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…
By Gordon W. Prince and P. Kristen Bennett On March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law. The CARES Act contains numerous provisions aimed at helping both individuals and businesses financially…
By Stephen J. Olsen, Esq. The idea of sending checks directly to taxpayers is not a novel one. However, it is gaining widespread attention as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, proposes to direct payments to individuals…
By Patrick McKenna, Esq. Today, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf signed into law HB 1232 (Act 10 of 2020), which includes emergency finance and tax provisions. Among other things, the Act extends the filing and payment deadlines for state income tax and…
By Gordon Prince, Esq. On March 18, 2020, President Trump 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 (Coronavirus). One goal of…
By Gordon W. Prince, Esq. With the unprecedented disruption to business caused by coronavirus, business leaders from the C-suite to the mom-and-pop shop are wondering: How will this affect my business contracts? Of particular concern: the force majeure clause, which…