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COVID-19 Litigation: What Employers Need to Know
Article by Courtney C. Brennan, Esq. For employers of all sizes, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a host of challenges. From keeping pace with...
Third Circuit Issues Guidance on “Unfairness” in Chapter 11 Cramdown
In the bankruptcy case of In Re: Tribune Company, et al., 2020 WL 5035797, the Third Circuit recently issued a decision determining that a Chapter...
Employee Payroll Tax Withholding Deferral
Summary of Employee Payroll Tax Withholding Deferral Program On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the...
Employee Personal Travel During COVID-19
By Mary-Jo Rebelo, Esq. The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is presenting challenging issues for employers as many employees and their families...
Analysis of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s Executive Order Extending Immunity to Healthcare Professionals Responding to COVID-19
On May 6, 2020, Governor Wolf issued an Executive Order [hereinafter “Order”] to “Enhance Protections for Healthcare Professionals.” The Order...
COVID-19 and Third Party Liability Claims in the Retail and Hospitality Industry
By Brian S. Kane, Esquire and Gerard Hornby One of the biggest risks posed to the retail and hospitality industry by the COVID-19 crisis is the...
Coronavirus and the Americans with Disabilities Act: How Small and Mid-Size Businesses Can Help Protect Themselves from Litigation
As the reported coronavirus death and hospitalization rates begin to level in the country’s most hard hit areas, a collective restlessness, surely...
Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace for Employees During and After COVID-19
By Angela A. Cronk, Esquire Recently, the White House issued a set of federal guidelines for reopening the U.S. economy with a three-phase,...
Returning Employees to the Office After COVID-19 Shutdowns
COVID-19 has shuttered the doors of almost every business office in the Northeast. Employers have furloughed employees and cut salaries to save...
What is the “Standard of Care” in a Pandemic?: Medical Malpractice Defense in Response to a Public Health Emergency
By Megan B. Kelleher, Esquire In this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers have been forced to walk a fine line between their...
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Trucking Industry and the Response From the FMCSA
Trucks move roughly 71.4% of the nation’s freight by weight. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, as of May 2019, the number of...
Law Permitting Alcohol Home Delivery for Beer Breweries and Restaurants During, and After, the COVID-19 Crisis
By Joshua D. Brown, Esquire As with most Pennsylvania businesses, the present COVID-19 crisis has been enormously stressful and rapid fire for many...
Estate Planning During COVID-19: Understanding the Basics
The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused an increased interest in estate planning. While it’s always good to...
CARES Act’s Impact on the Bankruptcy Code
The CARES Act (see my prior posts online at Burns White's COVID Resource Center), signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020, not only...
States Respond to COVID-19 to Protect Healthcare Workers
By Maria Granaudo Gesty, Esquire At least three states have responded to the COVID-19 state of emergency by enacting added protections for...
U.S. Treasury Issues Interim Final Rule on Paycheck Protection Program
The U.S. Treasury has now issued an Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) on the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) created by the CARES...
Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights COVID-19 Update – April 1, 2020
SUMMARY ON CURRENT FUNDING INITIATIVES FOR BUSINESSES IN THE CARES ACT AND PENNSYLVANIA COVID-19 ECONOMIC RELIEF EFFORTS Many businesses are stuck...
PA CARE Package Announced
On March 30, 2020, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the launch of the PA CARE Package. The program will focus on partnering with banks...
Ohio Mass Torts Updates
Coronavirus Ethics Tips for Pennsylvania Lawyers
The COVID-19 crisis has brought unique challenges to all lawyers, significantly changing the way we practice law. But in the midst of all these...
Custody in the Time of COVID-19: 5 Recommendations
by Aleksandra J. Kocelko, Esq. While the COVID-19 pandemic may have most people telecommuting, purchasing essential items and practicing social...
COVID-19: What Employers Need to Know and FAQs on Federal Labor and Employment Laws
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been designated a pandemic. A pandemic is a global epidemic. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...