March 27, 2020
Scammers and hackers are exploiting the confusion and distress caused by COVID-19 to attack while people are most vulnerable. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center recently issued a public service announcement warning citizens to be vigilant in reviewing their emails due to email-based fraud, malware, and other schemes that are purposefully utilizing the COVID-19 crisis to lure unsuspecting…
March 27, 2020
Governor Beshear signed Senate Bill 150 on March 30, 2020, which addresses COVID-19 effects on the Commonwealth, specifically to allow for quick response by the healthcare system and protect those responding to the emergency. The new law also addresses other issues directly affecting employers.
Unemployment
Codifies the acts undertaken by Executive Order to allow for the expansion of unemployment…
March 27, 2020
After intense negotiations, Congress passed the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES”) to provide direct assistance to individuals, businesses, and state and local governments to help them address the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. President Trump signed CARES into law.
CARES provides tax relief provisions applicable to individuals, including:
Impact to…
March 26, 2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced relief for trademark application and registration customers affected by the coronavirus (“Covid-19”) outbreak. The USPTO considers the effects of Covid-19 to be within the meaning of an “extraordinary situation” as provided in 37 CFR 1.183 and 37 CFR 2.146 for affected trademark customers.
What you need to know:
If your trademark…
March 26, 2020
On March 25, 2020, Pennsylvania launched the COVID-19 Working Capital Access Program (the “CWCA”) to help Pennsylvania small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 virus. CWCA is a new program authorized under the Small Business First Fund (the “SBFF”) of the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (the “PIDA”).
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority (the “CFA”) authorized the…
March 26, 2020
In response to COVID-19, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has taken a variety of actions to assist and advise registered companies. These actions include:
March 25, 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 virus continues to affect federal and state courts in West Virginia.
On the state court side, on March 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Appeals issued an order declaring a judicial emergency, finding the COVID-19 outbreak is an “an unprecedented public health emergency that requires immediate action to encourage effective social distancing and reduce the need for…
March 24, 2020
COVID-19 has shut down or significantly curtailed operations of many businesses across the country for the foreseeable future. Going weeks or more with little or no revenue is a serious hardship for any business. In these uncertain times, there are things that businesses can do.
What can you be doing in a time of financial stress like this to prepare for the days to come?
First, refresh yourself on…
March 23, 2020
Earlier this month, Congress authorized up to $7 billion in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) through the United States Small Business Administration to throw a lifeline to businesses struggling economically due to COVID-19. For a state’s citizens to qualify for EIDLs, the state must first obtain a formal disaster declaration from the SBA. As of yesterday, the SBA granted disaster…
March 23, 2020
During the current spread of COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”), companies are being faced with issues on many fronts, from the most basic questions around safeguarding the health and well-being of its employees to continuing business operations generally and preparing for an uncertain future with the information that they are able to learn with each new day. Even against this unprecedented backdrop,…
March 20, 2020
During this unprecedented time of crisis, where the new normal is “social distancing” and forced isolation, we find ourselves being pushed into new ways of meeting our personal and professional needs. The COVID19 pandemic will not only have a significant impact on our personal lives, but business operations, too, for the foreseeable future. The challenges ahead over the next few months will force…
March 19, 2020
COVID-19 has put the world and its businesses in turmoil. The title insurance industry is not an exception and innovation is needed. Title insurance companies have extensive contingency and business plans to keep transactions moving forward despite the physical restrictions necessary to protect the American people from the virus.
With the physical restrictions in the US due to COVID-19, title…
March 27, 2020
Scammers and hackers are exploiting the confusion and distress caused by COVID-19 to attack while people are most vulnerable. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center recently issued a public service announcement warning citizens to be vigilant in reviewing their emails due to email-based fraud, malware, and other schemes that are purposefully utilizing the COVID-19 crisis to lure unsuspecting…
March 27, 2020
Governor Beshear signed Senate Bill 150 on March 30, 2020, which addresses COVID-19 effects on the Commonwealth, specifically to allow for quick response by the healthcare system and protect those responding to the emergency. The new law also addresses other issues directly affecting employers.
Unemployment
Codifies the acts undertaken by Executive Order to allow for the expansion of unemployment…
March 27, 2020
After intense negotiations, Congress passed the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES”) to provide direct assistance to individuals, businesses, and state and local governments to help them address the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. President Trump signed CARES into law.
CARES provides tax relief provisions applicable to individuals, including:
Impact to…
March 26, 2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced relief for trademark application and registration customers affected by the coronavirus (“Covid-19”) outbreak. The USPTO considers the effects of Covid-19 to be within the meaning of an “extraordinary situation” as provided in 37 CFR 1.183 and 37 CFR 2.146 for affected trademark customers.
What you need to know:
If your trademark…
March 26, 2020
On March 25, 2020, Pennsylvania launched the COVID-19 Working Capital Access Program (the “CWCA”) to help Pennsylvania small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 virus. CWCA is a new program authorized under the Small Business First Fund (the “SBFF”) of the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (the “PIDA”).
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority (the “CFA”) authorized the…
March 26, 2020
In response to COVID-19, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has taken a variety of actions to assist and advise registered companies. These actions include:
March 25, 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 virus continues to affect federal and state courts in West Virginia.
On the state court side, on March 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Appeals issued an order declaring a judicial emergency, finding the COVID-19 outbreak is an “an unprecedented public health emergency that requires immediate action to encourage effective social distancing and reduce the need for…
March 24, 2020
COVID-19 has shut down or significantly curtailed operations of many businesses across the country for the foreseeable future. Going weeks or more with little or no revenue is a serious hardship for any business. In these uncertain times, there are things that businesses can do.
What can you be doing in a time of financial stress like this to prepare for the days to come?
First, refresh yourself on…
March 23, 2020
Earlier this month, Congress authorized up to $7 billion in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) through the United States Small Business Administration to throw a lifeline to businesses struggling economically due to COVID-19. For a state’s citizens to qualify for EIDLs, the state must first obtain a formal disaster declaration from the SBA. As of yesterday, the SBA granted disaster…
March 23, 2020
During the current spread of COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”), companies are being faced with issues on many fronts, from the most basic questions around safeguarding the health and well-being of its employees to continuing business operations generally and preparing for an uncertain future with the information that they are able to learn with each new day. Even against this unprecedented backdrop,…
March 20, 2020
During this unprecedented time of crisis, where the new normal is “social distancing” and forced isolation, we find ourselves being pushed into new ways of meeting our personal and professional needs. The COVID19 pandemic will not only have a significant impact on our personal lives, but business operations, too, for the foreseeable future. The challenges ahead over the next few months will force…
March 19, 2020
COVID-19 has put the world and its businesses in turmoil. The title insurance industry is not an exception and innovation is needed. Title insurance companies have extensive contingency and business plans to keep transactions moving forward despite the physical restrictions necessary to protect the American people from the virus.
With the physical restrictions in the US due to COVID-19, title…
