Helpful Resources
Coronavirus Financial Relief programs & Resources
Relief Programs
Small Businesses
- SBA Begins Accepting New Economic Injury Disaster Loan Applications
- SBA PPP Report Approvals Through May 23, 2020
- SBA May 22, 2020 Interim Final Rule
- SBA and Treasury Release PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
- FAQs for Lenders and Borrowers
- SBA Interim Rule for “Missing” Partner Compensation and Seasonal Employers
- Small Business Loans Greater than $2 Million will Receive Full Audit
- Joint Statement from SBA and Treasury Regarding Resumption of PPP
- SBA Express Bridge Loan Pilot Program Guide
- SBA Debt Relief
- SBA Lending Funding Options
- Subsidy for Certain Loan Payments for the 7(a) and 504 Loan Programs
- Guidance on Section 1112 of CARES Act Related to SBA Microloan Program
- Small Business Loan and Grant Programs, Including State by State
- SBA Loan Calculator
Restaurant, Bar & Service Industry
- Restaurant and Bar Resources
- Ohio Restaurants and Bars Guidelines for Reopening
- COVID-19 Restaurant and Food Establishment Guidance
- Ohio Restaurant Association Letter to Governor DeWine
- Ohio Restaurant Relief
- Restaurant Opportunities Centers United COVID-19 Financial Assistance Resources
- National Restaurant Association offers guidance and resources
Real Estate
- Freddie Mac Announces COVID-19 Payment Deferrals
- Updated: Freddie Mac COVID-19 Servicing-related Frequently Asked Questions
- Updated: Freddie Mac COVID-19 Selling-related Frequently Asked Questions
- Regulations on Evictions and Tenant Protections by State
- Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on CRE Property Valuations
- HUD Statement on Fair Housing and COVID-19
- Institute of Real Estate Management Offers Pandemic Guidance for Managing Properties
- National Association of Realtors provides guidance for property owners
- HUD Provides Immediate Relief for Homeowners Amid Coronavirus Response—Advises to Halt Foreclosures
- HUD Offers Guidance for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders
- Freddie Mac says borrowers impacted by COVID19 meet forbearance hardship requirements
- FHFA Suspends Foreclosures and Evictions for Enterprise-Backed Mortgages
- From HUD: FAQ’S for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders
- Freddie Mac: Important Seller/Servicer Information on Potential Impacts of COVID19
- FHFA Suspends Foreclosures and Evictions for Enterprise-Backed Mortgages
- FHFA Moves to Provide Eviction Suspension Relief for Renters in Multifamily Properties
- FHFA Directs Enterprises to Grant Flexibilities for Appraisal and Employment Verifications
- FHFA Authorizes the Enterprises to Support Additional Liquidity in the Secondary Mortgage Market
- Freddie Mac Announces Enhanced Relief for Borrowers Impacted by COVID-19
- HUD Informs Sections 184 and 184A Lenders and Servicers of Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium
Legislation
- Coronavirus Oversight and Recovery Ethics Act of 2020 (CORE Act) Introduced
- PPP Flexibility Act
- DOL Issues Alert on Social Distancing in the Workplace
- DOL’s Unemployment Insurance Relief Guide During COVID-19
- House Passes New $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill
- Senate Republicans Insist that New Relief Package Include Protections for Businesses During Pandemic
- President Questions to Aid States in Next Coronavirus-Stimulus Legislation
- President Signs new $484 Billion Coronavirus Package
- FAA to Award $10 Billion in Funds to Commercial and General Aviation Airports
- HR. 6201, FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT
Employment & Workforce
- US Department of Labor Issues OSHA Guidance as Non-Essential Businesses Reopen and Employees Return to Work
- US DOL Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- US DOL Alert to Keep Stockroom and Loading Dock Workers Safe During Pandemic
- EEOC Releases Guidance Regarding ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and Other Equal Opportunity Laws
- Poster: How Much Paid Leave Can Employees Take?
- DOL Offers New Video and Poster on Proper Workplace Use of Respirators
- Additional Guidance About Short-Time Compensation Program Provisions
- Interim Guidance for Meatpacking and Processing Industries
- DOL Alert for Construction Workers
- Respirator Guidance During Pandemic
- Interim OSHA Guidance to Respond to Coronavirus Issues
- DOL Alert for Retail Workers
- DOL Announces New Guidance on Unemployment Insurance Flexibilities
- DOL Alert to Help Keep Manufacturing Workers Safer During Coronavirus Pandemic
- DOL FFCRA Model Notice
- DOL’s FFCRA Employee Paid Leave Fact Sheet
- Additional Guidance Explaining Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under FFCR Act
- DOL Issues Guidance Related to Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
- DOL Publishes Guidance on Pandemic Unemployment Insurance
- DOL Publishes Additional Guidance on Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation
- OSHA Issues Guidance on COVID-19
- FAQ’s for Employers and Employees from Wage and Hour Division
- Department of Labor Issues CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Guidance
- CISA Issues New Guidance for Essential Workforce
- Wage and Hour Division Provides Information on Response to COVID-19
- OSHA Offers Guidance for Preparing Workplaces for Coronavirus
- Department of Labor Issues Guidance Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Banking
- Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program
- Community Reinvestment Act FAQs in Response to the Coronavirus
- Fed Updates Term Sheet for TALF
- Regulators Temporarily Change Supplementary Leverage Ratio
- Federal Reserve Board Issues Report on Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households
- Regulatory Agencies Modify Liquidity Coverage Ratio for Banks Participating in Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility and Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility
- Paycheck Protection Program Loan Report Round 2
- New Frequently Asked Questions for Paycheck Protection Program Loans
- Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility
- Fed Announces PPP Liquidity Facility is Available to Provide Liquidity to Eligible Financial Institutions
- Treasury Publishes Guidance Regarding SBA Loan Program
- PPP LOAN FAQs
- Interagency Guidance Issued Regarding Loan Modifications by Financial Institutions with Customers Affected by Coronavirus
- Fed to Keep Rates Near Zero While Economy Weathers Coronavirus Storm
- Fed to Buy Unlimited Amount of MBS and Treasuries
- G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Vow to Maintain Expansion
- FDIC publishes guidance for financial institutions
- FDIC publishes guidance for consumers
- Credit Card Issuers Offer Assistance
- List Of Banks Offering Relief To Customers Affected By Coronavirus
- Treasury Secretary Statement: Treasury to Provide $10 Billion in Credit Protection
- Treasury and Federal Reserve Board Expand Measures
Education
- FAQ on “Maintenance of Effort” Requirement in the CARES Act
- CDC Provides Guidance for School Settings
- Secretary DeVos Announces $3 Billion in Emergency Education Block Grants for Governors
- Department of Labor Announces Temporary Pause in Job Corps Center Operations
- Senators Request that All Student Loan Payments be Suspended
- Department of Education Underscores Need for Distance Learning Rules
- Department of Education to waive interest on federally held student loans
Health & Human Services
- HHS Announces Nearly $4.9 Billion Distribution to Nursing Facilities Impacted
- HHS Awards $15 Million to Support Telehealth Providers During Pandemic
- HHS to Award $5 Million for Health Services Research Related to COVID-19
- HHS Extends Deadline for Attestation, Acceptance of Terms and Conditions for Provider Relief Fund Payments to 45 Days
- HHS to Begin Immediate Delivery of Initial $30 Billion of CARES Act Provider Relief Funding
- Keep Americans Connected Pledge Aims to Suspend Termination of Residential and Small Business Customers’ Internet and Telecommunications Services
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Provides Mortgage Relief Options
- FEMA Issues Rumor Control
- Increased Federal Support to the Department of Health and Human Services
TAX
- Q & A Regarding NOL Carrybacks of C Corps
- Federal Government Announces Plan to Implement Coronavirus-Related Paid Leave and Tax Credits
- IRS Provides Guidance under CARES Act for Taxpayers with Net Operating Losses
- IRS Issues Employee Retention Credit Guidance for Businesses Impacted
- IRS Grants Extension to File FATCA Returns
- IRS Provides Relief from Penalty for Failing to Deposit Employment Taxes
- IRS Unveils New “People First Initiative” Providing Immediate Relief and Suspends Key Compliance
- IRS extends Payment Deadline to July 15, 2020
- IRS Extends Federal Tax Filing Deadline to July 15, 2020
Patents. Trademarks, and Copyrights
- USPTO Announces COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Program for Certain Trademark and Service Mark Applications
- USPTO Launches COVID-19 Response Resource Center
- USPTO Announces Relief to Restore Priority or Benefit Rights for Patent Applicants
- USPTO to Allow Filing of Initial Patent Term Extension Applications Electronically
- COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for Small and Micro Entities
- Plant Patent Applications and Correspondence Filings Allowed Via Electronic Filing Systems
- USPTO Launches Key Platform to Facilitate Connections in Key Technologies
- USPTO Extends Certain Patent and Trademark Deadlines to June 1, 2020
- TTAB and Trademark Answers to FAQs
- PTAB and Patent Answers to FAQs
- USPTO Announces Extensions of Time under CARES Act
- Copyright Office Changes Time and Filing Requirements in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
- USPTO closes offices to the public, suspends oral hearings
- USPTO waives original handwritten signature requirements
- USPTO waives certain petition fees
Ohio-Specific Resources
- COVID-19 Update Regarding Testing, Assisted Living Visitation, Premium Deferrals, and Fairs
- Ohio Continued Business Closures
- Ohio Sector Specific Operating Requirements
- FAQs on Masks/Face Coverings in the Workplace
- Ohio’s Order Reopening Gyms, Dance Instruction Studios, and Other Personal Fitness Venues with Exceptions
- Ohio’s Order Providing Guidance for Sports Facilities with Exceptions
- Ohio’s Third Amended Order Regarding the Closure of K-12 Schools
- Five Protocols for Reopening
- Ohio’s Editable Welcome “Stop” Sign for Businesses
- Ohio Gyms, Dance Instruction Studios, and Other Personal Fitness Venues Guidelines for Reopening
- Ohio Campgrounds Guidelines for Reopening
- Ohio Consumer, Retail & Services Guidelines for Reopening
- Ohio General Office Environments Guidelines for Reopening
- Ohio Hair Salons, Day Spas, Nail Salons, Barbershops & Tanning Facilities Guidelines for Reopening
- Ohio Restaurants and Bars Guidelines for Reopening
- COVID-19 Restaurant and Food Establishment Guidance
- Ohio Clarifies Face Coverings Guidance
- Ohio Sector Specific Guidelines for Reopening
- Manufacturing, Distribution & Construction Guidelines from Responsible RestartOhio
- Answering Your Ohio Employment Questions About the COVID-19 Legislation
- Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund
- Governor DeWine Calls for Federal Testing Aid
- Ohio Worker’s Compensation Fund to send 1.6 Billion in Dividends to Employers
- Cuyahoga County Suspends New Foreclosures and Delinquent Property Tax Payments for 60 Days
- Applications Being Accepted for Economic Injury Disaster Relief Loan Program
- Ohio Expands Unemployment Benefits to Those Affected by Pandemic
- Ohio Authorizes Temporary Pandemic Child Care
- AICPA: State Filing Guidance For The Coronavirus Pandemic
- State Action on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- City of Cleveland Provides General Updates on COVID-19 Protocols
- Greater Akron COVID-19 Resource Guide
- Ohio Department of Insurance Issues Bulletin Allowing Coverage Flexibility for Employers
Coronavirus Updates
- Ohio Contact Tracing
- President to Order Meat Processing Plants to Stay Open
- Presidential Guidance Regarding Opening Up America Again
- U.S. Surpasses 1 Million Known Cases
- Treasury and IRS Introduce Online Application to Assist with Economic Impact Payments
- Ohio Plans to Implement Random Population Testing
- CDC Provides New Information Regarding Coronavirus
- Johns Hopkins provides live global case tracker