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On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a $2.3 trillion spending bill that includes $900 billion in stimulus relief.  President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.  This article provides a brief summary of key provisions of the Act impacting the Paycheck Protection Program […]

COVID-19 and the resulting economic strains imposed by it required an unprecedented response by the U.S. government and federal banking agencies in order to get much needed emergency liquidity into the hands of small businesses. Unsurprisingly, to implement this response, the government turned to community banks, asking them to work […]

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) just updated its technical guidance document, What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws (“WYSK”). The update includes new questions and answers regarding the application of equal opportunity laws in light of the COVID-19 vaccine’s availability. […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) recently changed its guidance on when those with, or exposed to, the COVID-19 virus can leave quarantine.  For employers, this might result in a change of policy on when employees can return to the workplace. Previous guidance disallowed individuals with COVID-19 symptoms […]

The COVID-19 vaccine will begin to become available to Americans in just a few weeks.  It will initially be available only to frontline healthcare workers and people with increased risk for severe illness or death from COVID-19.  Nevertheless, employers should now be considering whether they will require their employees to […]