At Raines Feldman we understand that this is a very stressful time, especially for those suffering direct effects from this public health crisis, and our firm is committed to helping in any way we can. Accordingly, we have compiled the below information which we hope will prove useful to you and your business during these unprecedented times. If you have any questions or would like to obtain further information please do not hesitate to contact our COVID-19 response team at COVID-19response@raineslaw.com. Thank you and we hope that you and your family are staying safe and healthy. – RF Team
RF CLIENT ALERTS
CARES ACT
- Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act (Update to CARES Act)
- Update on the CARES Act and Small Business Loans
- CARES Act and Selected Tax Implications
EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
- Cal/OSHA Finally Adopts New COVID-19 Standards for June 15
- California Enacts “Right to Recall” For Hospitality Workers
- PODCAST: Phillip Maltin Discusses How to Protect Your Business as Employees Return to the Office on the WorkTrends
- California Enacts New COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Entitlement Similar to FFCRA
- The American Rescue Plan: Key Provisions for Labor & Employment
- Hindsight 2020: Surveying the Legal Landscape for Employers in 2021 webinar (video only)
- Hindsight 2020: Surveying the Legal Landscape for Employers in 2021 webinar (slides only)
- Forgive or Forget: Whether to Get a PPP Loan & What to Do When You Get It (slides and video)
- Forgive or Forget: Whether to Get a PPP Loan & What to Do When You Get It (slides only)
- The New Normal Employers: How to Avoid COVID-19 Legal Landmines (slides and audio)
- The New Normal Employers: How to Avoid COVID-19 Legal Landmines (slides only)
- Addressing Coronavirus in the Workplace
- Legal and Business Disruptions Webinar – COVID-19
- Family First Coronavirus Response Act Effective April 1, 2020
REAL ESTATE RESOURCES
- The American Rescue Plan: Key Provisions for Real Estate
- Reducing, Suspending, or Terminating Rent Amidst COVID-19
- Eviction Moratoria: Los Angeles City and County, and California
ENFORCING AND TERMINATING CONTRACTS
- Beyond Force Majeure: What Real Estate Attys Should Know
- Contracts, Quarantines, and COVID-19; The Coronavirus Outbreak’s Impact on Contractual Obligations
RF CLIENT RESOURCES
CARES ACT RESOURCES
- Full Text of the CARES Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/748/text#toc-HCC079DAB5D724A3B9AE86D4E64A83BBE
- Full Text of the Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/266/text - Full Text of the Small Business Administration’s Interim Final Rule on the CARES Act (Docket No. SBA-2020-0015): https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/PPP–IFRN%20FINAL.pdf
- Small Business Administration’s Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources: https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources
- U.S. Department of the Treasury – Paycheck Protection Program Borrower Information Sheet
- U.S. Department of the Treasury – CARES Act Information Page (including SBA Interim Final Rules): https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/cares/assistance-for-small-businesses
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Paycheck Protection Program FAQs: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Paycheck-Protection-Program-Frequently-Asked-Questions.pdf
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Coronavirus Emergency Loans Small Business Guide and Checklist
- Link to Small Business Administration’s Tool to Find Eligible Lenders for Paycheck Protection Program Loans: https://www.sba.gov/paycheckprotection/find
- Link to Paycheck Protection Program Sample Application: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Paycheck-Protection-Program-Application-3-30-2020-v3.pdf.
- Link to COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application: https://covid19relief.sba.gov/#/.
- State of California: The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Information Page: https://business.ca.gov/coronavirus-2019/.
- State of California: Executive Order N-40-20
EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES
- CA COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Food Sector Workers
- U.S. Department of Labor FFCRA FAQ: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions
- U.S. Department of Labor FFCRA Notice FAQ: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-poster-questions
- U.S. Department of Labor COVID-19 and FMLA FAQ: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla/pandemic
- U.S. Department of Labor COVID-19 and FLSA FAQ: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa/pandemic
- U.S. Department of Labor Fact Sheet – Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights – English: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/Pandemic/FFCRA-Employee_Paid_Leave_Rights.pdf
- U.S. Department of Labor Fact Sheet – Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights – Spanish: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/Pandemic/FFCRA-Employee_Paid_Leave_Rights_SPANISH.pdf
- U.S. Department of Labor Fact Sheet – Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Leave Requirements – English: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/Pandemic/FFCRA-Employee_Paid_Leave_Rights_SPANISH.pdf
- U.S. Department of Labor Fact Sheet – Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Leave – Spanish: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/Pandemic/FFCRA-Employee_Paid_Leave_Requirements_SPANISH.pdf
- U.S. Department of Labor Poster – Employee Rights: Paid Sick leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under FFCRA – English: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/posters/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_Non-Federal.pdf
- U.S. Department of Labor Poster – Employee Rights: Paid Sick leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under FFCRA – Spanish: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/Pandemic/1422-spanish.pdf
- U.S. Department of Labor Poster – Employee Rights: Paid Sick leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under FFCRA – Korean: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/Pandemic/1422-KOR.pdf
- OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20200309
- OSHA Temporary Guidance on Respiratory Protection Standard: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20200403-0
- OSHA COVID-19 Webpage: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/
- CDC Interim Guidelines for Businesses and Employers: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html
- CDC Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html
- CDC COVID-19 Webpage for Businesses and Employers: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/businesses-employers.html
- CDC COVID-19 Webpage: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.htmlhttps://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws
- EEOC The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19: https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws
- EEOC Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the ADA: https://www.eeoc.gov/facts/pandemic_flu.html
- EEOC COVID-19 Webpage: https://www.eeoc.gov/coronavirus/
- IRS Tax Credit FAQ: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/covid-19-related-tax-credits-for-required-paid-leave-provided-by-small-and-midsize-businesses-faqs
- IRS Employee Retention Credit FAQ:
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-employee-retention-credit-available-for-many-businesses-financially-impacted-by-covid-19 - EDD COVID-19 FAQ: https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/faqs.htm
- EDD COVID-19 WARN FAQ: https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/faqs/Warn.htm
- EDD COVID-19 Additional Assistance Funds for Workers and Businesses:
https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/wioa-funding.htm - EDD COVID-19 Webpage: https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm
- CAL/OSHA Interim Guidelines for General Industry on COVID-19 https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/coronavirus/General-Industry.html
- Los Angeles Paid Sick Leave and COVID-19 as of March 18, 2020: https://wagesla.lacity.org/sites/g/files/wph471/f/PSLCOVID20200318.pdf
- Los Angeles City Small Business Emergency Microloan Program: https://ewddlacity.com/index.php/microloan-program
- Los Angeles Resilience Toolkit for Los Angeles Businesses: https://ewddlacity.com/images/business/COVID19_BusinessResilienceToolkit_v4.pdf
- Los Angeles Ordinance re Paid Sick Leave for Employers with 500+ Employees: http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2020/20-0147-s39_ord_draft_03-27-20.pdf
- Los Angeles Ordinance re Protection of Grocery, Drug Retail, and Food Delivery Workers: http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2020/20-0147-S44_ord_draft_03-25-2020.pdf
- Los Angeles Ordinance re Temporary Prohibition on Evictions Due to COVID-19: http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2020/20-0147-S19_ord_draft_03-25-2020.pdf
- Los Angeles Mayor COVID-19 Orders: https://www.lamayor.org/COVID19Orders
- San Francisco Paid Sick Leave & the Coronavirus Guidance: https://sfgov.org/olse/san-francisco-paid-sick-leave-coronavirus