Covid-19 Information Hub

During the COVID-19 situation, employers of H1B workers should be confirming the following:  Has the work location for any H-1B employee changed? Is he or she now working from home? If yes, is that home office within a normal commuting distance?  Do H-1B employees continue to be employed on the […]

President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act on March 27, 2020. The Act, among other things, apportions $349 billion to the “Paycheck Protection Program,” (“PPP”) which authorizes small business loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) under Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, […]

As with many other laws affecting health care providers, new antitrust enforcement guidance has been issued with respect to COVID-19 issues. The first guidance was announced jointly by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice on March 24, 2020. The guidance noted that the spread of COVID-19 will […]

As of April 17, 2020, all 50 states have been approved by President Trump for major disaster declarations in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. These major disaster designations offer a number of special tools for employers to assist employees who have been impacted.  PTO Donation Policy As a result of […]

Business Email Compromise (BEC) has been around for several year now. The recent crisis has created another opportunity for these fraudsters to perpetrate BEC scams. The FBI released a report today which concludes that fraudsters will use BEC scams to perpetuate frauds during the current pandemic and may interrupt the medical supply […]