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The First Alerts on this page are organized by practice area. For a list of COVID-19 Alerts listed in chronological order, with the most recent Alerts appearing at the top of the list, click here.
Aviation Law
- CARES Act: Aviation Stimulus (03.26.2020)
Business Restructuring and Insolvency
- Developing a Systematic Action Plan for Managing Revenue Risk Posed by Financially Challenged and Bankrupt Customers (08.20.2020)
- Legal Strategies for Vendors Dealing With Financially Challenged and Insolvent Customers (04.22.2020)
- Essential vs. Nonessential Business Classifications & Other Issues Related to Potential Bankruptcy / Restructuring in COVID-19's Wake (03.20.2020)
Commercial and Public Finance
- The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board Provide Additional Details on the Main Street Business Lending Program Providing Up to $600 Billion to Medium-Sized Businesses (originally written 04.10.2020 and updated 05.11.2020)
- COVID-19 Update: Disclosure Considerations for Municipal Issuers During the COVID-19 Crisis (05.08.2020)
- Federal Reserve Bank Revises Guidelines for Municipal Liquidity Facility Program (04.30.2020)
- CARES Act Update: Coronavirus Relief Fund for State and Certain Local Governments – Application Deadline April 17, 2020 (04.14.2020)
- The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board Provide Initial Details on the Main Street Business Lending Program Providing Up to $600 Billion to Medium-Sized Businesses (04.10.2020)
- Excusing Contractual Performance Issues Arising From COVID-19: Force Majeure and the Related Doctrines of Impossibility and Frustration (04.03.2020)
- What Lenders Need to Know About Certain Key Provisions of Title I of the CARES Act (03.27.2020)
- CARES Act: Commercial Finance Issues (03.26.2020; updated 03.30.2020)
- Quarantined Credit – Isolating the Impacts of COVID-19 on Financing Arrangements (03.23.2020)
Corporate and Capital Markets / Tax
- PPP Deadline Extension Signed Into Law (03.30.2021)
- Significant Changes to the PPP Loan Program Included as Part of New COVID-19 Stimulus Package (12.22.2020)
- Still No Deduction for Expenses Paid With PPP Loan Proceeds and the Future of Loan Necessity Questionnaires (11.25.2020)
- SBA Issues Additional PPP Loan Forgiveness Guidance (08.10.2020)
- Congress Passes PPP Loan Amendments (06.04.2020)
- The Small Business Administration Releases Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application and Instructions (05.19.2020)
- Breaking News: Internal Revenue Service Limits Tax Benefits of PPP Loans (04.30.2020)
- Boards Adopt Emergency Bylaws for Critical Flexibility – Agenda article quoting Doug Neary (04.22.2020)
- Summary of Paycheck Protection Program Loan Usage and Forgiveness Rules (04.15.2020)
- Explanation of Additional Guidance Issued by Treasury on CARES Act Paycheck Protection Loan Program (04.03.2020)
- Excusing Contractual Performance Issues Arising From COVID-19: Force Majeure and the Related Doctrines of Impossibility and Frustration (04.03.2020)
- COVID-19: What Are the Options for Your Annual Meeting? (03.30.2020)
- "Private Equity Braces for Economic Impact of Coronavirus," published by Crain's Cleveland Business (03.29.2020)
- CARES Act: Tax Considerations for Businesses (03.27.2020)
- Navigating the Impact of COVID-19 for Registered Investment Advisers (03.27.2020)
- CARES Act Tax Changes Look to Provide Cash to Businesses (03.26.2020)
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Group Health Plans Coverage of At-Home COVID-19 Tests – UPDATE (02.22.2022)
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Group Health Plans Required to Cover the Cost of At-Home COVID-19 Tests (01.14.2022)
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Tri-Agencies Issue FAQs Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine and Group Health Plan Premium Discounts (11.01.2021)
- How Low Must You Go? The EEOC Reveals New Proposed Rules on Employer Wellness Programs (01.28.2021)
- IRS Expands CARES Act Retirement Distribution Rules and Provides Additional Guidance (06.25.2020)
- IRS Issues FAQs on Coronavirus-Related Retirement Plan Distributions and Loans (05.08.2020)
- DOL/IRS Issue Regulations Providing COVID-19 Plan Deadline Relief (05.06.2020)
- DOL, HHS and Treasury Publish Additional Guidance on Healthcare Plan Rules Under Coronavirus Laws (04.14.2020)
- Information Employers Must Obtain to Substantiate Eligibility for Tax Credits Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (04.03.2020)
- CARES Act Loosens Retirement Plan Rules Amid COVID-19 Crisis (03.30.2020)
- CARES Act: Employee Benefits Issues (03.26.2020)
- Ohio Health Insurers Must Continue to Cover Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic and Provide Employers the Option to Defer Paying Health Insurance Premiums (03.24.2020)
- COVID-19 Telehealth Developments for Healthcare Providers (03.19.2020)
- COVID 19 Emergency: Update for Group Health Plans (03.18.2020)
- IRS Gives Employers the Green Light to Cover COVID-19 Testing and Treatment Under High-Deductible Health Plans (03.11.2020)
Estate and Succession Planning and Administration
- Additional Relief for Taxpayers – Updates to Notices 2020-18 and 2020-20 (04.17.2020)
- Low Interest Rates Plus Low Asset Values Present Unique Estate Plan Gift Opportunities – Part II (04.16.2020)
- Low Interest Rates Plus Low Asset Values Present Unique Estate Plan Gift Opportunities – Part I (04.02.2020)
- Additional Relief for Taxpayers – Federal Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Returns Automatically Extended (03.30.2020)
- Relief for Taxpayers Affected by COVID-19 (03.26.2020)
Government Relations and Legislation
- President Biden’s First Days, COVID-19 Stimulus and the Year Ahead (02.09.2021)
- Still No Deduction for Expenses Paid With PPP Loan Proceeds and the Future of Loan Necessity Questionnaires (11.25.2020)
- Ohio Governor DeWine Signs COVID-19 Immunity Bill Into Law (09.17.2020)
- Ohio Governor Revises Re-Opening Plan on Face Coverings (04.28.2020)
- Ohio Governor Announces Phased Re-Opening Plan (04.27.2020)
- Calfee-Hosted Roundtable Discussion With Ohio State Senator Matt Huffman – Recorded Webinar (04.24.2020)
- Commission Created to Settle Disputes Over What Constitutes an Essential Business (04.13.2020)
- Ohio Governor Extends and Strengthens Stay-at-Home Order (04.02.2020)
- Ohio General Assembly Passes Emergency Pandemic Response Measure (03.25.2020)
- Governor Orders All Ohioans to Stay at Home; Key Resources for Ohioans (03.22.2020)
- COVID 19 Response: Programs for Ohio Businesses and Employees (03.17.2020)
Health Care Regulation
- Ohio Governor DeWine Signs COVID-19 Immunity Bill Into Law (09.17.2020)
- CARES Act: Health Care Issues (03.26.2020)
- COVID-19 Telehealth Developments for Healthcare Providers – Medicaid Update (03.23.2020)
- COVID-19 Telehealth Developments for Healthcare Providers (03.19.2020)
Intellectual Property
- USPTO Begins Free, Fast-Track Appeal Program for COVID-19 Inventions (04.19.2021)
- Patent Troll Activity Increases in Ohio Midst the Coronavirus Outbreak (05.14.2020)
- CARES Act May Offer Short-term Relief for Patent Owners on Certain Filing and Fee Deadlines in April 2020 (04.01.2020)
- CARES Act Offers Trademark Owners Possible Short-term Relief on Certain Filing and Fee Deadlines in April 2020 (04.01.2020)
Labor and Employment
- EEOC Now Says COVID Screening/Testing Must Be Justified as "Business Necessity" (07.13.2022)
- President Biden Signs Law Prohibiting Forced Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Claims (03.04.2022)
- OSHA Withdraws Its "Vax or Test" ETS; Moves Toward Permanent Standard To Be Issued Later (01.26.2022)
- U.S. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Mandate for Large Private Employers But Allows CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers to Proceed (01.14.2022)
- Court of Appeals Green Lights OSHA’S COVID-19 Vaccination Rule (12.20.2021)
- Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Blocked by Georgia Court (12.09.2021)
- Kentucky Judge Blocks Federal Contractor Vaccine Order for Employers in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee (12.01.2021)
- Fifth Circuit Temporarily Blocks OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Large Employers – But the Issue Is Far From Decided (11.08.2021)
- It's Here! OSHA Releases COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard on Vaccination and Testing – What's Involved and What Should Employers Do? (11.05.2021)
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New COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Requires Employee Vaccination (09.27.2021)
- OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Guidance Following CDC Recommendations(08.17.2021)
- Mandatory Vaccination Policies: EEOC’s Updated Guidance to Address COVID-19 Vaccine for Employers and Other Considerations (12.22.2020)
- DOL Issues Revised FFCRA Leave Regulations (09.14.2020)
- New OSHA Guidance for Employers Related to Returning to Work (06.22.2020)
- EEOC Issues New Guidance as to Returning Employees to Work (06.18.2020)
- New OSHA Enforcement Guidance for Employers Related to Reporting of COVID-19 Cases (05.20.2020)
- EEOC Re-Issues Guidance for Employers With At-Risk Employees (05.11.2020)
- What Employers in Ohio Must Do to Return to Work (04.29.2020)
- CDC Issues New Guidance for Return to Work of Critical Infrastructure Workers After Potential Exposure to COVID-19 (04.13.2020)
- Another Billion Back From the BWC at a Critical Time for Ohio Employers (04.09.2020)
- Specific Issues Addressed in DOL's New Guidance Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act (04.07.2020)
- DOL Issues Temporary Rule Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act (04.02.2020)
- DOL Issues Important Additional FFCRA Guidance (03.30.2020)
- Is the "SharedWork Ohio" Voluntary Layoff Aversion Program Right for My Business? (03.30.2020)
- CARES Act: Impact on Unemployment Compensation (03.26.2020)
- The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (03.26.2020)
- COVID-19: Recent Labor & Employment Law Developments (03.24.2020)
- What You Need to Know Now About Workers' Compensation in COVID-19 Ohio (03.23.2020)
- The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Employers With Less Than 500 Employees Need to Know (03.18.2020)
- Time for Employers to Begin Preparing Response to Coronavirus (03.03.2020)
Litigation / Insurance Coverage
- Ohio Supreme Court COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Case – Amicus Parties Sought for August 4 Filing (07.27.2021)
- The Continuing Quest for COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Coverage – Ohio at the Epicenter (01.28.2021)
- Ohio Governor DeWine Signs COVID-19 Immunity Bill Into Law (09.17.2020)
- Excusing Contractual Performance Issues Arising From COVID-19: Force Majeure and the Related Doctrines of Impossibility and Frustration (04.03.2020)
- Tolling Order Time Requirements in Light of COVID-19 (03.30.2020)
- Will My Company's Coronavirus-Related Business Interruption Losses Be Covered by Insurance? (03.25.2020)
Public Utility Regulatory
Real Estate / Construction / Environmental Law
- Senate Bill 57 Offers Valuable COVID-19 Relief for Property Tax Valuations (05.13.2021)
- Potential Help With Ohio Real Estate Tax Expenses (05.08.2020)
- Guidance for PPP Loan Recipients on Use of Funds for Qualifying Real Estate Expense to Optimize Loan Forgiveness (04.24.2020)
- IRS Update for 1031 Exchange Transactions (04.14.2020)
- COVID-19: Governor DeWine Issues Order to Provide Temporary Relief to Commercial Landlords and Tenants (04.03.2020)
- EPA Temporarily Suspends Certain Compliance Obligations Due to COVID-19 (03.31.2020)
- Impact of Ohio’s "Stay at Home" Order on Construction Businesses in Ohio (03.30.2020)
- COVID-19: Effect on Obligations Under Real Property Agreements (03.27.2020)
Calfee Firm Statements
- Connecting Clients Results in a Life-Saving Act of Generosity (04.04.2020)
- Calfee's Client Service and Business Continuity Plan (03.16.2020)
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