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FP BEYOND THE CURVE: Back-To-Business FAQs For Employers

The same workplace law firm that helped navigate you through the COVID-19 crisis is here to assist your business as you plan to get back to full strength. The FP Post-Pandemic Strategy group, comprised of a cross-disciplinary group of Fisher Phillips workplace attorneys, has assembled the following comprehensive set of FAQs that will be continually updated throughout the recovery period. It will soon be time to get back to work – and we’re here to help.

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Just Released Legal Alerts

• Biden’s Proposed COVID-19 Economic Rescue Plan Would Lead To Dramatic Workplace Changes, January 19, 2021
• New Jersey Increases Minimum Wage For Long-Term Care Facility Staff As COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise, January 15, 2021
• California’s New Guidance On Emergency COVD-19 Standard Answers Some Questions But Leaves Employer Uncertainty, January 11, 2021
• Michigan Law Aligns With CDC Guidance: COVID-19 Compliance Just Got A Little Bit Easier, January 11, 2021
• Kentucky Senate Proposes Bill To Protect Businesses From Pandemic-Related Liability, January 11, 2021
• Employer Considerations For Determining Whether To Continue Providing FFCRA Leave After Law’s Expiration, January 7, 2021
• Telemedicine Visits Count Towards FMLA Time Under New Labor Department Guidance, December 31, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEDERAL LEGAL ALERTS

STATE LEGAL ALERTS

SBA LOANS

FEDERAL LEGAL ALERTS

PAID SICK LEAVE AND EMERGENCY FMLA (FFCRA)

• Biden’s Proposed COVID-19 Economic Rescue Plan Would Lead To Dramatic Workplace Changes, January 19, 2021
• Employer Considerations For Determining Whether To Continue Providing FFCRA Leave After Law’s Expiration, January 7, 2021
• Labor Department Revises COVID-19 Leave Regulations, Broadening Coverage For Healthcare Workers And Clarifying Other Employer Obligations, September 14, 2020
• Caregiver COVID-19 Workplace Litigation Begins To Emerge, September 10, 2020
• How To Balance School Re-Openings And COVID-19 Workplace Leave: FAQs For Employers, August 21, 2020
• Back To Square One: Court Ruling Upends COVID-19 Leave Rules, August  4, 2020
• School’s Out For Summer: Unavailability Of Child Care And The FFCRA, May 26, 2020
• New COVID-19 Lawsuit Sends Warning To Employers Too Large To Be Covered By FFCRA, May 6, 2020
• What Employers Can Learn From The First FFCRA Interference And Retaliation Lawsuits, April 20, 2020
• Top 10 Things Employers Need To Know About DOL’s New COVID-19 Rules, April 2, 2020
• An Employer’s Step-By-Step Guide To COVID-19-Related Tax Credits For Paid Leave, April 2, 2020
• Labor Department Throws COVID-19 Curveball In Latest Guidance, Suggests Shut Down Employees Won’t Qualify For Leave, March 29, 2020
• Department Of Labor Releases Required FFCRA Poster, March 25, 2020
• Labor Department Offers Guidance On Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Effective As Of April 1, March 24, 2020
• Congress Finalizes COVID-19 Coronavirus Response Act: Prepare To Provide Paid Sick Leave And FMLA, March 18, 2020
• House Passes COVID-19 Coronavirus Law: Prepare For Paid Sick Leave, March, 15, 2020

ESSENTIAL BUSINESS DESIGNATIONS

• “Essential Business” Designations Expanded By Federal Advisory Memo, March 30, 2020
• Employers Grapple With Essential Business Designations Resulting From Shelter-In-Place and Shutdown Orders, March 23, 2020

MISCELLANEOUS FEDERAL ALERTS

• Biden’s Proposed COVID-19 Economic Rescue Plan Would Lead To Dramatic Workplace Changes, January 19, 2021
• Telemedicine Visits Count Towards FMLA Time Under New Labor Department Guidance, December 31, 2020
• What Employers Need To Know About Latest Federal COVID-19 Stimulus Package, December 22, 2020
• The 3 Most Significant Items For Employers In The Congressional COVID-19 Proposal – And The 3 Items Not (Yet) Included), December 9, 2020
• Employees Laid Off As A Result Of COVID-19 Ask Courts To Find Their Non-Compete Agreements Unenforceable, September 11, 2020
• CDC And Labor Department Issue Interim COVID-19 Guidance For Agriculture Employers, June 5, 2020
• Thermal Imaging Systems In The Workplace: Panacea Or Problem?, June 3, 2020
• Employers To The Rescue . . . Maybe! IRS Permits Additional Flexibility For Cafeteria Plan Elections And Carryovers, May 15, 2020
• Returning Employees To Work Following Unemployment Requires A Tailored 10-Step Plan Of Action, May 13, 2020
• 5 Things Employers Should Consider When Maintaining Telework During COVID-19 And Beyond, May 8, 2020
• Fair WARNing: COVID-19 WARN Act Class Action Filed Against Hooters, May 6, 2020
• The Virtues And Vices Of Voluntary Attendance Policies In The COVID-19 Era, April 27, 2020
• FAQs For Employers Navigating Relaxed I-9 Verification Requirements, April 24, 2020
• What Employers Need To Know About The White House’s COVID-19 Immigration Proclamation, April 23, 2020
• Labor Department Issues USERRA Guidance For Employers During COVID-19 Pandemic, April 17, 2020

STATE LEGAL ALERTS

ARIZONA

• Arizona Directs Additional Businesses To Cease Operations, April 4, 2020
• Arizona Under Stay-At-Home Order, Shutting Down Non-Essential Businesses, March 30, 2020
• Arizona Governor Issues Executive Order Defining “Essential Functions”; No Shelter-In-Place Order Yet, March 24, 2020

CALIFORNIA

• California’s New Guidance On Emergency COVD-19 Standard Answers Some Questions But Leaves Employer Uncertainty, January 11, 2021
• California Governor Loosens Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Quarantine Rules, December 15, 2020
• What Employers Need To Know About California’s New Regional Stay Home Order, December 4, 2020
• The Top 9 Things Employers Need To Know About Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency COVID-19 Standard, November 20, 2020
• Sacramento County Permits Some Businesses To Return And Enacts New COVID-19 Worker Protections. October 2, 2020
• 10-Step Plan To Limit Exposure For California PAGA Health And Safety Claims In The COVID-19 Era, September 30, 2020
• California Enacts New COVID-19 Employer Reporting Requirement, September 17, 2020
• California Enacts Workers’ Compensation Presumption That Applies To Most Employers With COVID-19 “Outbreaks”, September 17, 2020
• New Law Would Grant Supplemental Paid Sick Leave to California Workers Impacted by COVID-19, August 31, 2020
• What You Need To Know About California Governor’s COVID-19 Employer Playbook, July 27, 2020
• California Bill Proposes New COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for Employers, June 30, 2020
• San Francisco And San Jose Provide Emergency Paid Sick Leave To Cover FFCRA Coverage Gaps (UPDATED), June 16, 2020
• California Fitness Facilities Should Follow These 4 Benchmarks To Guide Reopening, June 11, 2020
• An Employer’s Guide To The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) During The COVID-19 Era, June 10, 2020
• California County-by-County Summary of Face Mask Requirements, Temperature Checks, and other Workplace Screening Rules, May 26, 2020 
• What San Diego County Restaurants Need To Know About The Reopening Of Dining Rooms, May 22, 2020
• What California Restaurants Need To Know As Dine-In Service Returns With Significant Restrictions, May 13, 2020
• San Diego County Introduces Safe Reopening Plan To Complement California’s Resilience Roadmap (UPDATED), May 13, 2020
• What Hotels Need to Know About California’s Reopening Plan, May 12, 2020
• California Issues COVID-19 Guidance To Life Sciences Employers, May 11, 2020
• California Unveils Reopening Plan: What Businesses Need To Know, May 7, 2020
• California Now Presumes Most Employees With COVID-19 Can Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits, May 7, 2020
• L.A. City Council Passes Right-Of-Recall And Worker Retention Ordinances, May 4, 2020
• Sacramento County Allows Some Additional Businesses To Resume Operations While Extending Stay-At-Home Order, May 4, 2020
• San Diego County Introduces Social Distancing And Sanitation Requirements For Businesses (UPDATED), May 1, 2020
• Bay Area Counties Allow Certain Businesses And Construction Projects To Reopen While Extending Shelter-In-Place Order Through May 31, April 30, 2020
• San Francisco Unveils Plan To Allow Employees to Use Employer Healthcare Funds For Food, Rent, And Utilities During The COVID-19 Pandemic, April 28, 2020
• Los Angeles County Implements Supplemental Paid Sick For COVID-19 Purposes, April 28, 2020
• San Francisco Grocery, Drug, And Restaurant Employees – And On-Demand Delivery Contractors – Receive New COVID-19 Protections, April 23, 2020
• San Franciscans Ordered to Wear Face Masks – Who Pays For Them While At Work? April 20, 2020
• California Provides Paid Sick Leave For Food Sector Workers Impacted By COVID-19, April 17, 2020
• CAL/OSHA Provides Guidance On COVID-19 Infection Prevention For Agricultural Industry, April 9, 2020
• Mayor Garcetti Signs Modified Los Angeles Ordinance Allowing Up To 80 Hours Of Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave, April 8, 2020
• Los Angeles Ordinances Will Impact Grocery, Drug, And Food Retail Businesses, April 3, 2020
• Bay Area Essential Businesses Ordered To Implement Social Distancing Protocols By April 2, April 1, 2020
• San Francisco Issues Guidance On COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave While Area Shelter-In-Place Orders Extended, March 31, 2020
• Los Angeles Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Allows Up To 80 Hours Of COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave, March 29, 2020
• California Under Stay-At-Home Order, Shutting Down Non-Essential Businesses, March 22, 2020
• California Softens Its WARN Act Requirements Amid COVID-19 Crisis; Notice Still Required, March 18, 2020

COLORADO

• Colorado Employers Receive A Holiday “Gift” In The Form Of More Paid Sick Leave For 2021, December 24, 2020
• Colorado Employers Face Two Rounds Of New Paid Sick Leave Requirements (UPDATED), July 15, 2020
• Colorado Issues Multiple Mandates For Business Operations During “Safer at Home” Phase (UPDATED), May 6, 2020
• Colorado Issues Temporary Emergency Rule Requiring Paid Sick Leave (UPDATED), April 28, 2020
• What Colorado Employers Need To Know About New Face Covering Requirement (UPDATED), April 24, 2020
• City And County Of Denver Issues "Stay at Home" Order (UPDATED), March 26, 2020

CONNECTICUT

• Connecticut : Non-Essential Businesses Must Keep 100% Of Their Workforce At Home, March 22, 2020

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• District Of Columbia Mayor Issues Stay-At-Home Order, March 31, 2020
• District Of Columbia Mayor Issues Non-Essential Business Closure Order, March 25, 2020

FLORIDA

• What Florida Employers Need To Know About Latest Re-opening Order, September 27, 2020
• What Employers Need To Know As Florida Begins To Reopen, May 22, 2020
• Florida Governor Amends Safer-At-Home Order And Announces Plan To Reopen State, April 30, 2020
• Florida Governor Issues Safer At Home Order – What Do Businesses Need To Know? (Updated), April 2, 2020
• Hillsborough County (FL) Under Safer-At-Home Order, March 30, 2020
• Orange County (FL) Issues Non-Essential Business Closure Order, March 26, 2020
• Florida Mandates Self-Quarantine For Airport Travelers Arriving From NY, NJ, CT, March 24, 2020
• Miami-Dade County Businesses Close Amid COVID-19 Outbreak: What Employers Need To Know, March 19, 2020

GEORGIA

• Georgia Adopts Latest CDC Exposure Guidance Reducing Coronavirus Quarantine Period To 7 To 10 Days, December 31, 2020
• What Employers Need To Know About Their Latest Obligations Under Atlanta’s Mask Orders, November 3, 2020
• Conflict Between State And City Orders Resolved: Georgia Businesses May Opt In Or Out Of Local Mask Orders, August 17, 2020
• A Sign Of The Times: Georgia Businesses Receive COVID-19 Liability Protection, August 6, 2020
• Georgia Schools Required To Screen Staff And Students While Conflict Between State And City Orders Remains, July 16, 2020
• Georgia Employers Receive Guidance On Governor’s Back-To-Business Order (UPDATED), June 12, 2020
• Georgia Begins Reopening Businesses: What Employers Need To Know, April 20, 2020
• Georgia Governor Issues Statewide Shelter-In-Place Order Further Impacting Business Community Amid COVID-19 Crisis, April 3, 2020
• Fulton County (GA) Issues Order Further Impacting Business Community Amid COVID-19 Crisis, April 2, 2020
• Both Georgia And Atlanta Issue Orders Impacting Business Community Amid COVID-19 Crisis, March 24, 2020
• Emergency Changes To Georgia Unemployment With Harsh Penalties For Employers In Response To COVID-19, March 19, 2020

HAWAII

• Hawaii Announces Stay-At-Home Order And Mandatory Self-Quarantine Period, March 25, 2020

ILLINOIS

• What Employers Need To Know About Chicago’s New Emergency COVID-19 Travel Order, November 11, 2020
• Chicago Enacts COVID-19 Anti-Retaliation Measures, June 18, 2020
• Illinois Significantly Alters Employers’ Burden Of Proof In COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claims, April 14, 2020

INDIANA

• Indiana Governor Tightens Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Surge, November 13, 2020
• Indiana Set To Advance To Final Stage Of Governor Holcomb’s “Back On Track” COVID-19 Plan, September 28, 2020
• Indiana Governor Mandates Face Coverings – What Do Employers Need to Know?, July 24, 2020
• Post-Pandemic Back-To-Business FAQs For Kentucky And Indiana Employers (UPDATED), May 14, 2020
• Indiana Governor Announces Plan To Reopen State, May 2, 2020
• Indiana Under Stay-At-Home Order Due To COVID-19 Outbreak, March 24, 2020

KANSAS

• Kansas City Metro Under Stay-At-Home Order; Businesses Impacted, March 23, 2020

KENTUCKY

• Kentucky Senate Proposes Bill To Protect Businesses From Pandemic-Related Liability, January 11, 2021
• What Employers Need To Know About Kentucky’s New COVID-19 Restaurant Restrictions, November 19, 2020
• Kentucky Employers Face New COVID-19 Restrictions Heading Into The Holiday Season, November 19, 2020
• Kentucky Supreme Court Upholds Governor’s Powers To Issue COVID-19-Related Orders, November 12, 2020
• Kentucky Governor Mandates Masks – What Do Employers Need To Know?, July 10, 2020
• Kentucky's New Requirements for Restaurants, May 15, 2020
• Kentucky Releases Industry-Specific Reopening Guidelines (UPDATED), May 15, 2020
• Post-Pandemic Back-To-Business FAQs For Kentucky And Indiana Employers (UPDATED), May 14, 2020
• Kentucky Reopening Guidance Now Mandatory, May 11, 2020
• Kentucky Passes Emergency Law In Response To COVID-19 Outbreak, March 31, 2020
• Kentucky Governor Orders Closure of All Non-Life-Sustaining In-Person Retail Businesses, March 23, 2020

LOUISIANA

• What You Need To Know About Louisiana’s COVID-19 Protections For Businesses, June 22, 2020
• Louisiana Extends Statewide Stay-At-Home Order While Loosening Business Restrictions, April 28, 2020
• What Governor Edwards’ Stay-At-Home Order Means For Louisiana Employers, March 24, 2020

MARYLAND

• Maryland Governor Issues Stay-At-Home Order, March 30, 2020
• Maryland Governor Issues Business Closure Executive Order, March 23, 2020

MASSACHUSETTS

• 10 Tips to Help Massachusetts Employers Navigate Wage And Hour Issues During Reopening, June 23, 2020
• Massachusetts Employers Get Welcome Unemployment Relief, May 28, 2020
• Phase 1: Massachusetts Employers To Begin Limited Reopening, May 18, 2020
• Massachusetts Employers, Get Ready: Governor Announces Reopening Plan And Mandatory Work Place Safety Standards, May 12, 2020
• Massachusetts Issues Shutdown Order During COVID-19 Outbreak (UPDATED), April 28, 2020
• More Paid Sick Leave in Massachusetts? Bill Would Add Up to 80 Hours of Emergency Leave, April 24, 2020
• Massachusetts Court Upholds “Non-Essential” Classification Of Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries, April 17, 2020
• Massachusetts Governor Enacts Sweeping Restrictions To Combat COVID-19, March 16, 2020

MICHIGAN

• Michigan Law Aligns With CDC Guidance: COVID-19 Compliance Just Got A Little Bit Easier, January 11, 2021
• New Michigan COVID-19 Laws Should Prod Employers To Follow Workplace Safety Rules, October 27, 2020
• Michigan Health And Safety Agencies Institute Stopgap COVID-19 Regulations, October 15, 2020
• Keep Calm And Carry On: What Michigan Employers Should Do After State Supreme Court Invalidated Governor’s COVID-19 Orders, October 6, 2020
• Whitmer Narrows COVID-19 Leave Protections For Michigan Employees, August 28, 2020
• Michigan Lifts Shelter-in-Place Order But Workplace Safety Requirements Remain, June 2, 2020
• Michigan Governor Consolidates In-Person Workplace Safety Requirements And Announces Initial Reopening Standards, May 19, 2020
• Michigan Modifies Third Shelter-In-Place Order To Further Open The Economy, May 3, 2020
• Michigan’s Third Shelter-In-Place Order Begins To Relax Restrictions On Businesses, April 25, 2020
• Michigan Employers Now Have More Flexibility To Implement Work Share Plans, April 25, 2020
• Michigan Shelter-In-Place Extension Includes More Business Restrictions, April 14, 2020
• Michigan Governor Creates Broad Employment Protections During COVID-19 Crisis, April 4, 2020
• What Employers Need To Know About Michigan’s Stay-At-Home Order, April 3, 2020

MINNESOTA

• Minnesota Businesses Receive Guidance On COVID-19-Related Workplace Issues, April 20, 2020
• Governor Directs Minnesotans To Stay Home, March 30, 2020
• Minnesota Relaxes Unemployment Rules In Response To The COVID-19 Outbreak, Mach 23, 2020

MISSISSIPPI

• Mississippi Businesses Face County-Specific Mask Mandates And Receive Protections From Civil Suits, July 14, 2020
• Mississippi Enacts Safer-At-Home Order While Loosening Business Restrictions (UPDATED), May 7, 2020
• Mississippi Governor Issues State-Wide Shelter-In-Place Order (UPDATED), April 27, 2020
• Mississippi Governor Encourages Telework For Non-Essential Businesses and Operations, March 26, 2020

MISSOURI

• Kansas City Metro Under Stay-At-Home Order; Businesses Impacted, March 23, 2020

NEVADA

• Nevada Enacts COVID-19 Liability Protection For Businesses But Imposes Additional Mitigation Requirements For Public Accommodation Facilities, August 11, 2020
• COVID-19 FAQs For Nevada Employers As Businesses Ordered Closed, March 19, 2020

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• New Hampshire Shuts Down Non-Essential Businesses And Instructs Citizens To Stay At Home, March 30, 2020

NEW JERSEY

• New Jersey Increases Minimum Wage For Long-Term Care Facility Staff As COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise, January 15, 2021
• New Jersey Governor Issues New Executive Order As State Experiences Coronavirus “Second Wave”, October 30, 2020
• How New Jersey Employers Can Balance School Re-Openings And State Leave Laws: FAQs For Employers, August 24, 2020
• New Jersey Continues To Reopen As Restrictions Eased For Food And Beverage Establishments And Non-Essential Retail Businesses, June 5, 2020
• Top 5 Wage And Hour Tips For Reopening New Jersey Non-Essential Businesses, June 3, 2020
• New Jersey Begins To Reopen As Restrictions Eased For Retail And Construction, May 14, 2020
• New Jersey Amends Family Leave Act In Response To COVID-19, Also Adjusts Temporary Disability Benefits And Family Leave Insurance Laws, April 17, 2020
• New Jersey Provides State WARN Act Relief In Light Of COVID-19, April 16, 2020
• New Jersey Expands Business Shutdowns, Imposes New Rules On Essential Businesses And Retail Customers, April 9, 2020
• New Jersey Amends Leave And Benefit Laws In Response To COVID-19, April 2, 2020
• New Jersey Governor Orders Partial Business Shutdown, Statewide Consistency of Anti-COVID-19 Efforts, March 21, 2020

NEW YORK

• New York Lawmaker Wants To Require COVID-19 Vaccine: What Employers Need To Know, December 11, 2020
• FP COVID-19 Employment Litigation Tracker Reveals New York Is A Hotspot For Workplace Claims, July 24, 2020
• NYC Streamlines Process For Obtaining Emergency Sick Leave Pay, May 11, 2020
• New York Begins to “Unpause”: What Businesses Need to Know to Move “New York Forward”, May 11, 2020
• New York Releases Industry-Specific Reopening Guidelines, May 14, 2020
• NYC Streamlines Process For Obtaining Emergency Sick Leave Pay, May 11, 2020
• New York City Forms Response Team To Combat Asian-American Discrimination In Response To COVID-19, April 28, 2020
• New York Issues Guidance On Face Masks For Essential Business Employees, April 23, 2020
• COVID-19 Leave Obligations For New York Employers: Understanding The Intersection Of State And Federal Law, April 14, 2020
• New York On PAUSE: Non-Essential Businesses Must Keep 100% Of Their Workforce At Home, March 20, 2020
• New York Non-Essential Businesses Must Keep 75% Of Their Workforce At Home, March 19, 2020
• New York Announces COVID-19 Protections For Employers, March 18, 2020

NORTH CAROLINA

• New COVID-19 Restrictions Placed On North Carolina Employers, December 9, 2020
• North Carolina Businesses Prepare To Enter First Phase Of Reopening Plan, May 7, 2020
• North Carolina Essential Businesses Receive Partial Liability Cover During COVID-19 Recovery, May 7, 2020
• North Carolina Announces Three-Phase Plan to Reopen, April 24, 2020
• New North Carolina Unemployment Rules Contain Surprise Requirement For Employers, April 16, 2020
• North Carolina Under Stay-At-Home Order Due To COVID-19 Outbreak, March 27, 2020
• Businesses in Mecklenburg County (NC) Face Restrictions In Face Of COVID-19 Crisis, March 24, 2020
• North Carolina Restricts Business Operations In Light Of COVID-19 Outbreak, March 24, 2020
• Coronavirus-Related Executive Actions For North Carolina Employers, March 19, 2020

OHIO

• Ohio Issues New Mask Orders To Combat COVID-19, November 12, 2020
• What Ohio Employers Need To Know About New Mask Mandate And Travel Advisory, July 24, 2020
• Ohio Changes Guidance On Face Coverings Again, Adding To Employer Confusion, April 30, 2020
• Ohio Businesses Begin Reopening May 1: What Does It Mean For Employers? April 28, 2020
• Ohio’s Updated Stay-At-Home Order To Combat Pandemic Will Disrupt Businesses, April 3, 2020
• Ohio Governor Requests Employers Take Worker Temps During COVID-19 Crisis, March 19, 2020

OREGON

• Oregon Employers Face New Safety Obligations Thanks To New COVID-19 Rules, November 19, 2020
• Guidelines For Oregon Employers As Phased Reopening Plan Begins, May 15, 2020
• Oregon Expands Unemployment Eligibility To Address COVID-19 Impact (UPDATED), April 28, 2020
• Oregon Employers’ COVID-19 FAQs In Light Of Stay-At-Home Order (UPDATED), April 7, 2020
• Oregon Employers' Strategy Plan For Families First Coronavirus Response Act Compliance, March 20, 2020
• What Oregon Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Business Closures, March 18, 2020

PENNSYLVANIA

• Pittsburgh Expands COVID-19 Paid Sick Time As Pennsylvania Issues New Shut-Down Orders, November 14, 2020
• What Employers Need To Know About Pennsylvania’s Broad-Sweeping Face Covering Mandate, July 2, 2020
• Pennsylvania Construction Projects Can Soon Resume After COVID-19 Shutdown, April 28, 2020
• Pennsylvania Orders Additional Public Health Safety Measures For Businesses In Operation, April 16, 2020
• Pennsylvania Amends List Of Life-Sustaining Businesses And Outlines Procedures For Seeking Waivers, March 22, 2020
• All Non-Life Sustaining Businesses In Pennsylvania Ordered To Cease Physical Operations, March 20, 2020

SOUTH CAROLINA

• South Carolina Employers Receive Guidance For Responding To COVID-19 Scenarios, July 7, 2020
• South Carolina Provides New Unemployment Insurance Rules For Employers, May 6, 2020
• South Carolina Governor Orders Non-Essential Businesses To Close To Fight COVID-19, April 6, 2020

TENNESSEE

• Tennessee Governor And Shelby County (TN) Health Department Issue New Orders Amid “Dire” COVID-19 Spread, December 22, 2020
• Shelby County (TN) Health Department Orders Stronger COVID-19 Requirements Amid Rising Spread, November 25. 2020
• Shelby County (TN) Businesses Face New Closures, Increased Health And Safety Requirements, And Mandated Face Coverings, July 8, 2020
• Employers Face New Obligations As Memphis Imposes Mandatory Face Covering Ordinance, June 22, 2020
• Much Of Tennessee Begins Reopening For Business – Now The Work Begins (UPDATED), May 6, 2020
• Davidson County (TN) Extends Safer-At-Home Order And Unveils Roadmap For Reopening Nashville (UPDATED), May 1, 2020
• Tennessee Issues Safer-At-Home Order Impacting Business Community Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (UPDATED), April 28, 2020
• Memphis Extends Safer-At-Home Order And Issues New Guidelines For Essential Businesses, April 23, 2020
• What Businesses Need To Know About Memphis’s Shelter-In-Place Order, March 23, 2020
• Many Tennessee Businesses Must Utilize Alternative Business Models Amid Outbreak, March 23, 2020

TEXAS

• Texas Begins Reopening Businesses; Employers May Be Required To Provide Face Coverings, April 20, 2020

VIRGINIA

• Virginia Creates Nation’s First Mandatory COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules Effective July 27 – Look For Other States To Follow Suit (UPDATED), July 23, 2020
• What Employers Need To Know About Virginia’s Public Mask Requirement, May 28, 2020
• Virginia Governor Issues Stay-At-Home Order, March 30, 2020
• Virginia Governor Restricts Gathering And Certain Businesses, March 24, 2020

WASHINGTON

• Washington Governor Imposes New Workplace Requirements And Delegates Reopening To Counties, June 8, 2020
• Washington’s New Restaurant Requirements: Dine-In, Stay Healthy (UPDATED), May 18, 2020
• Safe Start Washington: What Employers Need To Know As Governor Eases Restrictions, May 6, 2020
• Washington Employers Need To Provide Alternative Work For High-Risk Workers To Reduce COVID-19 Exposure, April 17, 2020
• Emergency Rule: Seattle Employers Cannot Ask For Doctor’s Notes For Paid Sick Time, April 10, 2020
• “Stay Home - Stay Healthy”: Updated COVID-19 FAQs For Washington State Employers, April 3, 2020
• COVID-19 FAQs For Washington State Employers As Businesses Ordered Closed, March 17, 2020

WEST VIRGINIA

• West Virginia Governor Orders Shelter in Place and Business Closures, March 24, 2020
• West Virginia Unemployment Laws Relaxed In Response To COVID-19 Crisis, March 23, 2020

SBA LOANS

The Fisher Phillips SBA Loans Taskforce stands ready to navigate employers through all of the complexities related to the stimulus loan program created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The team can assist in determining your organization’s eligibility for a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including measuring head count and assessing possible exemptions from the SBA’s Affiliation Rules. Closely related to this, they can help you determine what may be included in “payroll costs” to calculate loan eligibility. Our collection of attorneys devoted to this project can help you understand the process and the conditions on any loan you are applying for or for which you have already received funds.

Perhaps most importantly, the team stands ready to assist you in understanding how to maximize loan forgiveness: how your organization can qualify for forgiveness, what documentation is necessary to assist in forgiveness, and how to implement best practices for maximizing forgiveness.

But the team doesn’t just summarize the complex statutory and regulatory language contained in the new law. They can team with you to help determine which CARES Act programs – including the Employee Retention Credit and the Delay of Payment of Employer Payroll Taxes – are most beneficial for your particular organization, including an analysis of how SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) work in conjunction with PPP Loans. This includes a personalized assessment of how the various benefit programs work in conjunction with one another, evaluating the risks associated with each program, and offering step-by-step individualized guidance on effectively managing your workforce through these programs.

SBA LOANS TASKFORCE

Rick Grimaldi
Michael Elkon
Patrick Dennison
Nick Hulse
Todd Logsdon
Tyler Woods

LEGAL ALERTS

• New SBA Questionnaire Raises Stakes For Businesses That Borrowed Over $2 Million In PPP Loans, November 5, 2020
• SBA Releases Important New Rules Regarding PPP Loan Forgiveness, June 24, 2020
• Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Provides Employers With More Options (UPDATED), June 8, 2020
• New Paycheck Protection Loan Rules Provide Some Answers, May 27, 2020
• The Wait Is (Mostly) Over: SBA Releases Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Application, May 18, 2020
• Businesses That Obtained PPP Loans Under $2M Will Not Be Audited, May 13, 2020
• 10 Steps to Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgivenes, May 11, 2020
• Government Doubles Down On Warning To Employers Accepting Small Business Loans, April 28, 2020
• Feds Issue Warning To Employers Accepting COVID-19 PPP Loans – And Provide Escape Plan, April 23, 2020
• Refilling The Well: Senate Passes $300 Billion Spending Package For Strained Paycheck Protection Program, April 22, 2020
• Unionized Covid-19 Loan Recipients Face Troubling Non-Abrogation Commitment, April 10, 2020
• Employer FAQs on Paycheck Protection Loans, April 8, 2020
• What Employers Need To Know About The Unemployment Provisions Of The CARES Act, April 8, 2020
• Important Labor Law Implications Of Latest Federal COVID-19 Law, March 27, 2020
• CARES Act Stimulus Will Permit Business Loans To Cover Payroll, Expand Unemployment, March 26, 2020