PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - DOL’s Guidance on Continued COVID-19 Timeframe Relief
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - COVID-19 Edition - Deadline Extensions Impacting HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA
What's Next for the Paycheck Protection Program? by Lindsey Berwick and John Wittenberg
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced that it will provide a six-month Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) filing extension to certain reporting companies affected by one of the five hurricanes in...more
On May 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued much-anticipated Notice 2021-31 (the Notice) regarding the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) premium subsidy provisions of the American Rescue...more
On May 18, 2021, the IRS released Notice 2021-31, a lengthy series of FAQs clarifying many aspects of the new COBRA subsidy made available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The FAQs address many of the issues...more
With the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility program (“TALF 2.0”) officially underway and open to investors, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “FRBNY”) continues to modify the program, most recently granting an...more
CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Loans - In guidance issued in late April, after many Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans had already been funded and the proceeds were being spent, the SBA said borrowers needed...more
PPP Loan Proceeds Return Date Extended - On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that public companies receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, who...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) aims to provide qualifying small businesses, nonprofit organizations, veterans organizations, tribal businesses, sole...more
Prompted by the public clamor surrounding the participation of large, publicly traded and deeply capitalized companies in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), on April 23, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”)...more
On Monday, October 19, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published its eagerly anticipated STEM Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) rule in the Federal Register for a 30-day comment period ending on November...more