Furloughs and the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 9, 2020 Many U.S. employers have considered implementing furloughs in an attempt to weather the COVID-19 storm. While a furlough is, for all intents and purposes, an indefinite layoff, furloughs...
View ArticleEnvironmental Compliance Considerations for Businesses with Pennsylvania...
April 9, 2020 For many Pennsylvania businesses, the emergency suspension of operations for any business not designated a “life sustaining business” and the stay at home order have created practical,...
View ArticleOSHA Issues Updated Guidance Addressing Questions About COVID-19 in the...
April 9, 2020 Since Stevens & Lee reported on OSHA’s first round of guidance concerning COVID-19, the agency has issued updated guidance addressing a number of common questions about how to prepare...
View ArticleGuidance from the CDC on Continued Employment of Exposed Critical...
April 10, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued guidance to help employers of critical infrastructure employees who must continue to operate address their staffing needs in order to...
View ArticlePA Governor’s Order for Targeted Distribution of COVID-19 PPE and Supplies
April 12, 2020 Here are the recently released FAQs for the Pennsylvania Governor’s Order for Targeted Distribution of COVID-19 PPE and Supplies. Inventories are due 4/16/20 at 11:59 pm using the survey...
View Article$450 Million Dedicated to Help Pennsylvania Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 13, 2020 Beginning on Monday April 13, 2020, Pennsylvania Hospitals are able to apply for up to $10 million in low-interest (0.5%), short-term loans under the new loan program announced by...
View ArticleEligible Healthcare Providers Can Apply Now for Telehealth Funding from the FCC
April 13, 2020 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) appropriated $200 million to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a COVID-19 Telehealth Program. According...
View ArticleEEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Q&A
April 14, 2020 On April 9, 2020, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance concerning COVID-19 as it relates to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the...
View ArticleFederal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program
April 14, 2020 On Thursday April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve unveiled the Main Street Lending Program (the “Program”) pursuant to a mandate from Congress to promote maximum employment and stable...
View ArticlePennsylvania Department of Health Releases Interim Crisis Standards of Care...
April 14, 2020 Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) released interim guidelines to help healthcare professionals, clinics and facilities triage and provide care during pandemic and...
View ArticleUnemployment Benefits Notices
April 14, 2020 The Pennsylvania enabling legislation for special COVID-19 unemployment benefits provided under the Federal CARES Act requires that employers, at the time of layoff, furlough,...
View ArticlePennsylvania Secretary of Health Issues Order for Businesses That Continue to...
April 15, 2020 On April 15, 2020, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine issued an order applicable to employers who continue to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order establishes...
View ArticleNew OSHA Guidance Regarding COVID-19
April 16, 2020 As states and the federal government consider lifting restrictions to allow more employees to return to work, OSHA is modifying its requirements for when employers must record and report...
View ArticleLemons to Lemonade and Virus to Value: A Unique Window for Gifts to Family
April 20, 2020 The federal transfer tax consequences of a gift are determined by the gift’s value when it changes hands. So if you want to advance wealth, the time to do so is when values are low and...
View ArticleLegislation Enacted to Address Municipal Open Meetings and Deadlines During...
April 20, 2020 On Monday, April 20, 2020, Governor Wolf signed SB 841 into law as Act 15 of 2020 (“Act 15”), adding a new Chapter 57 to Title 35 (Health & Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated...
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Paycheck Protection Program Update: New Money to Be Allocated
April 22, 2020 The initial allocation of $349 billion in forgivable loans to be made to small businesses and non-profits under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) administered by the Small...
View ArticleExecutive Order Suspending Entry of Immigrants
April 23, 2020 A tweet from President Trump this past Monday evening proclaiming that immigration would be suspended provoked considerable trepidation and concern among many foreign nationals in the...
View ArticlePaycheck Protection Program FAQs for Small Businesses
April 24, 2020 On April 23, 2020, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, published updated Frequently Asked Questions that included one new...
View ArticleSBA Formally Announces Enforcement Program for PPP Loans
April 30, 2020 On April 29, 2020, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, published updated Frequently Asked Questions that included one new...
View ArticleFederal Reserve Provided Additional Details Regarding $600 Billion Main...
May 1, 2020 On April 30, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”) announced additional details regarding its previously announced Main Street Lending Program (the “MSLP”)....
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