could run out before businesses with...more
North Carolina is still providing support for businesses impacted by the COVID pandemic. However, time is running short for this latest round of funds. Phase Two of North Carolina’s Business Recovery Grant Program is the...more
Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on December 15, 2021, that SBA’s Office of Native American Affairs awarded $1.1 million in grants and contracts to seven entities which will...more
On December 27, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act includes a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, known as the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and...more
This week has seen three significant developments relating to Small Business Administration (“SBA”) programs designed to help businesses weather the lingering impacts of COVID-19....more
On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill 95 (“SB 95”) which entitles most California employees to a new bank of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. The law will go into effect on March 29,...more
On March 16, the House passed 415-13 H.R. 1799, the PPP Extension Act of 2021. The bill would extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application deadline to May 31 from March 31 and give the Small Business...more
With the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) set to expire on March 31, lawmakers have struck a deal to extend the program for two months through the end of May. Leaders of the House Small Business Committee, Chair Nydia...more
Update: President Biden signed The American Rescue Plan Act on March 11, 2021- On Wednesday afternoon, Congress passed The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a broad, comprehensive policy response to the challenges brought...more
After several weeks of tense negotiations and legislative twists and turns, President Biden’s latest COVID-19 stimulus package – the American Rescue Plan – has been passed by Congress and will become law once the president...more
In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion latest COVID-19 stimulus bill, containing a slew of employment-related initiatives that could have...more
Most Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrowers are working toward full forgiveness of their PPP loans and are anxious to get this process started. A borrower generally may submit a loan forgiveness application any time on...more
The New Year is already proving to be a busy one. A new Congress, new COVID-19 strains and vaccine promises, and a new stimulus package making its way to American citizens and businesses. The Coronavirus Response and Relief...more
President-elect Biden has unveiled an ambitious legislative package that would serve to not only provide a third wave of economic stimulus relief to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic but also transform the American...more
The SBA, in consultation with the Department of Treasury, has announced that it is reopening its portal for first draw and second draw PPP applications to all eligible PPP lenders today, January 19, 2021. The portal had...more
The CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Portal is now open for provider registration only. Consistent with the applicable Terms and Conditions associated with the various PRF distribution phases, providers who received more...more
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the Economic Aid Act) (Pub. L. 116-260) into law to provide continued assistance to individuals and...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law on December 27, 2020, and provides various types of financial relief during the pandemic. Below is an outline of financial relief for employees and individuals covered...more
This advisory summarizes the terms, eligibility and application requirements of the new Payment Protection Program loan (PPP 2 Loans) under the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, which...more
On January 6, 2021, the SBA issued more detailed guidance on the implementation of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) round 2. The biggest upshot from the SBA’s releases are that except for a limited set of changes (which are...more
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law Congress’s spending bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021, which included the Additional Coronavirus Response and Relief (ACRR) provisions that modified...more