March 30, 2020 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 in an amount equal to […]
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 weeks. This Legal Alert is designed to provide an […]
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 understanding that the Act would take effect on April 2, 2020. […]
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 poster about the Emergency Family and Medical Leave and Emergency Paid Sick Leave provisions of […]
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 operations and activities. A significant number of businesses qualify as essential, while other […]
LEGAL ALERT 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 testing, and mandates paid sick leave and childcare leave for certain employees. The law […]