The lives of families around the world have been altered dramatically by a particle approximately a millionth of an inch in size. For families that include divorced or never married parents, COVID-19 may present additional questions and complexity. The Association...
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Month: March 2020
Considering Paycheck Protection Loans Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”)
As discussed in our previous Legal Alert, the CARES Act (referred to below as the “Act”), as passed on March 27, 2020, expands the scope of the Small Business Act to provide Paycheck Protection Loans that may be extended to qualifying businesses of up to 500 employees...
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”)
Today, the CARES Act (or the “Act”) was signed into law to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The sweeping 880-page bill amounts to seven landmark pieces of legislation in a single document, which is the third of three key phases of legislation passed in the past three...
Department of Labor FAQs on the Application of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Department of Labor has published FAQs on the application of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. According to the DOL, the Act will apply to leave taken between April 1, 2020 and December 31,2020. Please note this is a change from our original...
Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The U.S. Department of Labor released an employer...
Essential Business Operations
On March 23, 2020, Indiana’s Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-08 (the “Order”) to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Indiana. The Order creates a baseline requirement that Hoosiers remain at home, and that travel is allowed only for essential business...
Mallor Grodner Response to Coronavirus
The attorneys and staff at Mallor Grodner have always put our clients’ needs and best interests at the forefront. That has not changed. In fact, it is especially true during the uncertain, difficult time we are all experiencing in the fight to curb the rise of the...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Its Impact on Employers
On March 18, 2020, the President signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act), a bipartisan aid package. The law expands Medicaid and unemployment benefits (based on State’s compliance with certain new requirements), orders free coronavirus...
COVID 19 – WHAT CAN EMPLOYERS ASK AND DO?
Balancing the need to protect employees and continue to manage necessary business interests can be challenging. Add on top of that the need to navigate the myriad of employment laws with current health concerns, and employers are faced with a difficult and evolving...