Legal Alert

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into law which became effective on April 1, 2021. The ARPA contains key provisions impacting employers and employees. We have set forth a few questions and answers below regarding some of these specific issues. Please keep in mind that guidance governing these […]

Through the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which has been passed by Congress on December 21, 2020, and signed by the President on December 27, 2020, additional funding was provided for the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), in addition to providing other changes to the framework for PPP loans. Second Draw Loans The new bill provides […]

            As employers head into 2021, it is important to keep track of the lessons we learned in 2020 and make certain we are prepared for the additional challenges and questions employers will face as the pandemic continues into 2021. To help employers begin to prepare for those additional questions, we have set forth some […]

September 9, 2020 As discussed in previous Legal Alerts, the CARES Act (the “Act”) was passed on March 27, 2020, to expand the scope of the Small Business Act in order to provide forgivable Paycheck Protection Loans to allow qualifying employers to meet certain payroll and other related costs. While the Small Business Administration (the […]

As discussed in prior Legal Alerts and webinars, the CARES Act (the “Act”) was quickly passed, but left numerous uncertainties.  These resulted from ambiguities in the text of the Act, slow and limited issuance of regulatory guidance, logistical concerns with implementation of the PPP origination process by banks, and significant demand and limited funding.  While […]