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03.30.2020
Prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency, telehealth services were generally restricted to routine visits for patients residing in rural areas. This was in part to prevent health care fraud and abuse.
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03.27.2020
The last thing businesses and owners want to think about during a global health crisis is a looming intellectual property deadline.
Fortunately, many Intellectual Property Offices around the world have activated their business continuity protocol and have...
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03.27.2020
As a significant number of employees are working remotely due to COVID-19, maintaining adequate cybersecurity measures has been a priority for many businesses.
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03.27.2020
The Senate has negotiated and passed a third COVID-19 relief bill titled the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (CARES Act).
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03.27.2020
On March 26, 2020, the South Carolina Department of Health (DHEC) Office of Environmental Affairs promised regulatory relief to those struggling to comply with environmental permits and other regulatory obligations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While it is...
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03.27.2020
The CARES Act (the “Act”), as passed by the Senate and the House, includes the creation of a new Small Business Administration (“SBA”) 7(a) loan program called the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”).
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03.27.2020
This alert serves as a follow-on to our alert SBA Provides Emergency Disaster Loans for Small Businesses, published March 25, 2020, and takes into account recent federal legislative developments.
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03.27.2020
Among the challenges faced by manufacturers and other regulated parties in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing compliance with environmental laws.
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03.26.2020
In the face of increasing state shutdown orders regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies serving the private sector and public sector are inquiring if they will be forced to shut down operations.
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03.26.2020
Following the passage last week of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued new posters to notify employees of the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave options available to them for...
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03.26.2020
The Senate has passed a third COVID-19 relief bill. The House is expected to pass the act on Friday, March 27, and the President has announced that he will sign it once passed by the House.
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03.25.2020
Employers may be liable for failing to file incident reports and properly record employees affected by COVID-19 on OSHA 300 and 300A logs.
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03.25.2020
On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the Department of Labor published guidance in three separate documents related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which goes into effect on April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
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03.25.2020
The federal government, through the United States Small Business Administration (SBA), has made Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) available to small businesses severely impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency.
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03.23.2020
Under federal law, employers and new hires must complete the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification process to ensure that all employees employed in the United States are lawfully authorized for employment. This requires the employee to complete Section...
