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PA Employers Must Initiate Additional Measures to Protect Employees
April 17, 2020
Yesterday, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health, Rachel Levine, MD, ordered employers to institute additional measures of mitigation to slow the spread…
As COVID-19 Spreads, Possibilities for Bail or Release of At-Risk Inmates: Practice Points
April 16, 2020
In an alert published earlier this week, we discussed the vulnerability of inmates and prison staff to the spread of…
Maritime Litigation and Arbitration in the US and New York during the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 15, 2020
April 16, 2020 – UPDATE: The SMA has now published a message concerning coronavirus and maritime arbitration proceedings. The message…
As COVID-19 Spreads, Possibilities Arise for Bail or Release of At-Risk Inmates
April 13, 2020
“[I]nmates and [prison] staff are incredibly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19 and immediate steps must be taken to protect…
Nonprofit Issues: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Questions and Answers
April 8, 2020
Don Kramer’s Nonprofit Issues has been receiving questions on many topics surrounding the current coronovirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including business continuity, bylaws,…
You’ve Cut Costs, Laid Off, or Furloughed Employees. Now What?
April 6, 2020
As COVID-19 wreaks havoc on people around the world, it is also severely disrupting numerous companies’ health, balance sheets, and…
How Employers Should Prepare for the Restart of Business
April 6, 2020
While many employers have made and continue to make difficult employment decisions due to state-mandated business closures, this too shall…
Judicial and Legislative Updates: Business Interruption Coverage for First-Party Losses Caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
April 6, 2020
In my last blog on this subject, I discussed some of the first-party insurance issues for recovering losses caused by…
DOL and IRS Issue Guidance and Temporary Rule on Paid Leave Under New COVID-19 Legislation
April 3, 2020
On April, 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) posted a temporary rule issuing regulations…
Paycheck Protection Program COVID-19 Relief Window Is Open for Business as of April 3
April 3, 2020
Small and mid-size businesses needing economic relief to help tide them over during the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic may start…
CARES Act Extends Tax Relief to Businesses Hit Hard by COVID-19
March 31, 2020
In addition to providing stimulus checks to most American taxpayers and funding loans to small- to mid-size businesses hit hard…
The CARES Act and Its Impact on Real Estate Investors
March 31, 2020
The $2 trillion-dollar stimulus package, the “CARES Act”, signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020 contains…
U.S. Department of Labor Updates its Guidance on FFCRA Paid Leave Provisions
March 31, 2020
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) updated its Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) for employers and employees addressing the…
CARES Act Loans: An Overview of the Paycheck Protection Program
March 31, 2020
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the highly anticipated Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the…
Governor Wolf Announces Pennsylvania School and Non-Life-Sustaining Business Closure “Until Further Notice”
March 30, 2020
On March 30, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced on his website that “all Pennsylvania schools will remain closed until…
Force Majeure and Impossibility in the Context of Commercial Lease Obligations
March 30, 2020
In the wake of coronavirus, there undoubtedly will be hundreds, if not thousands, of commercial tenants who seek relief from…
M/V GOLDEN RAY: Deviating from an OPA 90 Non-Tank Vessel Response Plan
March 30, 2020
The M/V GOLDEN RAY capsized and grounded in St. Simons Sound on September 8, 2019 in an environmentally sensitive area….
$73M Judgment in Maritime Case Upheld by SCOTUS
March 30, 2020
The Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision yesterday, March 30, 2020, on a major issue of importance…
WARN Obligations In Light of COVID-19
March 27, 2020
Numerous states are issuing orders requiring all non-life sustaining businesses to cease operations in order to limit the spread of…
CARES Act Provisions Impacting Retirement Plans
March 27, 2020
On Wednesday, March 25th, the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was passed by a unanimous Senate…