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• The CDC Redefines the Definition of “Close Contact“ 10.22.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• New Guidance from Small Business Administration on Purchase and Sale Transactions Involving PPP Borrowers 10.07.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • Paycheck Protection Program

• Employers May Defer Payment of Social Security Tax Until 2021 for Select Employees 09.29.2020By: Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Social Security Tax

• Department of Labor Updates FFCRA to Only Exclude Certain Healthcare Sector Employees 09.21.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Families First Coronavirus Response Act • Healthcare

• Real Estate Developers Beware! Permit Extension Act of 2020 Not Automatic: Register by October 8th 09.16.2020By: Peter A. Chacanias Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Permit Extension Act of 2020 • Governor Phil Murphy

• New York Employers Adapt to New Sick Leave Law 08.12.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New York Employers

• New Jersey Guidance for Business Owners Seeking to Re-Open During the Pandemic 08.11.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 122 • New Jersey Guidance for Employers

• Department of Health and Human Services Extends Application Deadlines for Medicaid, CHIP and Dental Distributions 07.21.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Provider Relief Fund • CARES Act • Medicaid • Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

• Employer Update: Understanding the Requirements of New Jersey’s Travel “Advisory” 07.17.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Travel Advisory

• Additional HHS Provider Relief Fund Distributions Available to Eligible Dental Providers Who Apply by July 24, 2020 07.17.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • Provider Relief Fund • Healthcare • Healthcare Practitioners

• Face Masks in the Workplace? OSHA Answers! 07.16.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Face Coverings at Work

• Law Extends Paycheck Protection Program Application Deadline to August 8, 2020 07.06.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• Paycheck Protection Program Application Deadline Extended to August 8, 2020 07.01.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • Paycheck Protection Program

• EEOC Issues Guidance that Employers May Not Require COVID-19 Antibody Tests of its Employees 06.19.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Guidance for Employers

• Employer Update: Another Employment Law Poster that You Must Display! 06.12.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Additional Provider Relief Fund Distributions Announced by HHS to Eligible Medicaid & CHIP Providers 06.11.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • Provider Relief Fund • Medicaid • Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

• Employers Now Permitted to Pay Bonuses to Employees on Fluctuating Workweeks 06.08.2020By: Ashley Morin, Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Non-Exempt Employees

• Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Extends Loan Forgiveness Period and Additional Benefits 06.05.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act • Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act

• Reminder: Employers have Obligations for Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness 06.03.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• Employers May Shorten “Interactive Process” Concerning Accommodation Requests by Employees with Disabilities During the Public Health Crisis 06.01.2020By: Stephanie D. Gironda Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Americans With Disabilities Act • New Jersey Law Against Discrimination • Telecommuting

• Additional Guidance Now Available Concerning Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness 05.27.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• Health and Human Services Extends Deadline for Return of Provider Relief Funds by 45 Days 05.26.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • Provider Relief Fund

• Medical, Dental and Other Healthcare Office Practices May Resume Services During Current State of Emergency by Following Mandatory Policies Set Forth Under Administrative Order No. 2020-07 05.22.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Healthcare • New Jersey Executive Order No. 145 • New Jersey Executive Orders

• New Jersey Department of Health Issues Guidelines for Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers to Resume Elective Surgeries and Invasive Procedures During Health Emergency 05.20.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Healthcare • New Jersey Executive Order No. 145 • New Jersey Executive Orders

• Adjusting to the New Normal: COVID-19 Stimulates Acknowledgement by New Jersey Courts of Social Media as a Constitutional Right 05.19.2020By: Eric Marcy Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Social Media • Parole

• New Law Allows Delivery of Liquor by the Drink in New Jersey During State of Emergency 05.19.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Assembly Bill 3966 • Governor Phil Murphy

• SBA Releases Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application and Instructions 05.16.2020By: Peter A. Greenbaum, Douglas Watson Lubic Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• New Jersey Executive Order 145 Allows Elective Surgeries and Invasive Procedures to Resume in New Jersey on May 26, 2020 05.16.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 145 • Governor Phil Murphy • New Jersey Executive Orders

• Employer Update: Does Your Policy (and Handbook) Comply with the Expanded Coverage of the New Jersey Family Leave Law? 05.15.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Family Leave Act

• Governor Phil Murphy Issues Executive Order 142 Permitting “Non-Essential Construction” To Resume 05.14.2020By: Donald E. Taylor, Daniel J. Kluska Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 122 • New Jersey Executive Order No. 142 • Governor Phil Murphy • New Jersey Executive Orders • Essential Construction Projects

• Flattening the COVID-19 Approval Delay Curve: Public Hearings in a Socially Distanced Virtual Universe 05.13.2020By: Anne S. Babineau, Steven Polhamus Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Updated: PPP Loan Repayment “Safe Harbor” Clarified and Deadline Extended to May 18 05.13.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• The Department of Banking and Insurance Orders Insurers to Refund Premiums for New Jersey Policyholders Affected by COVID-19 05.13.2020By: Donald E. Taylor, Daniel J. Kluska Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 122 • Governor Phil Murphy • New Jersey Executive Orders

• Employer FAQ: Will PPP Loan Forgiveness Be Reduced if an Employee Declines to Return to Work? 05.12.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• CDC Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Employers 05.10.2020By: Ashley Morin, Tracy Armstrong Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Employer FAQ: Can PPP Loan Funds Be Applied to Pay Employees Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act 05.08.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act • Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• An Alternative for Employers to Reducing the Workforce: New Jersey’s Shared Work Program 05.06.2020By: Stephanie D. Gironda Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • New Jersey Shared Work Program

• Paycheck Protection Program Loan Repayment “Safe Harbor” Extended to May 14 05.06.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Now Conditioned on SBA Review 05.04.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• Limitations Imposed on Paycheck Protection Program Loans for Related Entities 05.01.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• Application of Business Interruption Insurance Due to COVID-19 Shutdown: Is Legislative Help on the Way? 05.01.2020By: Donald E. Taylor, Pierre Chwang Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Business Interruption Insurance

• Governor Phil Murphy Issues Executive Order 128, Authorizing Application of Security Deposit Funds as Rent Payment 04.30.2020By: Steven Polhamus Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 128 • Governor Phil Murphy • New Jersey Executive Orders

• Public Schools and Approved Private Schools for Students with Disabilities Now Authorized to Provide Remote or Virtual Instruction During Health Emergency 04.28.2020By: Viola S. Lordi, Stephanie D. Gironda Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Governor Phil Murphy

• Health and Human Services Announces Distribution Process for Second Tranche of Relief Fund Payments to Healthcare Providers under the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund 04.27.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • Provider Relief Fund

• Employers May Test Employees for COVID-19 According to New Guidance from EEOC 04.27.2020By: Stephanie D. Gironda Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• New Jersey Family Leave Act Expands Job Protection During Health Emergencies 04.24.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Family Leave Act • Governor Phil Murphy

• Additional Paycheck Protection Program Funding Approved by Congress, Awaiting President’s Signature 04.23.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• Additional Paycheck Protection Program Funding Imminent 04.22.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• Foreign Physicians May Apply for New Jersey DCA Temporary Emergency License to Administer Care During Pandemic 04.21.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 112 • Governor Phil Murphy • New Jersey Executive Orders

• Employers Update: DOL Announces Stay Period for Families First Coronavirus Response Act Violations has Ended 04.20.2020By: Ashley Morin, Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Paycheck Protection Program Reporting Best Practices 04.17.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• Guidance for Employers Concerning Employees Returning to Work After COVID-19 04.17.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• The Department of Community Affairs Adds Requirement to Executive Order 122 Mandating that Parties Responsible for Construction Projects Demonstrate to the Municipality that the Construction is “Essential” 04.17.2020By: Donald E. Taylor, Daniel J. Kluska Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 122 • Governor Phil Murphy • New Jersey Executive Orders • Essential Construction Projects

• New Jersey’s Mini-WARN Act Modified in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic 04.16.2020By: Stephanie D. Gironda Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Mini-WARN Act

• Steps an Employer Should Take if an Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 04.16.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Trusts & Estates During COVID-19 04.16.2020By: Jo Ann Gambale Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Estate Planning • Living Will and Power of Attorney • Medical Directive

• An Employer's Guide to Reporting Cases of COVID-19 in the Workplace 04.14.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Distributes $30 Billion to Eligible Healthcare Providers for COVID-19 Expenses and Patient Testing and Treatment 04.10.2020By: Grace D. Mack, Michael F. Schaff, Peter A. Greenbaum, Alyson M. Leone Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • Provider Relief Fund

• CARES Act Offers Eligible Employers Employee Retention Tax Credits and Social Security Tax Deferrals 04.09.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act

• Governor Phil Murphy Issues Executive Order 122, Imposing Restrictions on Manufacturing, Warehousing and Construction Businesses During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency 04.09.2020By: Willard C. Shih Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 122 • Governor Phil Murphy • New Jersey Executive Orders • New Jersey Essential Businesses

• Governor Phil Murphy Issues Executive Order 122 Restraining All “Non-Essential Construction” During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency 04.09.2020By: Daniel J. Kluska, Donald E. Taylor Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 122 • Governor Phil Murphy • New Jersey Executive Orders • Essential Construction Projects

• Guidance for Employers Concerning Control and Prevention of Coronavirus in the Workplace Issued by Occupational Safety and Health Administration 04.07.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Eligibility for Payroll Tax Credit Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act: A Checklist for Employers 04.07.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Unemployment Benefits Now Available for Self-Employed Workers Under the CARES Act 04.06.2020By: Stephanie D. Gironda Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • Stafford Act • Unemployment Benefits

• The Drug Enforcement Administration Issues Guidance for Physicians and Pharmacists Concerning Dispensing Schedule II Controlled Substances During COVID-19 Pandemic 04.06.2020By: Angelo J. Cifaldi, Satish V. Poondi Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Schedule II Controlled Substances • Healthcare • Healthcare Practitioners

• Department of Labor Issues Temporary Paid Leave Regulation Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act 04.03.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Families First Coronavirus Response Act • Family and Medical Leave Act

• CMS Issues 18 Blanket Waivers To Physician Self-Referral Law During COVID-19 Pandemic 04.02.2020By: Alyson M. Leone, Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Stark Law

• Eligible Employers Affected by COVID-19 Can Access Employee Retention Credit Under CARES Act 04.02.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act

• To Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic, New Jersey Executive Order No. 112 Suspends Certain Restrictions Governing the Practice of Medicine 04.02.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 112 • Governor Phil Murphy

• Take-Out and Delivery Limitation Does Not Relax Rules for Bars and Restaurants During COVID-19 Pandemic 04.01.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 107 • New Jersey Executive Order No. 108 • Governor Phil Murphy • New Jersey Executive Orders

• COVID-19 Scenarios and Employment Benefits Available - Updated 04.01.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Employment Benefits

• CARES Act Modifies the Bankruptcy Code to Provide Enhanced Debt Relief to Small Businesses 03.31.2020By: David H. Stein Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act

• CARES Act Establishes a Public Health Fund for Eligible Health Care Providers 03.31.2020By: Douglas Watson Lubic, Peter A. Greenbaum, Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act

• Small Business Exemptions Under Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act 03.31.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• CARES Act Establishes the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Loan Program—A Lifeline for COVID-19 Impacted Businesses 03.30.2020By: Lisa A. Gorab, Anthony M. Osbourne Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • Paycheck Protection Program

• CMS Expands Accelerated/Advance Payment Program to Accelerate Medicare Cash Flow to Health Care Providers 03.30.2020By: Peter A. Greenbaum, Grace D. Mack, Michael F. Schaff Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Medicare

• Department of Labor Clarifies Definition of "Health Care Provider" under Families First Coronavirus Response Act 03.30.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• CARES Act Expands Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Workers Affected by COVID-19 03.30.2020By: Stephanie D. Gironda Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • CARES Act • Family and Medical Leave Act • Unemployment Benefits

• U.S. Office of Inspector General Issues Guidance to Health Care Community in Light of Coronavirus Pandemic 03.30.2020By: Darren M. Gelber Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Investigations • Fraud • Healthcare

• NJEDA Announces Initiatives to Aid Small and Medium Sized Businesses in the Wake of the Coronavirus 03.27.2020By: Edward T. Kole, Daniel A. Cozzi Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Employers Must Comply with WARN Acts During COVID-19 Pandemic 03.27.2020By: Stephanie D. Gironda Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • WARN Act • New Jersey Mini-WARN Act

• Small Business Owners May Find Financial Relief Through Coronavirus Stimulus Bill 03.26.2020By: Willard C. Shih Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Paycheck Protection Program • CARES Act

• What Employers Should Know About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act 03.26.2020By: Tracy Armstrong Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Federal Relief Available for Businesses Subject to COVID-19 Legislation 03.26.2020By: Stephanie D. Gironda Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Elective Surgeries in New Jersey Halted Due to COVID-19 Pandemic 03.25.2020By: Jason J. Krisza Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 109 • Governor Phil Murphy

• Legal Violations in the Aftermath of Coronavirus 03.25.2020By: Darren M. Gelber Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Legal Violations • Fraud • Healthcare • Price Gouging • Disorderly Conduct

• OSHA Compliance Guidance for Employers During the COVID-19 Pandemic 03.25.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Employers Might Give Employees Tax-Free Payments During the COVID-19 Outbreak 03.25.2020By: Jo Ann Gambale Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Internal Revenue Service Code Section 139

• Negotiating Parenting Time During the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Checklist 03.24.2020By: Jenna N. Shapiro Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Family Law • Parenting Time • Child Custody • Settlement Agreement

• Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures - New Jersey Agrees to Release Hundreds of Inmates in the Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic 03.24.2020By: John E. Hogan Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• New Jersey and New York Limit In-Person Workforce to Essential Businesses 03.23.2020By: Willard C. Shih, Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Executive Order No. 107 • New York State on PAUSE Executive Order • Governor Phil Murphy

• Two New Laws in New Jersey on Telehealth and Expedited Professional Licenses During COVID-19 03.23.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Telehealth • Governor Phil Murphy

• NJ Attorney General and NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Issue Guidance on the New COVID-19 Laws 03.23.2020By: Grace D. Mack Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Telehealth

• Understanding Payment Calculations Under The New Federal Paid Sick Leave and FMLA 03.23.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Family and Medical Leave Act

• President Trump Signs Expanded Family and Medical Leave Act in Response to Coronavirus 03.20.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Family and Medical Leave Act

• Will Business Interruption Insurance Cover The Closure Of Your Business Due To COVID-19? 03.19.2020By: Peter A. Greenbaum Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Business Interruption Insurance

• COVID-19 Scenarios and Employment Benefits Available 03.18.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • Employment Benefits

• What Is An Employer To Do About Coronavirus? 03.11.2020By: Tracy Armstrong, Ashley Morin Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) • New Jersey Family Leave Act