COVID-19 Resources for Individuals and Businesses by Practice Area
Banking and Finance
- Credit Agreement Checklist of Issues To Consider In Light of the Ongoing Pandemic
- Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Letters of Credit and the New Coronavirus
Business Reorganization, Bankruptcy, and Creditors' Rights
- Force-Majeure Post COVID-19: Chapter 11 as a Means to Reduce Commercial Rent Obligations
- Status of Bankruptcy Courts: SDNY, EDNY, District of Delaware
- Make-Whole Premiums in Bankruptcy Cases: Limiting Enforcement Risk in an Uncertain Area of the Law
- Safe Harbors and Counterparty Risk in the Coronavirus Era
- Small Business Bankruptcy Protection in the Era of the Coronavirus
Corporate
- SBA and Treasury To Issue Loan Necessity Questionnaires to Borrowers With Loans of $2 Million or More
- New PPP Guidance Provides for Partial Loan Forgiveness
- Changes to Law Ease Restrictions on Use of PPP Funds
- The SBA Issues PPP Loan Forgiveness Rules
- PPP Updates: Loan Forgiveness and Foreign Affiliates
- Last Minute FAQ Creates Some Relief on Necessity Certification
- Legislative Efforts to Establish Business Interruption Insurance Coverage of Losses Related to COVID-19
- Battle Lines Are Drawn in the Fight Over Business Interruption Insurance
- Hope on the Horizon for COVID-19 Related Business Interruption Insurance Coverage
- Coronavirus. Business Interruption Insurance. You Could Be Covered.
- Importance of Reviewing your Operating Agreement: Certain Practical Considerations in Light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
- Small Business Administration and New York City Loan Programs
- Contractual Provisions and COVID-19: What Clients Need to Know Regarding Material Adverse Effect and Force Majeure Clauses
- Potential Traps for the Unwary: Significant Contractual Provisions That Parties Should Be Aware Of In Light Of COVID-19
Healthcare
- Compliance Tips For Running Clinical Trials During COVID-19
- INSIGHT: Advice for Digital Health Developers During Covid-19
- OCR Re-Releases Cyber Attack Quick Response Checklist in Response to Increased COVID-19 Cybersecurity Threats
- Privacy Issues Abound as Contact Tracing Initiatives Take Shape
- Federal Agencies Provide Guidance on the Conduct and Oversight of Clinical Trials and Human Subject Research During COVID-19 Outbreak
- Federal and State Telehealth Guidance
- HHS Waiver of Certain HIPAA Privacy Rule Sanctions and Penalties, and Existing HIPAA PHI Use Exceptions Help Facilitate COVID-19 Response
- OCR Issues New Guidance Regarding the Provision of Telehealth in the Fight Against COVID-19
- COVID-19 Resources for Clinical Laboratories
Intellectual Property
- USPTO Announces Suspension of Certain Deadlines Under the CARES Act
- The CARES Act: Impact on Trademark Filings
Internet & Technology
Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits
- OSHA Issues Rule on President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Businesses
- NY Employers Must Immediately Implement NY HERO Act
- NY Employers Are Required to Adopt Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Plan by August 5
- New York State Eliminates Mandatory Reopening Guidance for Offices
- New York Requires Employers to Adopt Safety Standards to Reduce Spread of Diseases
- New York Employers Must Provide Paid Leave to Employees for COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Employers Can Require Vaccinations In The Workplace With Certain Exceptions
- Changes to New York State’s Travel Advisory
- Ten Important Employment Law Updates for New York Employers
- DOL Clarifies and Revises FFCRA Guidance After A NY Federal Court Invalidates Parts of the Final Rule
- Navigating COVID-19 Leave Laws When Employees Return from High-Risk Travel Destinations
- Employers Must Comply with Dozens of Mandatory Requirements As Offices Reopen
- Developing a Business Plan to Reenter the Workplace
- EEOC Delays EEO Data Collections Due To COVID-19
- COVID-19 Leave Obligations for New York Employers
- Most NY Employers Must Provide Paid Sick Leave in 2021
- DOL Provides Answers to Help Employers Manage Federally Mandated Paid Sick and Family Leave
- The Payroll Tax Credit – How Employers Get Reimbursed for Federally Mandated Paid Leave
- How To Manage Your Remote Workforce
- The Federal Government Mandates Paid Sick and Family Leave In Response to COVID-19
- The U.S. DOL Issues First Round of Regulations Interpreting the Federal Paid Sick and Medical Leave Law In Response to COVID-19
- Employees Rights Poster: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under the FFCRA
- Frequently Asked Questions Re: FFCRA Poster
- NJ Executive Order 107: No More Warnings
Legal Ethics & Law Firm Practice
- Social Distance Lawyering – How Close is Your Ethical Compliance?
- Pandemics and Ethics: How To Sustain Lawyer Quality and Client Service
Litigation
- Are SEC Enforcement Actions Relating to COVID-Related Disclosures the Next Epidemic?
- The Force Majeure Defense to Contractual Nonperformance
- A Survey of Force Majeure Jurisprudence in New York
Real Estate
- How Force Majeure Was Successfully Used by a Tenant in Court
- The Impact of Bankruptcy Issues On COVID Lease Restructurings
- A Guide to Loan Workouts: Déjà Vu Yet Different
- Tenants' Rights as Office Buildings Approach Reopening
- COVID-19 - Lease Downsizing Strategies
- Caution to Tenants: Avoid Incurring New Liabilities While Trying to Address Existing Ones
Securities and Capital Markets
- INSIGHT: Books and Records Obligations During a Pandemic
- A Curveball by the SBA Unsettles the Application Process for the PPP Program
- State of Play: Venture Backed Startups, the Paycheck Protection Program and the Affiliation Rule
Tax
Trusts and Estates
- Navigating a Perfect Storm - Estate and Asset Protection Planning in a Pandemic Webinar
- Estate Planning in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Estate Planning In A Distressed Economy
Online Notarization
- Risks of Remote Online Notarizations Under Executive Order 202.7
- Bipartisan push begins in Congress to allow remote online notarizations nationwide
- Companion of ALTA-supported RON Bill Introduced in House