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ONLINE NOTARY PUBLIC ACT (NE) Governor Ricketts issued an Executive Order on April 1st, making Nebraska’s Online Notary Public Act effective immediately, subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the Nebraska Secretary of State.  The Online Notary Public Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 64-401 et seq., allows for an online notary public to […]

On Wednesday, April 1, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the payroll tax credits available under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).  (To view the FAQs, click here).  These FAQs, along with the Department of Labor’s (DOL) temporary regulations, were […]

On Thursday, April 2, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) reversed its prior position and announced that the supplemental $600 per-week unemployment insurance benefit under the CARES Act (termed Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, or FPUC) is expanded to apply to workers participating in a short-time compensation (STC) or “work-sharing” program.  […]

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”; Pub. L. 116-136) apportions $349 billion to the “Paycheck Protection Program” (the “Program”) which authorizes small business loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) under Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act which can then be forgiven if certain conditions […]

This is one of a series of articles on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) signed into law on March 27, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-136). The CARES Act took another step forward in easing the burdens on providers and helping stop the spread of COVID-19 with several […]