by Alexis Preskar | May 30, 2020 | Government
By Alexis Preskar & Brett Krantz Businesses and attorneys are anxiously watching the courts for a decision on whether insurers will be forced to pay for COVID-19 related losses. Recently, a federal court in New York found that coronavirus does not cause the...
by Melissa Yasinow | May 29, 2020 | Employment, Finance
By Melissa Yasinow On May 12, 2020, the IRS issued new guidelines in Notice 2020-29 and Notice 2020-33 that give greater flexibility to employers that provide benefits through §125 cafeteria plans, including employer-sponsored health coverage, health Flexible Spending...
by Rob Gilmore | May 29, 2020 | Employment
By Rob Gilmore, Melissa Yasinow & Alexis Preskar The next big battle for re-opening businesses is heating up: whether, and to what extent, businesses will receive immunity relating to worker and customer COVID-19 infections. On the one hand, businesses and...
by Stephanie Mercado | May 27, 2020 | Finance, Government
City Of Cleveland Releases Applications for New Economic Development Recovery Programs By Stephanie Mercado Earlier this month, Mayor Frank Jackson announced the City of Cleveland’s plan for recovery including the announcement of new forgivable loan and working...
by Cary Zimmerman | May 27, 2020 | Finance, Government
By Cary Zimmerman & Demetrius Robinson In the second of two Interim Final Rules issued by the Small Business Administration (SBA) on Friday, May 22, 2020 (read our alert covering the first rule here), the SBA addressed more about how Paycheck Protection Program...