By Salvia Yi, Esq. On May 27, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared that the statewide judicial emergency will end as of June 1, 2020. Notwithstanding, the President Judges in each county are authorized to extend or declare local judicial…
By Gordon W. Prince, Esq. The SBA has automatically extended the safe harbor Paycheck Protection Program loan repayment deadline to May 18, 2020, in light of the new guidance it has issued regarding the good faith certification all PPP loan…
By John Rafferty, Esq. Requirements for Health Care Providers Fighting COVID-19 On Wednesday, May 6, Governor Wolf issued an Order that enables health care providers and certain residential facilities within the Commonwealth to more efficiently respond to the COVID-19 crisis.…
May 14, 2020 UPDATE: SBA guidance now provides that borrowers who received PPP loans with an original principal amount of less than $2 million will be deemed to have made the required certification regarding the necessity of the loan in good…
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…
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…