The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES") empowered the Small Business Administration ("SBA") to guarantee some $349 billion low-interest, forgivable PPP loans. On the evening hours of April 2, 2020, the SBA […]
Recognizing that disruptions caused by the COVID-19 national emergency are interfering with, and in some cases preventing, motor carrier employer and driver compliance with current drug and alcohol testing requirements, the United States Department of […]
A1. The CARES Act (Act) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is part of a new Small Business Administration (SBA) lending program designed to provide small businesses with funds to pay up to 8 weeks of payroll costs including benefits. Funds can also be […]
As part of KRCL’s COVID-19 Resources and Insights, the Employment Law Practice Group presents Q&A on the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES”), as put together by Director […]
Immediately after President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Kane Russell Coleman Logan has announced its formation of the KRCL CARES Task Force. The initial team consists of six transactional lawyers and four […]
On the day that the law went into effect, April 1, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its temporary rule about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The new rule (123 pages) is now available […]
The coronavirus is undoubtedly going to create contract disputes in ways that we cannot fully imagine. Parties will call their attorneys asking if they can send default letters or if they have defenses for missing contractual deadlines. Terms such as […]
A federal judge in Sherman, Texas on Monday issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the City of Dallas Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (“Ordinance”). Businesses with employees in Dallas for now will not need to comply with the Ordinance […]
Without restating all requirements of FFCRA, discussed here and here, we at KRCL’s Employment Law Practice Group wanted to provide you immediately with the wording proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor for employee notice (the DOL manages these […]
Governor Greg Abbott issued a new Executive Order GA 14 relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the COVID-19 disaster. The executive order supersedes any conflicting order issued by local officials in response […]
According to the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Office of Advocacy, small businesses create two-thirds of new jobs in the United States and are “the lifeblood of the U.S. economy.” And so it seems fitting that the […]
During the COVID-19 national emergency, employers are faced with difficult choices, incorporating critical strategies and significant new requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief […]