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Protect Yourself and Your Employees From Identity Theft During COVID-19
By: J.R. Maddox
, Sarvesh Desai
| October 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a surge in online activity, as people work from home and obey stay-at-home orders. With that came a significant increase in theft of business and personal information. As standard practice, businesses now allocate significant resources to privacy and data security efforts to protect business information. But there’s also real value in […]
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Coping with Alzheimer's and Dementia From a Legal and Planning Perspective
By: Lloyd Stern
, Eric Friske
, Maria Plese
| September 15, 2020
Wills & Trust Agreements
Increased standards of living and medical advances in our country over recent decades have resulted in greatly increased life expectancies. Unfortunately, with these additional years comes the increased risk that a substantial number of us will suffer from some form of dementia-related illness or memory loss. It is now estimated that 5.8 million Americans are […]
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Further Guidance Concerning Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program Loans
By: Scott Emery
, Eric Friske
| July 6, 2020
Coronavirus
This article was original published on March 31, 2020, and most recently updated on July 6, 2020, to reflect legislative changes and guidance. President Trump recently signed legislation extending the deadline to apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans from June 30, 2020, until August 8, 2020. However, this article will focus on the rules and […]
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Additional Relief: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Signed into Law Today
By: Scott Emery
| April 24, 2020
Coronavirus
After passage on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives, today President Trump signed into law the “Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act” (PPPHCE Act). This legislation provides for $484 billion of funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), for health care and enhanced COVID-19 testing, and for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) […]
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Rent Relief Options for Landlords During the Coronavirus Pandemic
By: Court Anderson
, Scott Emery
, Jeffrey (Jeff) Shea
, Eric Friske
| April 19, 2020
Coronavirus, Landlord/Tenant Matters
The devastating economic impact of social-distancing and stay-in-place orders has resulted in a wave of commercial, industrial, and residential tenants struggling or outright failing to meet rent obligations. In April nearly one-third of tenants failed to timely pay rent, a number that is only expected to increase as government stay-in-place orders continue and businesses struggle […]
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Under the CARES Act, Qualifying Businesses Can Obtain Forgivable Loans to Cover Eligible Expenses
By: Scott Emery
, Eric Friske
| March 31, 2020
Coronavirus
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. The CARES Act includes a range of provisions intended to provide financial relief to individuals, families, and businesses in response to the economic fall-out of the coronavirus pandemic. A key component of the Act, designed to incentivize […]
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