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QUESTION 1: Should employers be concerned about OSHA compliance regarding COVID-19, and if so, what are the applicable laws and regulations? ANSWER: Employers may need to be concerned about OSHA compliance concerning COVID-19. OSHA has jurisdiction over virtually all private sector employers in all states, and over both public and […]

Since the start of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has published various FAQs,[1] Interim Final Rules, and other sources of guidance. Specifically, the SBA has updated its original FAQs multiple times to clarify previous guidance, add context, or add new questions. The most recent update […]

On August 8, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced it was no longer accepting loan applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), despite the large amount of funding still available. The SBA also released the following guidance in the month of August:   FAQ #50. On August 11, the […]

Article updated 9/1/2020 Following recent comments made by Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin regarding the permissive nature of the IRS’s published guidance relating to deferral of certain payroll taxes, the following article has been updated to clarify that the deferral of payroll taxes by employers is not mandatory under the […]

On August 24, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released a field assistance bulletin, providing guidance to employers on compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for employees working remotely. The FLSA requires an employer to pay its employees for all hours the employees are “suffered […]