FDA Issues Temporary Policy for Certain Requirements under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency April 22, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a guidance to communicate its temporary policy...
Month: April 2020
Survival Mode and Preparing to Thrive, Negotiating Resolutions In a Covid-19 World
Negotiating a change order, contractual amendment or other interim agreement may be the best and wisest solution during times of legal uncertainty. Avoid litigation when it makes good business sense. Read More.
Importation Laws For Importing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Medical Devices – Business Relief Strategies
The 2020 CARES Act infuses nearly $100 billion to address the supply chain for import and shipment of personal protective equipment and medical products needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. CARES creates new opportunities for entities that can manufacture or...
Navigating the Employee Paid Leaves Business Relief Strategies & Tax Credits
Covered employers to provide employees with paid sick leave / expanded family and medical leave from April 2, 2029 to December 31, 2020. Employers receive a 100% tax credit against their payroll tax liability up to the amount of benefits they must pay under the...
Employee Paid Leaves under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
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How smart creditors keep from losing too much in bankruptcy
Some industries may deal with frequent bankruptcy problems although all creditors in any industry face the risk of needing to engage in credit collection efforts. Some more frequently indebted businesses, such as retailers or manufacturers, which fail to meet targets...
Tips for a more efficient arbitration process
As we wrote in our previous blog, arbitration is becoming the preferred method many contracting parties use when settling disputes. It’s fair to say that the majority of contractors written between commercial parties and businesses dealing directly with the general...
Appealing a decision by the NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board is set up to negotiate and decide on disputes that can occur between employees or employers, using state and federal labor laws to render a decision. They deal with issues that affect not only government workers, but also many...
CARES Act Business Loan Eligibility — Navigating the Paycheck Protection Program, Business Relief Strategies — More than Just Payroll
Forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans are available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES”), to Employers operating before February 15, 2020 to cover payroll · lease · mortgage · utilities. Read More.
Controlling your risk by keeping your commercial dispute out of court
Court litigation is set up as an adversarial process, which requires both sides to pursue their case as aggressively as possible, with the hope that a decision will be made by a Judge in their favor. Notice we use the term "a decision" but not necessarily “justice.”...