COVID-19
- Covid-19 Reopening Guidebook
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
- Compliance
- Construction
- Contracts & Commercial Agreements
- Corporate & Securities
- E-Discovery
- Employee Benefits
- Employment
- Environment & Product Regulation
- Federal Tax
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- Government Contracting
- Intellectual Property
- Native American Affairs
- Privacy & Cybersecurity
- Real Estate
- State and Local Taxes
- Useful Webinars
Kilpatrick Townsend's COVID-19 Team is a multi-disciplinary group of professionals focused on solution sets to help our clients maintain resilience now and into the future..
If you are interested in discussing an area of specific concern, we recommend that you reach out to your primary Kilpatrick Townsend point of contact. General questions may be submitted via email to: #COVID-19KTSTaskForce@kilpatricktownsend.com. If you would like to receive updates, please subscribe here.
Available updates and focus areas include:
- PPP Update: Forgiveness Gets More Flexibility and Clarity, as Congress Passes Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 on the Heels of Recent SBA Guidance
- Paycheck Protection Program Update: More Funds but More Clarity on Economic Uncertainty—Make Sure Your Certification is Accurate
- CARES Act Programs Available to Small Businesses
- Federal Reserve Announces Creation of New $600 Billion Main Street Lending Program to Facilitate Lending to Small and Medium-Sized Business
- Unemployment Guidance Issued by the Department of Labor
- SBA Loan Programs Augmented – Who is “Small” and What Does “Affiliation” Mean?
- CARES Act | US Patent and Trademark Office - Additional Extensions Available
- CARES Act Allows Delay of Employer Payroll Tax Payments
- Layoffs, Furloughs, and Terminations: Practical Considerations for Employers in the Age of COVID-19
- Important CARES Act Provisions for Financial Institutions
- Financial Protection for Health Care Providers and Health Care Insurance for Workers
- Temporary Moratorium on Eviction Filings
- Forbearance of Residential Mortgage Loan Payments for Multi-family Properties with Federally Backed Loans
- Foreclosure Moratorium and Consumer Right to Request Forbearance
- Retirement Plans
- Executive Compensation
- CARES Act Clarifies Telehealth Coverage for High Deductible Health Plans
- Business Tax Breaks
- Government Contractors Can Seek Immediate Relief
- Small Business Loan Program of the CARES Act: Look Here First for Financing (UPDATED 3/27/2020)
- Provisions Applicable to Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans
- Bankruptcy - Relief for Small Business and Individual Debtors
- Summary of Key Labor and Employment Provisions
Compliance
Construction
- Business Interruption Coverage and the Coronavirus
- Excused Non-Performance-Governments Order Construction to Halt Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
- Construction — Moving Projects Forward in the Face of the COVID-19 Coronavirus
Contracts & Commercial Agreements
- COVID-19 Chart of State Immunity Statutes
- Georgia Legislature Passes Broad COVID-19 Immunities Legislation
- The Philadelphia Commerce Court Establishes a Temporary Financial Monitor Program
- Small Business Interviews-Marc Lieberstein
- The North Carolina Legislature Grants Limited Civil Immunity
- 10 Key Takeaways Leading Through a Crisis
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Contract Defenses Under Washington Law
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Force Majeure Defenses Under Illinois Law
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Impossibility, Impracticability, and Frustration of Purpose Contract Defenses under North Carolina Law
- Georgia Contract Defenses to Consider as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Force Majeure Defenses Under Colorado Law
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Force Majeure Defenses Under California Law
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Force Majeure Defenses Under Florida Law
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Force Majeure Defenses Under Delaware Law
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Force Majeure Defenses Under New York Law
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Force Majeure Defenses Under North Carolina Law
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Force Majeure Defenses Under Georgia Law
- Does the COVID-19 Pandemic Qualify as a Force Majeure Event Under Contracts Governed by Texas Law?
- Coronavirus – Be Prepared: Contractual Impacts and How To Address Them
- COVID-19: Contract Defenses
- Electronic Signatures and Electronic Delivery of Documents as a Social Distancing Business Continuity Strategy
Corporate & Securities
- U.S. Department of the Treasury’s $350 Billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program – Private Sector Support
- Small Business Administration’s $28.6 Billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund
- Regulatory Considerations for M&A Investors During COVID-19 Era
- SEC Issues Guidance for Investment Advisory Firms That Accepted PPP Loans
- An-Overview-of-Key-COVID-19-Relief-Granted-to-Registered-Mutual-Funds-by-the-SEC
- SEC Updates Its Guidance on Shareholder Meetings in Light of COVID-19
- SEC Temporarily Permits Affiliated Purchases of Debt Securities From Mutual Funds
- SEC Provides Relief from Due Dates for Certain Securities Filings
- SEC Provides COVID-19 Relief for Filing Signature Rules—But Why Not Modernize the Requirement for Original Manual Signatures?
- Georgia Governor Temporarily Authorizes Virtual Annual Meetings in Light of COVID-19
- The SEC Announces Conditional Regulatory Relief for Companies Affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Contingency Plans for Upcoming Annual Meetings
E-Discovery
- Working From Home During COVID-19: Tips, Tricks and Best Practices
- Technology Competence in the Time of COVID-19
Employee Benefits
- Department of Labor Extends and Expands COVID-19 Regulatory Relief for Employee Benefit Plans
- IRS Allows for Remote Notarizations for Retirement Plan Withdrawals
- Agencies Provide COVID-19 Regulatory Relief for Employee Benefit Plans
- IRS Releases FAQs Clarifying CARES Act Loan & Withdrawal Relief
- DOL-Issues-New-COBRA-Notices-But-Litigation-Trend-Will-Remain-Unphased
- COVID-19 Relief Act Mandates Testing Coverage Without Cost Sharing
- House Updates Coronavirus Legislation Requires COVID-19 Coverage
- IRS Provides Coronavirus Deductible and Coinsurance Exception for HDHPs
Employment
- Despite Fifth Circuit Stay, Large Employers May Still Have Legal Requirements to Satisfy By December 6 Pursuant to Emergency Temporary Standards
- U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Rules Requiring Vaccination or Weekly Testing for Employees of Large Employers
- EEOC Updates Guidance on Vaccine Related Topics
- CDC Lifts Mask Restrictions for Vaccinated Individuals: What Does that Mean for Employers?
- EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations
- No April Fools Here: April 1 Brings New Changes to Voluntarily Provided FFCRA Leave Allotments
- California Reinstates Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
- Department of Labor Releases Updated FFCRA Regulations Applicable Nationwide
- COVID-19: Re-Opening Issues Checklist
- San Francisco Issues Emergency Sick Leave Ordinance for Employers of 500+ Employees
- Changes to OSHA Investigation and Enforcement Policies & EEOC Suspends Right to Sue Notice Deadlines
- Department of Labor Releases FFCRA Regulations as Law Becomes Effective Nationwide
- Audio & Video for Webinar | Understanding the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”
- Understanding the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act"
- Department of Labor Releases Guidance Regarding the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”
- California WARN Act
- An Employer's Guide: Protecting Your Employees From Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Environment & Product Regulation
- U.S. EPA Issues Temporary Enforcement Policy to Address COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Practical Considerations for Manufacturers Pivoting to PPE Production to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic
Federal Tax
FinTech
Franchise
- The Coronavirus Threat: Sample Franchisee Communication
- More Thoughts on COVID-19: Franchising for the Long Game
Government Contracting
- Legal Immunity: A Reward for Innovators Combatting COVID-19 (updated April 20, 2020)
- How to Navigate Federal, State, and Local Orders and Guidance to Determine Whether Your Business Must Cease In-Person Operations Due to COVID-19
- Checklist for Evaluating the Applicability of State and Local Shelter in Place Orders
Intellectual Property
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Again Extends Certain Deadlines to September 29, But Still Only For Some
- Patenting Your COVID-19 Transmission Prevention Innovation
- US Patent and Trademark Office Extends Certain Deadlines to July 1 For Some
- USPTO COVID19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program PEPP Announced
- Further-Extensions-for-EPO-Deadlines-Available
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Extends Certain Deadlines to June 1
- Using Trademark Law to Fight Price Gouging: Beware the Exhaustion Doctrine
- Maintaining Brand Value During This Time of Crisis
- Further Extensions for EPO Deadlines Available
- Missed a Patent Deadline at The Chinese Patent Office (CNIPA) Because of the COVID-19 Outbreak? Here Is What You Can Do
- COVID-19-Related Delays in Filing Patent and Trademark Documents
- CARES Act US Patent and Trademark Office - Additional Extensions Available
Native American Affairs
Privacy & Cybersecurity
- COVID-19-Read-This-Before-You-Take-the-Temperatures-of-Your-Customers-or-Employees
- COVID-19 Potentially Postpones the LGPD in Brazil
- COVID-19: Workplace Exodus
- COVID-19: Digital Advertising Turnaround!
Real Estate
- Moratorium on All New York Commercial Evictions and Mortgage Foreclosures Extended to February 26, 2021 as New York State Legislature Approves Legislation to Extend Moratorium to May 1, 2021 for Small Businesses
- CDC Orders Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
- Governor Cuomo Proposes Conversion of Hotels and Commercial Office Buildings
- Executive Order 202.70 Extends Moratorium on New York Commercial Evictions and Mortgage Foreclosures to January 2021
- New York Executive Orders 202.64 and 66 and the Tenant Safe Harbor Act
- North Carolina Pauses Certain Evictions, Utility Shut-Offs, and Late Fees
State & Local Taxes
Useful Webinars
- Dealing with Anger and Anxiety When Reopening
- Where’s the Beef? Food Supply Chain Innovation and Revolution in the Wake of COVID-19
- RCG Webinar | Brand Licensing Strategies During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Retail Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Security, and COVID-19
- Reopening Guidelines for Retailers
- Understanding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
We will continue to make information regarding specific known legal issues available on our Insights page, on our YouTube channel, and via updates to our clients who regularly receive legal alerts and related information. We also urge our clients to revisit this page for future updates.
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