This week Gawthrop Greenwood donated, sorted and packed food items for neighbors who are struggling to put food on their tables during the pandemic. Attorney Sandra L. Knapp, who is on the board of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine, visited the…
By Stephen R. McDonnell, Esq. Pennsylvania Governor Wolf recently announced a partial re-opening of businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic in the State of Pennsylvania, scheduled to begin on May 8, 2020. Pursuant to the Governor’s order, certain businesses in…
By Gordon W. Prince, Esq. If your business missed an opportunity to apply for government relief, or you were denied for lack of funds, there is another wave of relief in sight. The Senate and House have passed a new…
By Robert C. Jefferson, Esq. Four Pennsylvania businesses and one individual sought relief from Governor Wolf’s March 19, 2020 order compelling the closure of the physical operations of all non-life-sustaining businesses in an effort to reduce the spread of the…
By Salvia Yi, Esq. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has entered an order extending the statewide judicial emergency in response to COVID-19 through April 30, 2020. Accordingly, any eviction, ejectment or other displacement of an individual’s residence based upon failure to…
By Gordon W. Prince, Esq. As discussed in a previous article, the President signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which addresses employee leave taken between April 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 in response to COVID-19…
By P. Kristen Bennett, Esq. On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which includes provisions that provide assistance to retirement plan participants and sponsors as they work through the…
Including An Analysis of the Impact on Gig Workers and Independent Contractors By Stephen R. McDonnell, Esq. The FAMILIES FIRST CORONA VIRUS RESPONSE ACT (FFCRA) and the CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES) provide expanded unemployment compensation for…