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COVID-19 Update: Pennsylvania Businesses Challenging the Stay at Home Order
On March 23, 2020, the Governor of Pennsylvania issued the first Stay at Home Order which applied to seven counties in the Commonwealth and was to remain in place until April 6, 2020. This Order requires residents to remain at home unless engaged in certain activities, such as essential travel, and permitted certain outdoor activities, […] More
New York State’s Virtual Courts to Begin Handling Some Non-Essential Business
Today, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks issued a memorandum to all trial court justices and judges in the State of New York indicating that starting next Monday, April 13, 2020, the New York State court system will take preliminary steps to open up remote access to the courts via Skype or telephone for non-essential […] More
Small Business Administration Begins Accepting Applications for Emergency Relief Loans
On April 3, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) began accepting applications for Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans for small businesses and sole proprietorships authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. Independent contractors and self-employed individuals can apply beginning April 10, 2020. The PPP authorized up to $349 million in forgivable […] More
Securities Industry Update – Florida Office of Financial Regulation Order
On March 26, 2020, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation issued an Omnibus Order that provides regulatory relief to industries regulated by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation due to COVID-19. For the securities industry, the Order provides a 45-day extension for the Form ADV annual updating amendment for investment advisers. The Order further grants a […] More
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP – Your COVID-19 Workplace Resource
Ask us what to know now and how to prepare for the Workplace in the COVID-19 Era COVID-19 will have lasting effects on the workplace as #wfh becomes the new normal. The House passed sweeping legislation to provide assistance to the most vulnerable employees and the Senate is expected to act swiftly this week on […] More
New Jersey Supreme Court Permits Claim for Violation of the State’s Anti-Discrimination Law for an Employee’s Legal Use of Marijuana
On March 10, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed an appellate court decision that medical marijuana patients in New Jersey are protected from discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”). Employees using medical marijuana… More
