Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Toolkit
Amid daily news about COVID-19, individuals and employers are seeking advice on preparing their businesses and leading employees through coronavirus-related implications.
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- Coronavirus Relief 2.0: An Overview (12/29/20)
- Your PPP Loan Proceeds Are Running Out? Now What? (7/2/20)
Main Street Lending Program
- Summary of the Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program (5/7/20)
- Summaries of the Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility (4/16/20)
Municipal Liquidity Facility
- Municipal Liquidity Funding Pricing Released by Federal Reserve (5/15/20)
- The Federal Reserve Bank’s Municipal Liquidity Facility (4/20/20)
Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection and Disaster Loan Programs
- SBA Part Forty-Five: Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program Opens April 8, 2021 (4/5/21; Updated 4/12/21)
- SBA Part Forty-Four: SBA Announces Additional Deferrals of EIDL Loans and Increased EIDL Loan Limits (3/31/21)
- SBA Part Forty-Three: Time Is NOT Up on the PPP (3/31/21)
- SBA Part Forty-Two: Important Information on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Program (3/31/21)
- SBA Part Forty-One: New Restaurant Revitalization Fund Program to Provide Support for Eligible Restaurants (3/19/21)
- SBA Part Forty: SBA Releases New Information About the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program (3/10/21)
View archived SBA articles here.
- Summary of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (3/11/21)
- Coronavirus Relief 2.0: An Overview (12/29/20)
- Balancing ERP Needs with COVID-19 Realities (5/19/20)
- Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Issues COVID-19 FAQs (5/18/20)
- Webinar: We’re All Human: Emotional Intelligence Strategies for Workplace Re-Entry. Recording here. Summary document here. (5/14/20)
View archived Business articles here.
- Proactive Measures to Avoid and/or Mitigate Exposure to Construction Impacts Arising From COVID-19 (3/19/20)
- New Legislation Allows Small Businesses to Defer Rent Up to Four Months in Bankruptcy (2/9/21)
- New Bankruptcy Preference Defense for Commercial Landlords and Vendors (1/13/21)
- Bankruptcy Courts Have Allowed Retail Tenants to Defer Rent Payments (10/5/20)
- An Intro to Bankruptcy for the C-Suite (7/7/20)
- The History and Origins of Bankruptcy (6/17/20)
View archived Distressed Companies articles here.
- Office of Special Education Programs Explains Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act During the COVID-19 Pandemic (7/7/20)
- Requirements and Considerations for Educational Institutions Serving Children with Special Needs Under IDEA, Rehabilitation Act and ADA (5/8/20)
- House Bill 197 Provisions Regarding School Leadership Evaluations, Education Metrics and Distance Learning (4/28/20)
- The American Rescue Plan: Three Key Issues for Employers (3/16/21)
- Webinar: Do Your Employees Need a Shot in the Arm? The Legal Implications of Mandatory Vaccinations. Recording here. Presentation materials here. (1/8/21)
- The Consolidated Appropriations Act: Another COVID-19 Relief Package for Employers to Follow (1/4/21)
- FFCRA Mandatory Leave Obligations to Expire, But Stay Tuned! (12/24/20)
- COVID-19 Vaccinations: What Employers Need to Know Before Implementing a Mandatory Vaccination Policy (12/22/20)
View archived Employment articles here.
- Ten Things Event Organizers Must Do Now When Faced With Cancellation (3/23/20)
- To Cancel or Not - A Checklist for Event and Conference Organizers (3/17/20)
- EPA Guidance Offers Flexibility for Pesticide Safety Training during COVID-19 Pandemic (6/30/20)
- EPA Continues Aggressive Pesticide Enforcement: Amazon and eBay Ordered to Stop Sale of Certain Pesticides Claiming Efficacy Against COVID-19 (6/16/20)
- EPA Releases Temporary Guidance on Respiratory Protection for Agricultural Pesticide Handlers During COVID-19 (6/4/20)
- EPA Compliance Advisory Warns Against Making False and Misleading Product Claims Related to COVID-19 (6/3/20)
- EPA Temporary Modification Relaxes Requirements for Food Contact Surface Sanitizer Products Containing Isopropyl Alcohol (5/18/20)
View archived Environmental articles here.
- Beware of Hasty Estate Planning Amid COVID-era Concerns (4/17/20)
- A Word of Reassurance from Taft's Estate Planners and Information on Health Care Advance Directives (3/23/20)
- Summary Secretary of State Status (Select States) (10/5/20)
- New COVID-19 Community Response Initiative Created by Ohio Treasurer of State to Provide Assistance to Local Governments (6/1/20)
- Summary of COVID-19 Finance Resources (3/23/20)
- Illinois Food and Beverage COVID-19 Update (4/3/20)
- Navigating the Illinois Restaurant Shutdown (4/1/20)
- The CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Update (3/31/20)
- Restaurants Ordered to Close Should Be Aware of the WARN Act (3/18/20)
- Illinois Restaurant Closure Order (3/16/20)
- Biden Administration To Review Critical US Supply Chain Posthaste (3/3/21)
- Request for Equitable Adjustment Success Not Guaranteed During Pandemics (5/12/20)
- GSA Class Deviation Offers CARES Act Section 3610 Guidance to Federal Contractors (5/1/20)
- Government Contractor Concerns With PPP Loan Forgiveness (4/30/20)
- DOD Issues a Class Commercial Item Determination During COVID-19 Response (4/13/20)
View archived Government Contracts articles here.
- Practical Steps to Achieve (PREP Act Statutory) Immunity for Those on the Front Lines of the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic (1/15/21)
- Hospital In-Home Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic (11/30/20)
- Eligibility Clarifications for CARES Act Provider Relief Fund – Phase 3 General Distribution (10/13/20)
- CMS Offers Providers and Suppliers Some Breathing Room on Accelerated and Advance Payment Recoupment (10/9/20)
- CARES Act Provider Relief Fund – Phase 3 General Distribution (10/2/20)
View archived Health Care articles here.
- Higher Education Relief in the Stimulus Act (1/11/21)
- Ohio Law Enacted to Expand Qualified Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19 (9/17/20)
- New Proposed Legislation Would Limit a University's Ability to Use COVID-19 Waivers for Student-Athletes (7/6/20)
- Department of Agriculture Issued Nationwide Waivers for Summer Nutrition Program (6/30/20)
- Department of Education’s DeVos Announces $3 Billion Relief Grant for Governors (4/16/20)
View archived Higher Education articles here.
- Indiana COVID-19 Business Interruption Case Raises Questions About “Physical Loss” (3/17/21)
- Don’t Let the Clock Expire on Your COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Claim! (2/12/21)
- Ohio Federal Court Rules for Restaurants’ COVID-19 Business Income Claims (1/25/21)
- COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims Update (10/29/20)
- Three “Must-Do’s” For COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Claims (5/18/20)
View archived Insurance articles here.
- Significant Changes to Trademark Law Passed in Pandemic Relief Bill (12/28/20)
- New IP Provisions Included in Latest COVID Relief Bill (12/23/20)
- USPTO Announces COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Program for Certain Trademark and Service Mark Applications (6/22/20)
- USPTO Launches "Patents 4 Partnerships" to Facilitate COVID-19 Cooperation (5/6/20)
- USPTO Extends Fee Relief for Patent Applicants (4/29/20)
View archived Intellectual Property articles here.
- Time for Filing Notices of Appeal in Federal Court Can Be Extended For Good Cause or Excusable Neglect (7/17/20)
- Bailey’s on the Rocks? First Case on Illinois Stay-at-Home Order Still Brewing (5/27/20)
- China Weighs In: Does COVID-19 Constitute a Force Majeure Event? (5/26/20)
- Went Too Far: The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn the Safer at Home Order (5/18/20)
- The Class Action Wave: Many COVID-19 Related Filings Likely on the Horizon (5/14/20)
View archived Litigation articles here.
- Avoiding Problems With an ERP Restart During COVID-19 (7/30/20)
- Five Must-Do's When Assessing ERP Data Security (7/29/30)
- Five Ways ERP Transformations Can Be Fast-Tracked Despite COVID-19 (7/28/20)
- CIOs Worry About ERP Data Security in the Cloud During and After COVID-19 (7/8/20)
- Adding Insult to Injury: Government Agency Security Incidents Expose Unemployed Personal Data (6/3/20)
View archived Privacy and Data Security articles here.
- Steps That Property Owners Should Consider Taking During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Protect Their Real Estate Assets (5/13/20)
- Real Estate Transactions During COVID-19: Issues to Address (5/7/20)
- Executive Order by Ohio Governor Affects Commercial Landlords (4/2/20)
- Executive Order by Ohio Governor Affects Commercial Mortgage Lenders (4/2/20)
- Effect of COVID-19 on Governmental Approvals Made at Public Meetings and Public Hearings in Illinois (3/20/20)
View archived Real Estate articles here.
- End of Year COVID-19 Relief Bill Permits Deduction of Business Expenses Paid With Forgiven PPP Loan Funds and Provides Other Tax Benefits (12/29/20)
- IRS Provides Deadline Extension For Certain Opportunity Zone Rules (6/10/20)
- What Employers Need to Know About Newly Extended COBRA, HIPAA, and Claims Procedure Deadlines (5/21/20)
- IRS Issues Guidance Providing Relief for Employees With Respect to Cafeteria Plan Elections (5/13/20)
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans Compared to Employee Retention Tax Credit (5/6/20; Updated 5/11/20)
View archived Tax articles here.
Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection and Disaster Loan Programs
- SBA Part Thirty-Nine: SBA Releases New IFR on Schedule C Filers, Updates to the Fraud Felony Restriction, and Revised FAQs (3/5/21)
- Webinar: Stimulus Act (PPP 2.0): Do the New Rules, Eligibility, and Lending Parameters Impact My Business? Recording here. Presentation materials here. (2/25/21)
- SBA Part Thirty-Eight: SBA Releases New PPP Rules Including 14-Day Pause on PPP Loan Processing for Certain Employers (2/23/21)
- SBA Part Thirty-Seven: PPP Lenders Not Registered With SAM.gov Must Do So Quickly! (2/16/21)
- SBA Part Thirty-Six: Update on Nonprofit Organizations and the PPP (2/1/2021)
- SBA Part Thirty-Five: SBA 7(a), 504, or Micro-loan Programs Under the Economic Aid Act (1/29/21; Updated 2/18/21)
- SBA Part Thirty-Four: Was More of My PPP Loan Forgiven? (1/20/21)
- SBA Part Thirty-Three: PPP 2.0 Timing, Release of “Second Draw” Application, and Two New IFRs (1/11/21; Updated 1/21/21; Updated 1/23/21)
- SBA Part Thirty-Two: Wait! Don’t Apply for Forgiveness of Your PPP Loan Yet – You May Want to Take Advantage of New Changes to the Program First (1/7/21; Updated 1/23/21)
- SBA Part Thirty-One: PPP 1.0 Gets a Facelift, PPP 2.0 Is Introduced, and Other Benefits to Note in the Stimulus Act (12/29/20; Updated 1/23/21, 3/24/21)
- SBA Part Thirty: Attention All PPP Borrowers with $2 Million or More in PPP Loans – The SBA Revisited Its Famous Loan Necessity FAQ Once Again and You May Not Be Happy About It (11/3/20)
- SBA Part Twenty-Nine: SBA Forgiveness Decisions Begin and Forgiveness for PPP Loans Under $50,000 Made Simpler (10/12/20)
- SBA Part Twenty-Eight: SBA Issues New Rules on “Change of Ownership” Definition (10/5/20)
- SBA Part Twenty-Seven: Merger and Acquisition Considerations When PPP or EIDL Loans are Present (9/8/20)
- SBA Part Twenty-Six: Procedures for Appealing Certain Decisions by the SBA (8/26/20)
- SBA Part Twenty-Five: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down – SBA Releases Revised Owner-Employee Compensation Rule and New Related Entity Rent Rule (8/25/20)
- SBA Part Twenty-Four: Lenders Beware and Takeaways from the SBA’s Interim Final Rule Regarding Appeals of SBA PPP Loan Review Decisions (8/12/20)
- SBA Part Twenty-Three: SBA to Open Loan Forgiveness Portal on Aug. 10, 2020 (7/27/20)
- SBA Part Twenty-Two: How Does a Qui Tam Lawsuit Arise? What You Should Know If You Received PPP or EIDL Loan Funds (7/20/20)
- SBA Part Twenty-One: PPP Application Deadline Extended (7/6/20)
- SBA Part Twenty: SBA and Treasury Announce Enhanced Transparency Regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (6/29/20)
- SBA Part Nineteen: What is a Qui Tam Suit and Should I Be Worried? (6/23/20)
- SBA Part Eighteen: Modified PPP Loan Forgiveness Application, New “EZ” Loan Forgiveness Application, and New Interim Final Rule Released (6/18/20; Updated 7/20/20)
- Webinar: PPPF Act Guidance – What Has Changed and What Do I Do Now? Recording here. Presentation materials here. (6/18/20)
- SBA Part Seventeen: SBA Reopens Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Advance Program (6/16/20; Updated 3/24/21)
- SBA Part Sixteen: SBA and Treasury Further Revise PPP Eligibility Rules (6/15/20)
- Updated: SBA Part Fifteen: PPP Gets Much Needed Revision (6/4/20; Updated 6/5/20, 6/12/20)
- SBA Part Fourteen: Summary of Interim Final Rules 14 and 15 (5/28/20; Updated 6/2/20, 6/18/20, 6/26/20)
- SBA Part Thirteen: SBA Publishes Loan Forgiveness Application, Answers Some Questions (5/18/20; Updated 6/15/20, 7/20/20)
- SBA Part Twelve: PPP Loan Increases Available for Certain Partners and Seasonal Employers, and Safe Harbor Period Extended Until May 18 (5/14/20; Updated 6/15/20)
- SBA Part Eleven: SBA Issues Further Guidance on PPP Loan Necessity Certification (5/13/20; Updated 6/15/20)
- PPP Eligibility Requirements Challenged in Bankruptcy Lawsuits (5/11/20)
- Enforcement by the DOJ Related to PPP Loans (5/6/20)
- SBA Part Ten: Should We Keep Our PPP Loan Proceeds? The Safe Harbor Period Expires May 18, 2020 (5/4/20; Updated 5/5/20, 6/15/20)
- SBA Part Nine: New Guidance Issued on PPP Borrower Eligibility and Good Faith Certifications Regarding Economic Need (4/24/20; Updated 6/18/20)
- A Plain English Guide to the PPP Rules (4/24/20)
- SBA Part Eight: CARES Act Enforcement Risks Associated With SBA Loan Programs and How to Avoid Them (4/23/30; Updated 6/15/20)
- SBA Part Seven: Will the SBA Really Make Payments for Me? Yes, it Will. (4/21/20)
- SBA Part Six: "I Received My PPP Loan Funds Under the CARES Act, Now What?" (4/17/20; Updated 4/27/20, 6/15/20)
- COVID-19 SBA Disaster Loan and the CARES Act SBA “Paycheck Protection Program” Run Out of Funds (4/17/20)
- SBA Part Five: Nonprofit Organizations and the Paycheck Protection Program (3/28/20; Updated 4/6/20, 4/13/20, 4/27/20, 5/8/20, 6/15/20)
- SBA Part Four: Comparison of the SBA Disaster Loan vs. Paycheck Protection Programs (4/1/20; Updated 4/27/20, 6/15/20)
- SBA Part Three: An Update on SBA Loans Under the Senate Passed Cares Act (4/1/20; Updated 4/27/20, 6/15/20)
- SBA Part Two: I Need to Apply for an SBA Disaster Loan. What Do I Do Now? (3/26/20; Updated 4/27/20, 6/15/20, 3/24/21)
- SBA Part One: COVID-19 Guidance: SBA Disaster Loan Program (3/18/20; Updated 4/27/20, 6/15/20, 3/24/21)
- Going Beyond Protocol: Strategies for Workplace Re-Entry (5/5/20)
- Is Your Business Donating Goods or Services to COVID-19 Relief Efforts? (4/14/20)
- Changes to State Franchise Registration Filings as a Result of COVID-19 (4/7/20)
- Webinar: COVID-19 Business Insurance Claims. Recording here. Presentation materials here. (4/2/20)
- Summary of Ohio Senate Amendment to House Bill 197 (3/27/20)
- Summary of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (3/27/20)
- FDA and Customs Clearances on Personal Protective Equipment and Other Medical Devices During COVID-19 (3/26/20)
- COVID-19 and Understanding Your Force Majeure Clauses (3/23/20)
- Philanthropy in the Time of COVID-19 for Businesses (3/23/20)
- Should I Stay or Should I Go – Is My Business Essential? (3/21/20)
- How Governments and Businesses Are Confronting COVID-19: A European Perspective (3/20/20)
- Liquidity Options for Investment Funds and Portfolio Investments During COVID-19 (3/19/20)
- COVID-19 Guidance for Public Company Disclosures and Securities Offerings (3/16/20)
- Can My Company File Chapter 11? If So, Where? (6/16/20)
- Maximizing the Likelihood of Payment (6/8/20)
- Key Concepts for When Your Customer or Supplier Files for Bankruptcy (6/5/20)
- The Five Things Private Equity Clients Need to Know for Their Distressed Portfolio Companies (5/27/20)
- Distressed Companies Q & A (5/20/20)
- Reinvesting in My Business Q & A (5/20/20)
- Personal Guaranties Q & A (5/20/20)
- Shutting Down Your Business Q & A (5/20/20)
- Summary and Guidance of the Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) (4/28/20)
- Talking About the “B” Word — Bankruptcy (4/27/20)
- Taft Launches Distressed Company Task Force (3/25/20)
- Five Ways Distressed Businesses Should Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis (3/17/20)
- Webinar: Managing a Workforce in Employment Purgatory. Recording here. Presentation materials here. (9/17/20)
- Department of Labor Issues Revised FFCRA Regulations (9/16/20)
- If an Employer Posts a Notice in the Workplace but Employees Aren’t Around to See It, Has the Employer Complied with Legal Obligations? (9/8/20)
- Department of Labor Provides Additional Guidance on FFCRA Leave Related to Schools Reopening (8/31/20)
- Federal Court Rejects Department of Labor’s FFCRA Final Rule (8/4/20)
- Ohio Statewide and City-Based Mandatory Mask Mandates: What Employers Need to Know (Essential Businesses Are Not Exempt) (7/29/20)
- Summary of Minnesota’s Face Covering Requirements (7/24/20)
- Webinar: Protecting Your Workplace – OSHA and Workers’ Comp Incidents and Guidance. Recording here. Presentation materials here. (7/16/20)
- Illinois Mask Mandate: Employers Should Require Masks (7/9/20)
- Four Indiana Counties Implement Face Covering Requirements (7/9/20)
- Restore Illinois Summary: Phase Four (6/29/20)
- With the Future of Remote Workforces Before Us, Business Leaders Must Look Beyond the Pandemic (6/25/20)
- Considerations for Deploying Employees for Indefinite Remote Work (6/24/20)
- Continuing Ordinary Tasks in Extraordinary Times: Considerations for Hiring and Terminating Employees During the Pandemic (6/23/20)
- EEOC Issues Updated Guidance: Mandatory Antibody Testing Prohibited (6/19/20)
- EEOC Provides Further Guidance Regarding How COVID-19 Affects Employers’ Legal Obligations (6/16/20)
- Illinois Relaxes Evidentiary Burden for Obtaining Workers’ Compensation Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic (6/11/20)
- OSHA Issues Guidance on the Use of Face Masks and Coverings in the Workplace in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (6/10/20)
- Webinar: Be Our Guest – Safely Welcoming Back Patrons and Employees in Minnesota. Recording here. (5/22/20)
- OSHA Reinstates Enforcement of Recordkeeping Requirements for COVID-19 Cases for All Employers (5/21/20)
- Considerations for Monitoring Employee Health During COVID-19 (5/19/20)
- EEOC Update on Vulnerable Employees Returning to Work (5/15/20)
- Webinar: We’re All Human: Emotional Intelligence Strategies for Workplace Re-Entry. Recording here. Summary document here. (5/14/20)
- EEOC Delays Opening for Filing 2019 EEO-1 Reports (5/13/20)
- Webinar: Working from Work – How to Develop a Plan for Bringing Employees Back. Recording here. Presentation materials here. (5/12/20)
- Going Beyond Protocol: Strategies for Workplace Re-Entry (5/5/20)
- Best Practices for Returning to the Workplace (5/4/20)
- Presidential Proclamation Suspends Certain Immigrants From Entering the US for 60 Days During the COVID-19 Outbreak (4/29/20)
- COVID-19 Measures Complicate Matters for Employers Sponsoring Foreign Nationals (4/27/20)
- Paid Sick and Family Leave for COVID-19: DOL Issues Amended Regulations on April 10, 2020 (4/17/20)
- OSHA Directs Enforcement Division to Focus COVID-19 Investigations on Healthcare Providers, Emergency Responders, and Other High-Risk Employers (4/16/20)
- Working Remotely: Compensability Issues Under Workers’ Compensation Laws for Workers Injured at Home (4/13/20)
- Ohio House of Representatives Has Introduced Legislation to Include COVID-19 in the List of Scheduled Occupational Diseases (4/9/20)
- CARES Act Summary for Employers: Updated Guidance from the SBA Regarding Terms of PPP Loans (4/2/20)
- Webinar: Employment Law in the COVID-19 Crisis. Recording here. Presentation materials here. (Updated 4/25/20)
- Disability Benefits Eligibility for Injured Workers in Light of COVID-19 (3/26/20)
- Ohio Department of Insurance Mandates Relaxed Insurance and Cobra Requirements Amidst Coronavirus State of Emergency (3/24/20)
- Coronavirus Legislation Tax Credits: How to Fund Required Emergency Family and Sick Leave Pay (3/23/20)
- Sample Language for Essential Businesses and Operations Continuing to Operate in Illinois During Period of Governor Pritzker’s Stay at Home Order (3/21/20)
- COVID-19 and OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements (3/20/20)
- State-Specific Coronavirus Employer Q&A (3/19/20)
- Employment Law Update: Which Laws Apply to COVID-19? (3/17/20)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employer Guidance (3/12/20)
- COVID-19 and Workers’ Compensation: Questions of Causation and Compensability (3/12/20)
- EPA Director of Enforcement Weighs in on Documentation Needed to Qualify for Temporary Enforcement Policy Protections (4/17/20)
- EPA Expands Temporary Process for Approval of Disinfectant Ingredients and Sources to Address Supply Chain Disruptions During COVID-19 Pandemic (4/15/20)
- EPA Issues Guidance on When to Pause CERCLA/RCRA Fieldwork Given COVID-19 Pandemic (4/13/20)
- EPA's COVID-19 Guidance for Superfund and RCRA Operations Expected Soon (4/8/20)
- EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Talks Disinfectant Products and False Claims of Effectiveness Against COVID-19 (4/6/20)
- EPA Temporarily Amends Process for Active Ingredient Approval to Boost Supply of Disinfectants During COVID-19 Pandemic (4/1/20)
- Navigating IDEM's Revised Requirements During the COVID-19 Pandemic (3/31/20)
- Requesting Regulatory Flexibility From Ohio EPA in Response to COVID-19 (3/28/20)
- EPA Announces Temporary Enforcement Policy Given COVID-19 Pandemic (3/27/20)
- Environmental Legal Issues Related to COVID-19 (3/13/20)
Government Contracts
- COVID-19 Bulletin: Dreaming of a government contract? Neglecting data security can be a nightmare. (4/10/20)
- OMB Gives Agencies Authority to Repurpose Federal Financial Assistance (4/10/20)
- Webinar: Defense Production Act - What is it and How Does it Work? Recording here. Presentation materials here. (4/2/20)
- The CARES Act and Government Contracts (4/2/20)
- COVID-19 Federal Resource Summary for Companies Doing Business With the Federal Government (4/2/20)
- OMB Gives Administrative Relief on Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements in Response to COVID-19 (4/2/20)
- Local WPAFB COVID-19 Response (4/1/20)
- DOD Seeking to Acquire Personal Protective Equipment Under Defense Production Act Authority (3/27/20)
- The Defense Production Act Has Been Invoked - What Does This Mean For Your Business? (3/25/20)
- OFCCP Temporarily Relaxes Certain Affirmative Action Requirements in Federal Contracts in Response to COVID-19 (3/24/20)
- OMB Releases Guidance of Federal Contract Performance Issues Amid National Emergency (3/23/20)
- Defense Contractors Are Part of the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce (3/20/20)
- Guidance for Government Contractors Regarding COVID-19 (3/18/20)
- New Guidance Regarding Reporting Requirements for HHS Provider Relief Fund Payments (9/24/20)
- Ohio Law Enacted to Expand Qualified Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19 (9/17/20)
- CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (Part Three) (7/1/20)
- HIPAA Authorization Requirements Applicable to Media Filming in Patient Areas (5/6/20)
- CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (Part Two): New Relief Under the Enhancements Act and Second Wave of CARES Act Payments (4/27/20)
- Opening Up America Again: CMS Issues Guidance on Re-Opening Facilities for Non-COVID-19 Care; FDA Facilitating Quicker Development of Diagnostic Testing (4/22/20)
- CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (Part One) (4/10/20)
- OCR Issues Notice of Enforcement Discretion Relating to Business Associates' Uses and Disclosures of PHI for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities (4/3/20)
- CMS Announces Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Address the COVID-19 Patient Surge (4/2/20)
- CARES Act: Health Law Measures (3/31/20)
- Health Care Providers: March 28, 2020 DOL Guidance on Potential Exclusion From Paid Sick and Family Leave For COVID-19 (3/30/20)
- CMS Expands Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs to Increase Cash Flow for Providers and Suppliers During COVID-19 Emergency (3/30/20)
- FDA Issues Temporary Policies to Encourage Production of Hand Sanitizers (3/27/20)
- OCR Issues Guidance Regarding PHI Disclosures to First Responders and Public Health Authorities (3/26/20)
- FDA and Customs Clearances on Personal Protective Equipment and Other Medical Devices During COVID-19 (3/26/20)
- Ohio Medicaid Expands Telehealth Service Capability and Reimbursement (3/24/20)
- OCR and SAMHSA Issue Additional Guidance Regarding Enforcement Discretion Amidst COVID-19 National Emergency (3/23/20)
- HHS Office of Civil Rights Waives HIPAA Penalties Under Good Faith Circumstances & Reminds Providers About Serving At-Risk Populations During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (3/19/20)
- CMS Announces Much Awaited Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Coverage and Reimbursement for Duration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (3/18/20)
- CMS Announces Blanket Waivers of Certain Medicare/Medicaid Provider and Supplier Rules (3/16/20)
- HHS and CMS Issue Guidance on HIPAA and Telehealth, Respectively, in the Wake of the COVID-19 Outbreak (3/12/20)
- As Coronavirus Cases Grow, CMS Issues Guidance and Announces Heightened Scrutiny of Health Care Provider Infection Control Plans (3/6/20)
- Higher Education Relief in the CARES Act (4/8/20)
- COVID-19 and Higher Education: Handling Title IX Issues in the Wake of the Pandemic (4/1/20)
- COVID-19 Resources and Guidance for Higher Education Institutions (4/1/20)
- COVID-19 and Considerations for Construction Projects in Higher Education (3/23/20)
- In Midst of COVID-19, Universities Must Remain Compliant with Clery Act (3/21/20)
- Immigration Considerations in Higher Education in Response to COVID-19 (3/17/20)
- US Department of Education Issues COVID-19 Guidance: The Impact on Federal Student Financial Aid Programs (3/12/20)
- Business Interruption Claims: Provide Prompt Notice and Document Your Losses (3/23/20)
- Maximizing Your Company’s Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Losses (3/18/20)
- Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Injuries and Losses (3/16/20)
- Patent-Related Filing Deadlines Extended Due to COVID-19 Under CARES Act (4/8/20)
- South Africa Requires Link to Coronavirus Website on All .za Domain Names (4/2/20)
- USPTO Director Authorized to Toll, Waive, Adjust or Modify any Timing Deadline (3/27/20)
- Patent and Trademark Best Practices When Employees Are Virtually Working (3/23/20)
- Mutiny in the Counties: Illinois Divided Over Governor’s Extended “Stay at Home” Order (5/11/20)
- Paycheck Protection Program Spurs Class Action Litigation Against Banks (4/30/20)
- Judge Blocks Illinois Governor’s Extension of Stay at Home Order (4/29/20)
- Price Gouging and Hoarding: Update on Federal and State Enforcement (4/21/20)
- Minimizing Risk in Loan Participation Litigation Following COVID-19 (3/27/20)
- Failure to Pay: Does COVID-19 Excuse a Party's Contractual Obligations? (3/25/20)
- Public Company CEOs: Do Not Misstate Your Coronavirus COVID-19 Supply Chain Difficulties (3/2/20)
- COVID-19 Inspires Federal Consumer Privacy Act (5/18/20)
- Connecticut Town’s Drone Program Grounded: What Businesses Can Learn from Latest Battle Balancing Privacy and the Public Good (5/8/20)
- Brazil Postpones Enforcement of New Privacy Law in Response to COVID-19 (5/4/20)
- SBA Data Breach: Disaster Loan Applicants’ Information Possibly Exposed (4/21/20)
- COVID-19 Bulletin: Recent Zoom Security Issues Serve as a Cautionary Tale for Businesses in Times of Crisis (and not) (4/17/20)
- COVID-19 Bulletin: Dreaming of a government contract? Neglecting data security can be a nightmare. (4/10/20)
- COVID-19 Bulletin: ZOOM Challenges Provide Timely Reminder about Need for Diligence in Managing Privacy and Security and Student Data (4/10/20)
- COVID-19 Bulletin: Avoiding Stimulus Check Scams as CARES Kicks In (4/6/20)
- FCC Creates TCPA Exception for COVID-19 Related Robocalls (4/3/20)
- COVID-19 Bulletin: Online Schooling Data Privacy Concerns and Best Practices During the Pandemic (4/1/20)
- COVID-19 Bulletin: CARES Act Provides Attention to Privacy & Data Security Precautions (3/27/20)
- COVID-19 Bulletin: California Attorney General: CCPA Enforcement Will Not Be Delayed Due to COVID-19 (3/25/20)
- Don’t Let COVID-19 Lure You In: Phishing and Malware Attacks Skyrocket During Coronavirus Crisis (3/23/20)
- Balancing Privacy and Public Health Needs (3/16/20)
- Sending Employees Home? Don’t compromise information security in the process (3/13/20)
- COVID-19 Task Force Release for Commercial Landlords (3/18/20)
- Commercial Real Estate Legal Issues Related to COVID-19 (3/13/20)
- No Business Expense Deduction Where Payroll Protection Loan is Forgiven (5/5/20; Updated 5/7/20)
- States Waive Business Tax Nexus for COVID-19 Related Remote Work (4/23/20; Updated 6/17/20)
- IRS Extends Additional Tax Deadlines (4/16/20)
- Department of Labor Issues Temporary Regulations on Group Health Plan Coverage During COVID-19 Leave (4/13/20)
- Summary of the Impact of the CARES Act on Retirement Plans (4/9/20)
- Summary of Tax Relief Measures in COVID-19 Legislation for Businesses Structured as Pass-Through Entities or Sole Proprietorships (4/8/20)
- CARES Act Provides Temporary Relief From Required Minimum Distribution Rules For Certain Retirement Plans (4/1/20)
- Coronavirus Property Tax Relief in Indiana (3/27/20)
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act – Tax Relief Measures (3/26/20; updated 3/27/20)
- Treasury, IRS and Labor Announce Implementation of Tax Credits for Small and Midsize Businesses to Recover the Cost of Providing Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (3/23/20)
- Deadline for Tax Returns Now Extended Until July 15 (3/20/20; Updated 3/22/20)
- IRS Provides Tax Payment Extension; Congress Passes Bill Providing Employer Tax Credits for Sick Leave Payments to Employees (3/19/20; Updated 3/21/20)
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Impact on Employer Group Health Plans (3/19/20)
- Qualified Disaster Relief Payments: Providing Tax-Favored Help for Those in Need (3/19/20)
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Executive Orders
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- 22nd Supplemental State of Emergency (1/21/21)
- 19th Supplemental State of Emergency (11/5/20)
- 18th Supplemental State of Emergency (9/30/20)
- Extending "Safer at Home" Order and Public Health Emergency, Suspending Certain Public Gatherings (8/27/20)
- Order of the State Health Office Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (4/3/20)
- Revised Health Mandate 010 (7/14/20)
- Health Mandate 016 (4/22/20)
- Executive Order 2021-08 (4/1/21)
- Executive Order 2021-07 (3/26/21)
- Executive Order 2021-05 (3/5/21)
- Executive Order 2020-60 (12/2/20)
- Executive Order 2020-59 (12/2/20)
- Executive Order 2020-52 (7/23/20)
- Executive Order 2020-47 (7/9/20)
- Executive Order 2020-43 (6/29/20)
- Executive Order 2020-36 (5/13/20)
- Arizona Together Plan (5/13/20)
- Executive Order 2020-34 (5/4/20)
- Executive Order 2020-33 (4/29/20)
- Executive Order 2020-18 (3/30/20)
- Executive Order 2020-12 (3/3/20)
- Executive Order 21-07 (3/31/21)
- Executive Order 20-53 (12/29/20)
- Executive Order 20-48 (10/13/20)
- Executive Order 20-45 (8/14/20)
- Executive Order 20-43 (7/16/20)
- Executive Order 20-25 (5/5/20)
- Executive Order No. N-03-21 (3/4/21)
- Executive Order No. N-33-20 (3/19/20)
- Resilience Roadmap
- Executive Order D 2021-083 (4/8/21)
- Executive Order D 2021-080 (4/4/21)
- Executive Order D 2021-079 (4/3/21)
- Executive Order D 2021-073 (3/28/21)
- Executive Order D 2021-072 (3/27/21)
- Executive Order D 2021 068 (3/16/21)
- Executive Order D 2021 056 (3/5/21)
- Executive Order D 2021 047 (2/23/21)
- Executive Order D 2021 035 (2/4/21)
- Executive Order D 2021 023 (1/25/21)
- Executive Order D 2021 007 (1/6/21)
- Executive Order D 2020 289 (12/27/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 281 (12/14/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 276 (12/8/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 265 (11/28/20)
- Amended Executive Order D 2020 219 (11/9/20)
- Executive Order A 2020 235 (10/30/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 219 (10/11/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 213 (10/6/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 164 (8/14/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 142 (7/22/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 138 (7/16/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 091 (6/1/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 079 (5/25/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 044 (4/26/20)
- Executive Order D 2020 017 (3/25/20)
- Ninth Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (11/25/20)
- Executive Order No. 9L (11/9/20)
- Executive Order No. 9K (11/5/20)
- Executive Order No. 9J (10/29/20)
- Executive Order No. 91 (10/27/20)
- Executive Order No. 9G (10/13/20)
- Executive Order No. 9D (9/25/20)
- Executive Order No. 9C (9/16/20)
- Executive Order No. 9A (9/8/20)
- Renewed Emergency Declarations (9/1/20)
- Executive Order No. 7NNN (8/14/20)
- Executive Order No. 7TT (5/29/20)
- Executive Order No. 7PP (5/18/20)
- Executive Order No. 7J (3/22/20)
- Executive Order No. 7H (3/20/20)
- Eighth Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (3/29/21)
- Sixth Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (2/4/21)
- Eleventh Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (1/25/21)
- Fourth Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (12/10/20)
- Twenty-Seventh Modification to the Declaration of a State of Emergency (9/4/20; Updated 12/10/20; Updated 2/19/21)
- Third Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (11/20/20)
- Second Revision to the Twenty-Seventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (11/5/20)
- Eighth Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (10/30/20)
- Twenty-Sixth Modification to Declaration of a State of Emergency (9/1/20)
- Twenty-Fifth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (8/26/20)
- Twenty-First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (6/16/20)
- Twentieth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (6/1/20)
- Fifteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (5/8/20)
- Thirteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (4/28/20)
- Updated List of Essential Businesses (4/21/20)
- Tenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (4/6/20)
- Executive Order Number 21-81 (4/2/21)
- Executive Order Number 21-79 (3/26/21)
- Executive Order Number 20-297 (11/24/20)
- Executive Order Number 20-244 (9/25/20)
- Executive Order Number 20-223 (9/11/20)
- Executive Order Number 20-193 (8/7/20)
- Executive Order Number 20-123 (5/14/20)
- Executive Order Number 20-122 (5/14/20)
- Executive Order Number 20-120 (5/13/20)
- Executive Order Number 20-112 (4/29/20)
- Executive Order Number 20-91 (3/21/20)
- Executive Order 3.31.21.01 (3/31/21)
- Executive Order 3.12.21.01 (3/12/21)
- Executive Order 2.26.21.02 (2/26/21)
- Executive Order 2.15.21.01 (2/15/21)
- Executive Order 1.29.21.02 (1/29/21)
- Executive Order 1.15.21.01 (1/15/21)
- Executive Order 12.30.20.02 (12/30/20)
- Executive Order 12.30.20.01 (12/30/20)
- Executive Order 12.08.20.01 (12/8/20)
- Executive Order 11.30.20.02 (11/30/20)
- Executive Order 11.13.20.01 (11/13/20)
- Executive Order 10.30.20.02 (10/30/20)
- Executive Order 10.30.20.01 (10/30/20)
- Executive Order 10.15.20.01 (10/15/20)
- Executive Order 09.30.20.02 (9/30/20)
- Executive Order 09.30.20.01 (9/30/20)
- Executive Order 09.15.20.01 (9/15/20)
- Executive Order 08.31.20.02 (8/31/20)
- Executive Order 08.15.20.01 (8/15/20)
- Executive Order 07.31.20.02 (7/31/20)
- Executive Order 07.15.20.01 (7/15/20)
- Executive Order 06.29.20.01 (6/29/20)
- Executive Order 06.11.20.01 (6/11/20)
- Executive Order 05.12.20.02 (5/12/20)
- Executive Order 04.30.20.01 (4/30/20)
- Executive Order 04.23.20.02 (4/23/20)
- Executive Order 04.08.20.02 (4/8/20)
- Executive Order 04.03.20.02 (4/3/20)
- Executive Order 04.02.20.01 (4/2/20)
- Eighteenth Supplementary Proclamation (2/12/21)
- Seventeenth Supplementary Proclamation (12/26/20)
- Sixteenth Supplementary Proclamation (11/23/20)
- Fourteenth Supplementary Proclamation (10/13/20)
- Thirteenth Supplementary Proclamation (9/22/20)
- Twelfth Supplementary Proclamation (8/20/20)
- Tenth Supplementary Proclamation (7/17/20)
- Ninth Supplementary Proclamation (6/10/20)
- Eighth Supplementary Proclamation (5/18/20)
- Seventh Supplementary Proclamation (5/5/20)
- Sixth Supplementary Proclamation (4/16/20)
- Fifth Supplementary Proclamation (4/16/20)
- Third Supplementary Proclamation (3/23/20)
- Stay Healthy Order - Stage 2 (11/14/20)
- Stay Healthy Order – Stage 3 (10/26/20)
- Statewide Stay at Home Order (3/26/20)
- Executive Order 2021-06 (4/2/21)
- Executive Order 2021-04 (2/5/21)
- Executive Order 2021-03 (1/19/21)
- Executive Order 2021-02 (1/15/21)
- Executive Order 2021-01 (1/8/21)
- Executive Order 2020-73 (11/18/20)
- Executive Order 2020-71 (11/13/20)
- Executive Order 2020-70 (11/10/20)
- Executive Order 2020-69 (11/2/20)
- Executive Order 2020-67 (10/30/20)
- Executive Order 2020-66 (10/29/20)
- Executive Order 2020-65 (10/29/20)
- Executive Order 2020-64 (10/29/20)
- Executive Order 2020-63 (10/27/20)
- Executive Order 2020-62 (10/23/20)
- Executive Order 2020-61 (10/21/20)
- Executive Order 2020-60 (10/21/20
- Executive Order 2020-59 (10/16/20)
- Executive Order 2020-55 (9/18/20)
- Restore Illinois Summary: Phase Four (6/29/20)
- Executive Order 2020-43 (6/26/20)
- Executive Order 2020-38 (5/29/20)
- Restore Illinois: A Public Health Approach to Safely Reopen Our State (5/5/20)
- Executive Order 2020-32 (4/30/20)
- Executive Order 2020-10 (3/20/20)
- Executive Order 21-09 (3/31/21)
- Executive Order 21-07 (3/23/21)
- Executive Order 21-06 (2/25/21)
- Executive Order 21-02 (1/28/21)
- Executive Order 21-01 (1/22/21)
- Executive Order 20-53 (12/31/20)
- Executive Order 20-50 (12/10/20)
- Executive Order 20-48 (11/13/20)
- Executive Order 20-47 (10/30/20)
- Executive Order 20-46 (10/15/20)
- Executive Order 20-44 (9/24/20)
- Executive Order 20-43 (9/24/20)
- Executive Order 20-42 (8/26/20)
- Executive Order 20-39 (7/30/20)
- Executive Order 20-37 (7/24/20)
- Marion County Public Health Order 21-2020 (7/24/20)
- Executive Order 20-32 (6/11/20)
- Executive Order 20-26 (5/4/20)
- Executive Order 20-22 (4/20/20)
- Essential Businesses and Operations List (4/20/20)
- Executive Order 20-18 (4/7/20)
- Executive Order 20-08 (3/23/20)
- Critical Industries Hotline, for business and industry questions only: 877-820-0890 or covidresponse@iedc.in.gov
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (4/2/21)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (2/5/21)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (1/7/21)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (12/16/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (12/9/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (11/18/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (11/16/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (11/10/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (10/16/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (8/21/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (7/24/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (6/30/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (5/26/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (5/13/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (5/6/20)
- Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (4/6/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-68 (11/18/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-31 (5/14/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-29 (5/4/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-28 (5/4/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-24 (4/16/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-16 (3/28/20)
- Executive Order 2021-070 (1/30/21)
- Executive Order 2020-1056 (12/29/20)
- Executive Order 2020-1034 (12/13/20)
- Executive Order 2020-996 (12/3/20)
- Executive Order 2020-968 (11/18/20)
- Executive Order 2020-931 (11/4/20)
- Executive Order 2020-856 (10/6/20)
- Executive Order 2020-750 (9/4/20)
- Healthy at Work, Reopening Kentucky
- Executive Order 2020-246 (3/22/20)
- Executive Order 2020-257 (3/25/20)
- Proclamation Number 6 JBE 2021 (1/15/21)
- Proclamation Number 209 JBE 2020 (12/29/20)
- Proclamation Number 168 JBE 2020 (11/24/20)
- Proclamation Number 158 JBE 2020 (11/5/20)
- Proclamation Number 143 JBE 2020 (10/22/20)
- Proclamation Number 134 JBE 2020 (10/8/20)
- Proclamation Number 123 JBE 2020 (9/17/20)
- Proclamation Number 117 JBE 2020 (9/11/20)
- Proclamation Number 110 JBE 2020 (8/28/20)
- Proclamation Number 101 JBE 2020 (8/6/20)
- Proclamation Number 96 JBE 2020 (7/23/20)
- Proclamation Number 89 JBE 2020 (7/11/20)
- Proclamation Number 83 JBE 2020 (6/25/20)
- Proclamation Number 58 JBE 2020 (5/14/20)
- Proclamation Number 52 BE 2020 (5/4/20)
- Proclamation Number 33 JBE 2020 (3/22/20)
- List of Essential Infrastructure (3/22/20)
- Executive Order No. 35 FY 20/21 (3/5/21)
- Executive Order No. 31 FY 20/21 (2/12/21)
- Executive Order No. 19-A FY 20/21 (12/15/20)
- Executive Order No. 19 FY 20/21 (12/11/20)
- Executive Order No. 16 FY 20/21 (11/4/20)
- Executive Order No. 14 FY 20/21 (10/6/20)
- Executive Order No. 55 FY 19/20 (5/29/20)
- Executive Order No. 49 FY 19/20 (4/29/20)
- Executive Order No. 28 FY 19/20 (3/31/20)
- Executive Order No. 21-03-09-01 (3/9/21)
- Proclamation: Renewal of Declaration of State of Emergency (1/21/21)
- Executive Order No. 20-09-01-01 (9/1/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-08-03-01 (8/3/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-06-10-01 (6/10/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-06-03-01 (6/3/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-05-13-01 (5/13/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-05-06-01 (5/6/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-03-30-01 (3/30/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 59 (12/22/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 58 (12/8/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 56 (11/6/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 55 (11/2/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 53 (11/2/20)
- Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (10/21/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 52 (9/29/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 51 (9/29/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 50 (9/10/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 43 (7/2/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 40 (6/19/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 37 (6/6/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 35 (6/1/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 30 (4/28/20)
- COVID-19 Order No. 21 (3/31/20)
- List of Essential Services (3/23/20)
- Executive Order 2020-192 (10/9/20)
- Executive Order 2020-190 (9/29/20)
- Executive Order 2020-184 (9/25/20)
- Executive Order 2020-183 (9/25/20)
- Executive Order 2020-181 (9/11/20)
- Executive Order 2020-180 (9/9/20)
- Executive Order 2020-178 (9/5/20)
- Executive Order 2020-176 (9/3/20)
- Executive Order 2020-175 (9/3/20)
- Executive Order 2020-168 (8/10/20)
- Executive Order 2020-162 (8/12/20)
- Executive Order 2020-161 (7/29/20)
- Executive Order 2020-160 (7/28/20)
- Executive Order 2020-147 (7/10/20)
- Executive Order 2020-133 (6/25/20)
- Executive Order 2020-109 (5/29/20)
- Rescinded Executive Orders
- Executive Order 2020-96 (5/21/20)
- Executive Order 2020-77 (5/7/20)
- Executive Order 2020-59 (4/28/20)
- Executive Order 2020-42 (4/13/20)
- Executive Order 2020-21 (4/10/20)
- Executive Order 21-16 (3/26/21)
- Executive Order 21-15 (3/26/21)
- Executive Order 20-11 (3/12/21)
- Executive Order 21-07 (2/12/21)
- Executive Order 21-04 (1/13/20)
- Executive Order 21-01 (1/6/21)
- Executive Order 20-103 (12/16/20)
- Executive Order 20-100 (12/14/20)
- Executive Order 20-99 (11/18/20)
- Executive Order 20-96 (11/10/20)
- Executive Order 20-86 (8/26/20)
- Executive Order 20-85 (8/26/20)
- Executive Order 20-81 (7/22/20)
- Executive Order 20-74 (6/5/20)
- Executive Order 20-63 (5/27/20)
- Executive Order 20-56 (5/17/20)
- Critical Sector Guidance and Exemptions (5/5/20)
- Executive Order 20-48 (5/3/20)
- Executive Order 20-40 (4/28/20)
- Executive Order 20-33 (4/8/20)
- Executive Order 20-20 (3/25/20)
- Executive Order 1550 (3/31/21)
- Executive Order 1549 (3/2/21)
- Executive Order 1542 (1/15/21)
- Executive Order 1539 (12/22/20)
- Executive Order 1536 (12/9/20)
- Executive Order 1535 (12/9/20)
- Executive Order 1532 (11/24/20)
- Executive Order 1533 (11/24/20)
- Executive Order 1531 (11/17/20)
- Executive Order 1530 (11/10/20)
- Executive Order 1528 (10/26/20)
- Executive Order 1527 (10/19/20)
Executive Order 1525 (9/30/20) - Executive Order 1522 (9/13/20)
- Executive Order 1519 (8/20/20)
- Executive Order 1518 (8/14/20)
- Executive Order 1516 (8/4/20)
- Executive Order 1509 (7/19/20)
- Executive Order 1508 (7/19/20)
- Executive Order 1500 (6/30/20)
- Executive Order 1492 (6/1/20)
- Executive Order 1487 (5/27/20)
- Executive Order 1488 (5/27/20)
- Executive Order 1486 (5/15/20)
- Executive Order 1483 (5/13/20)
- Executive Order 1480 (5/8/20)
- Executive Order 1478 (5/4/20)
- Executive Order 1447 (4/28/20)
- Executive Order 1473 (4/21/20)
- Executive Order 1463 (3/24/20)
- Executive Order 21-07 (3/26/21)
- Phase 1 Reopening (5/4/20)
- Guidance and FAQ (including list of essential businesses) (4/22/20)
- Extended Stay at Home Order (4/16/20)
- Stay at Home Order (4/3/20)
- Directive Implementing Executive Order 2-2021 (1/13/21)
- Directive on Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (11/17/20)
- Directive on Implementing Phase Two (5/19/20)
- Additional Phase One Guidelines (5/11/20)
- Directive on Implementing Phase One (5/8/20)
- Directive on Phased Reopening of Montana (4/22/20)
- Directive Expanding Stay at Home Directive (4/7/20)
- Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (3/26/20)
- Directive 037 (2/14/21)
- Directive 035 (11/24/20)
- Directive 033 (9/30/20)
- Directive 030 (8/14/20)
- Directive 027 (7/10/20)
- Directive 021 (5/28/20)
- Directive 018 (5/7/20)
- Directive 016 (4/29/20)
- Directive 010 (3/31/20)
- Directive 003 (3/20/20)
- Executive Order 2021-04 (3/5/21)
- Emergency Order 82 (1/15/21)
- Emergency Order 81 (1/15/21)
- Executive Order 2020-23 (11/23/20)
- Emergency Order 74 (11/19/20)
- Executive Order 71 (11/14/20)
- Executive Order 2020-21 (10/30/20)
- Emergency Order 2020-20 (10/9/20)
- Emergency Order 70 (9/30/20)
- Executive Order 2020-18 (9/18/20)
- Emergency Order 66 (8/31/20)
- Executive Order 2020-17 (8/28/20)
- Executive Order 2020-16 (8/7/20)
- Emergency Order 61 (7/31/20)
- Emergency Order 52 (6/15/20)
- Exhibit A to Emergency Order 52 (6/15/20)
- Exhibit B to Emergency Order 52 (6/15/20)
- Emergency Order 49 (5/15/20)
- Executive Order 40 (5/1/20)
- Stay at Home 2.0 Guidance (5/1/20)
- Executive Order 17 (3/26/20)
- Executive Order No. 234 (3/29/21)
- Executive Order No. 231 (3/17/21)
- Executive Order No. 230 (3/11/21)
- Executive Order No. 228 (3/3/21)
- Executive Order No. 225 (2/22/21)
- Executive Order No. 219 (2/3/21)
- Executive Order No. 215 (1/19/21)
- Executive Order No. 204 (11/30/20)
- Executive Order No. 200 (11/22/20)
- Executive Order No. 196 (11/16/20)
- Executive Order No. 195 (11/12/20)
- Executive Order No. 194 (11/10/20)
- Executive Order No. 192 (10/28/20)
- Executive Order No. 191 (10/24/20)
- Executive Order No. 186 (9/25/20)
- Executive Order No. 183 (9/1/20)
- Executive Order No. 181 (8/27/20)
- Executive Order No. 168 (7/20/20)
- Executive Order No. 158 (6/29/20)
- Executive Order No. 157 (6/26/20)
- Executive Order No. 154 (6/13/20)
- Executive Order No. 153 (6/9/20)
- Executive Order No. 152 (6/9/20)
- Executive Order No. 150 (6/3/20)
- Executive Order No. 149 (5/29/20)
- Executive Order No. 142 (5/13/20)
- Executive Order No. 133 (4/29/20)
- Executive Order No. 107 (3/21/20)
- Executive Order 2021-011 (4/2/21)
- Executive Order 2021-010 (3/5/21)
- Executive Order 2021-008 (3/3/21)
- Executive Order 2021-006 (2/10/21)
- Executive Order 2020-083 (11/13/20)
- Executive Order 2020-073 (10/16/20)
- Public Health Order (4/30/20)
- Public Health Order (3/23/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.100 (3/31/21)
- Executive Order No. 202.98 (3/21/21)
- Executive Order No. 202.96 (2/26/21)
- Executive Order No. 202.95 (2/22/21)
- Executive Order No. 202.94 (2/14/21)
- Executive Order No. 202.92 (1/27/21)
- Executive Order No. 205.3 (12/30/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.81 (12/11/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.74 (11/12/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.72 (11/3/20)
- Executive Order 202.70 (10/20/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.68 (10/6/20)
- Executive Order No. 205.1 (9/28/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.64 (9/18/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.60 (9/4/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.57 (8/20/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.53 (7/21/20)
- Guidance on Executive Order 202.6 (6/29/20)
- Executive Order No. 205 (6/24/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.41 (6/13/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.35 (5/29/20)
- Executive Order No. 202.18 (4/16/20)
- New York Forward Reopening Plan, May 2020
- New York Reopening Plan: Industries Reopening by Phase
- New York State on Pause Executive Order (3/22/20)
- Guidance on “Essential Services” (3/20/20)
- Executive Order No. 207 (3/30/21)
- Executive Order No. 205 (3/30/21)
- Executive Order No. 204 (3/23/21)
- Executive Order No. 195 (2/24/21)
- Executive Order No. 190 (1/27/21)
- Executive Order No. 189 (1/27/21)
- Executive Order No. 188 (1/6/21)
- Executive Order No. 183 (12/21/20)
- Executive Order No. 181 (12/8/20)
- Executive Order No. 180 (11/23/20)
- Executive Order No. 176 (11/10/20)
- Executive Order No. 170 (10/21/20)
- Executive Order No. 169 (9/30/20)
- Executive Order No. 163 (9/1/20)
- Executive Order No. 135 (4/23/20)
- Executive Order No. 120 (3/23/20)
- Executive Order 2021-05 (2/22/21)
- Executive Order 2020-43.5 (1/26/21)
- Executive Order 2020-43 (11/13/20)
- Executive Order 2020-06.4 (4/29/20)
- Executive Order 2020-06.3 (4/15/20)
- Health Director’s Amended Order for Social Distancing, Facial Coverings and Non-Congregating (4/8/21)
- Health Director’s Order for Social Distancing, Facial Coverings and Non-Congregating (4/5/21)
- Director's Order Rescinding Various Orders (4/5/21)
- First Amended Revised Director’s Order (3/2/21)
- Addendum to Director’s Order (2/11/21)
- Director’s Stay at Home Tonight Order H21-03 (1/27/21)
- Director’s Stay at Home Tonight Order (12/30/20)
- Director's Stay at Home Tonight Order (12/10/20)
- Stay Safe Ohio Protocol, Curfew Extension (12/10/20)
- Retail Compliance Unit Dashboard (12/3/20)
- Director’s Stay at Home Tonight Order (11/19/20)
- Revised Health Order to Limit Mass Gatherings (11/16/20)
- Department of Health Director's Order Limiting Mass Gatherings (11/15/20)
- Health Director's Order for Retail and Business Compliance (11/13/20)
- Amended Director’s Order 20-73 (10/16/20)
- Amended Director’s Order 20-72 (10/9/20)
- Health Director’s Dine Safe Ohio Order (9/23/20)
- Health Director’s Order on the Opening of Adult Day Care Services and Senior Centers (8/31/20)
- Health Director’s First Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional Sports (8/28/20)
- Executive Order 2020-35D (8/25/20):
- Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Entertainment Venues (8/25/20)
- Ohio Health Order H20-62 (8/19/20)
- Ohio Health Order H20-43 (6/1/20)
- Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing (5/29/20)
- Order That Reopens Facilities Providing Child Care Services, with Exceptions (5/29/20)
- Ohio Health Order H20-31 (5/14/20)
- Ohio Health Order H20-30 (5/14/20)
- Stay Safe Ohio Order (4/30/20)
- Responsible RestartOhio Plan (4/27/20)
- Amended Director's Stay at Home Order (4/2/20)
- Executive Order 2020-08D: Commercial Evictions and Foreclosures (4/1/20)
- Responsible Restart Ohio Portal
- Second Amended Executive Order 2021-07 (4/11/21)
- Executive Order 2021-07 (2/12/21)
- Ninth Amended Executive Order 2020-20 (1/13/20)
- Eighth Amended Executive Order 2020-20 (12/14/20)
- Seventh Amended Executive Order 2020-20 (11/16/20)
- Sixth Amended Executive Order 2020-20 (10/23/20)
- Fourth Amended Executive Order 2020-20 (8/28/20)
- Fourth Amended Executive Order (4/24/20)
- Statewide Open Up and Recover Safely (OURS) Plan (4/22/20; Updated 8/3/20)
- Executive Memorandum 2020-01 (3/24/20)
- Amended Executive Order 2020-13 (4/21/20)
- Executive Order No. 21-05 (2/25/21)
- Executive Order No. 20-66 (12/2/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-65 (11/17/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-59 (10/27/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-27 (6/5/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-25 (5/14/20)
- Executive Order No. 20-12 (3/23/20)
- Executive Order 20-13 (11/23/20)
- Executive Order 20-12 (11/23/20)
- Executive Order 20-11 (11/23/20)
- Order of Targeted Mitigation Measures (7/15/20)
- Order for Individuals to Stay at Home (5/7/20)
- Order for Limited Opening of Businesses, Lifting of Stay at Home Requirements, and Continued Aggressive Mitigation Efforts (5/7/20)
- Amendment to the Order for Individuals to Stay at Home (4/20/20)
- COVID-19 Resource Page and General Guidance
- Executive Order 21-34 (4/9/21)
- Executive Order 21-33 (4/8/21)
- Executive Order 21-30 (3/31/21)
- Executive Order 21-27 (3/26/21)
- Executive Order 21-28 (3/23/21)
- Executive Order 21-22 (3/5/21)
- Executive Order 21-18 (2/25/21)
- Executive Order 21-17 (2/25/21)
- Executive Order 21-16 (2/23/21)
- Executive Order 21-13 (2/12/21)
- Executive Order 21-11 (2/5/21)
- Executive Order 21-09 (1/29/21)
- Executive Order 21-08 (1/27/21)
- Executive Order 21-06 (1/19/21)
- Executive Order 21-05 (1/15/21)
- Executive Order 20-111 (12/30/20)
- Executive Order 20-108 (12/17/20)
- Executive Order 20-105 (12/11/20)
- Executive Order 20-104 (12/10/20)
- Executive Order 20-102 (12/2/20)
- Executive Order 20-100 (11/30/20)
- Executive Order 20-98 (11/19/20)
- Executive Order 20-95 (11/5/20)
- Executive Order 20-92 (11/5/20)
- Executive Order 20-90 (10/30/20)
- Executive Order 20-89 (10/30/20)
- Executive Order 20-88 (10/28/20)
- Executive Order 20-83 (10/6/20)
- Executive Order 20-81 (10/2/20)
- Executive Order 20-80 (10/1/20)
- Executive Order 20-79 (9/25/20)
- Executive Order 20-73 (9/4/20)
- Executive Order 20-69 (9/2/20)
- Executive Order 20-67 (8/28/20)
- Executive Order 20-61 (8/6/20)
- Executive Order 20-58 (7/29/20)
- Executive Order 20-40 (5/29/20)
- Executive Order 20-36 (5/21/20)
- Executive Order 20-32 (5/8/20)
- Executive Order 20-23 (4/10/20)
- Executive Order 20-14 (3/28/20)
- Executive Order 20-09 (3/22/20)
- Executive Order No. 2021-18 (4/7/21)
- Executive Order No. 2021-15 (3/23/21)
- Executive Order No. 2021-12 (3/5/21)
- Executive Order No. 2021-07 (1/22/21)
- Executive Order No. 2021-03 (1/7/21)
- Executive Order No. 2020-77 (12/23/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-75 (12/8/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-73 (11/25/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-72 (11/23/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-67 (10/24/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-65 (10/9/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-63 (10/2/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-45 (7/11/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-40 (6/11/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-36 (5/15/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-31 (5/2/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-28 (4/20/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-21 (4/6/20)
- Executive Order No. 2020-18 (4/3/20)
- Executive Order 2020-20 (4/28/20)
- Executive Order No. 77 (2/26/21)
- Executive Order No. 75 (1/29/21)
- Executive Order No. 74 (1/19/21)
- Executive Order No. 73 (12/22/20)
- Executive Order No. 70 (12/21/20)
- Executive Order No. 67 (10/30/20)
- Executive Order No. 63 (9/29/20)
- Executive Order No. 60 (8/28/20)
- Executive Order No. 59 (8/28/20)
- Executive Order No. 30 (4/28/20)
- Executive Order No. 29 (4/24/20)
- Executive Order No. 27 (4/13/20)
- Executive Order No. 23 (4/2/20)
- Executive Order No. 22 (3/30/20)
- Executive Order P21-12 (4/5/21)
- Executive Order GA 34 (3/2/21)
- Executive Order GA 32 (10/14/20)
- Executive Order GA 30 (9/17/20)
- Executive Order GA 23 Updated (5/26/20)
- Executive Order GA 23 (5/18/20)
- Strike Force to Open Texas Open Texas checklists
- Executive Order To Expand Openings Of Certain Businesses and Activities (5/5/20)
- Executive Order GA 18 (4/27/20)
- Executive Order GA 16 (4/17/20)
- Executive Order 2020-75 (11/12/20)
- Executive Order 2020-74 (11/9/20)
- Executive Order 2020-60 (9/4/20)
- Executive Order 2020-57 (8/20/20)
- Executive Order 2020-50 (8/14/20)
- Executive Order 2020-44 (7/17/20)
- Executive Order 2020-44 Guidelines (7/17/20)
- Utah Leads Together Plan (6/17/20)
- Phased Health Guidelines (5/26/20)
- Updated Stay Save, Stay Home Directive (4/17/20)
- Stay Safe, Stay Home Directive (3/27/20)
- Addendum 9 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 (12/15/20)
- Addendum 8 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 (11/20/20)
- Addendum 7 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 (10/16/20)
- Addendum 6 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 (10/15/20)
- Addendum 5 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 (9/11/20)
- Addendum 2 to Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 (7/24/20)
- Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 (6/15/20)
- Addendum 9 to Executive Order 01-20 (4/10/20)
- Executive Order 01-20 (3/24/20)
- Executive Order 72 (Fourth Amended) (3/23/21)
- Executive Order 72 (Third Amended) (2/24/21)
- Executive Order 72 (Second Amended) (2/17/21)
- Executive Order 72 (Amended) (1/27/21)
- Executive Order 72 (12/10/20)
- Sixth Amended Executive Order 67 (11/13/20)
- Amended Order of Public Health Emergency Five (11/13/20)
- Executive Order 68 (11/5/20)
- Fifth Amended Executive Order 67 (11/5/20)
- Fourth Amended Executive Order 67 (10/29/20)
- Executive Order 67, Amended (9/10/20)
- Executive Order 67 (8/21/20)
- Executive Order 65, Amended (6/9/20)
- Executive Order 65 (6/2/20)
- Executive Order 61, Amended (5/19/20)
- Executive Order 62 (5/12/20)
- Executive Order 53, Second Amended (5/4/20)
- Executive Order 55 (3/30/20)
- Executive Order 53 (3/23/20)
- Proclamation 20-46.3 (4/8/21)
- Proclamation 20-19.6 (3/18/21)
- Proclamation 20-25.12 (1/11/21)
- Proclamation 20-25.11 (12/30/20)
- Proclamation 20.25.10 (12/21/20)
- Proclamation 20-83 (12/21/20)
- Proclamation 20-25.9 (12/10/20)
- Proclamation 20-25.8 (11/15/20)
- Proclamation 20-57.1 (8/19/20)
- Safe Start Washington: Phased Reopening County-By-County (7/8/20)
- Proclamation 20-25.4 (5/31/20)
- Safe Start Washington: A Phased Approach to Recovery (5/4/20)
- Proclamation 20-25.3 (5/4/20)
- Proclamation 20-25.1 (4/2/20)
- Proclamation 20-25 (3/23/20)
- Executive Order 10-21 (3/24/21)
- Executive Order 77-20 (11/13/20)
- Executive Order 74-20 (10/5/20)
- Executive Order 70-20 (9/15/20)
- Executive Order 51-20 (7/13/20)
- Executive Order 42-20 (6/4/20)
- Executive Order 41-20 (5/29/20)
- Executive Order 40-20 (5/22/20)
- Executive Order 39-20 (5/19/20)
- Executive Order No. 30-20 (4/27/20)
- Executive Order 32-20 (4/13/20)
- Executive Order 9-20 (3/23/20)
- West Virginia Strong – The Comeback Plan
- Emergency Order #1 (1/19/21)
- Executive Order #104 (1/19/21)
- Executive Order #94 (11/10/20)
- Emergency Order #3 (10/8/20)
- Emergency Order #36 (5/11/20)
- Emergency Order #34 (4/27/20)
- Emergency Order #28 (4/16/20)
- Executive Order #74 (4/6/20)
- Emergency Order #12 (3/24/20)
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"To our valued clients and friends of the firm,
Amid the rapid progression of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the disruptions it has caused, Taft remains committed to providing highly responsive and exemplary service to our clients. In addition, safeguarding the health of our clients, our people, and the communities where we live and work is of equal importance."
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Additional Resources:
- Taft Law Implements Comprehensive Plan to Lead Firm through COVID-19
- Taft Chief Strategy Officer Ann Rainhart Interviewed on Leading Through Ambiguity (5/11/20)
- Taft Attorneys Represent 15 Chicago Restaurants in Class-Action Suit (5/1/20)
- Mollmann Published in The Indiana Lawyer
- Taft Law Donates Respiratory Masks for Minnesota Healthcare Workers
- SEC Guidance for Conducting Annual Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Concerns
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration's COVID-19 Website
- Illinois Restaurant Association's COVID-19 News Page
- FDIC – Frequently Asked Questions for Financial Institutions
- FDIC Press Release: Agencies Provide Additional Information to Encourage Financial Institutions to Work with Borrowers Affected by COVID-19
- FDIC Financial Institution Letter: Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications by Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus
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Taft COVID-19 Task Force:
Taft has assembled a multi-disciplinary Task Force to address the range of legal implications businesses may face.
If you have questions or concerns regarding COVID-19 and its impact on your business, please contact any member of our Task Force or your Taft lawyer.
- Stacia Buechler (Business)
- Kiamesha-Sylvia Colom (Lending and Finance, Real Estate)
- Sara Cooperrider (Health Care)
- Brian Dershaw (Higher Education)
- Frank Deveau (Environmental, FIFRA Compliance)
- Chase Dressman (FIFRA Compliance)
- Dominic DiPuccio (Business)
- Barbara Duncombe (Government Contracts)
- Kathleen Eick (Business)
- Mark Fazio (Business)
- Justin Flamm (Employment)
- Will Gardner (FIFRA Compliance)
- Scot Ganow (Privacy and Data Security)
- Matthew Godfrey (Business)
- Michael Gordon (Finance)
- Heather Hawkins (Litigation)
- Julie Henson (Chief Client Officer)
- Heather Jackson (Employment)
- Blake Johnson (Business)
- Caryn Kaufman (Business)
- Kevin Kinross (Corporate Governance)
- Melissa Kurzhals (Employee Benefits/ERISA/Tax)
- Russell Menyhart (International Trade/Compliance)
- Alison Midden (Private Client)
- Tom O'Gara (Insurance)
- Michael O'Neil (Bankruptcy and Restructuring)
- Pablo Petrozzi (Real Estate)
- Ann Rainhart (Chief Strategy Officer)
- David Reed (Business)
- Gregory Stenmoe (Employment)
- Suzanne Sumner (Government Contracts)
- Matthew Tomback (Finance)
- Patrick Wartan (Hospitality and Food and Beverage)
Taft Distressed Company Task Force:
Taft has assembled a Distressed Company Task Force to assist borrower clients in every way, including in discussions with their lenders and in addressing concerns over suppliers and stakeholders.
If you have questions or concerns regarding COVID-19 and its impact on your business, please contact any member of our Distressed Company Task Force or your Taft lawyer.
- Kimberly Copp (Chicago)
- Dominic DiPuccio (Cleveland)
- Barbara Duncombe (Dayton, Indianapolis)
- Cezar Froelich (Chicago)
- Robert Hicks (Indianapolis)
- Samuel Hodson (Indianapolis)
- John Humphrey (Indianapolis)
- Timothy Hurley (Cincinnati)
- James Jorissen (Minneapolis)
- Michael Jurasek (Chicago)
- Tony Kington (Columbus)
- Bruce Lowe (Cleveland)
- Marcus Laman (Minneapolis)
- Lynn Rowe Larsen (Cleveland)
- John McDonald (Minneapolis)
- W. Timothy Miller (Cincinnati)
- Michael O'Neil (Indianapolis)
- Joseph Pickens (Columbus)
- David Reed (Dayton)
- Steven Ryan (Minneapolis)
- Brad Schwer (Indianapolis)
- Peter Solimine (Cincinnati)
- David Tavolier (Cleveland)
Taft SBA Task Force:
Taft has assembled an SBA Task Force on the new SBA Loan programs created under the CARES Act.
If you have questions or concerns regarding COVID-19 and its impact on your business, please contact any member of our SBA Task Force or your Taft lawyer.
- Kiamesha-Sylvia Colom, Leader (Indianapolis)
- Bryar Brandvold (Cincinnati)
- Dominic DiPuccio (Cleveland)
- Brandon Dobyns (Dayton)
- Lonnie Johnson (Indianapolis)
- Dennis Knoer (Minneapolis)
- Neal Roach (Indianapolis)
- Chelsea Spickelmier (Indianapolis)
Taft CARES Act Title IV Task Force
Taft has assembled a Task Force to address the range of legal implications clients may face under Title IV of the CARES Act.
If you have questions or concerns regarding COVID-19 and its impact on your business, please contact any member of our CARES Act Title IV Task Force or your Taft lawyer.
For Lenders
- David Clark, Lenders Leader (Minneapolis)
- Kiamesha-Sylvia Colom (Indianapolis)
- Jamie Erickson (Minneapolis)
- Mike Gordon (Minneapolis)
- Ben Kajer (Minneapolis)
- Rebekah Mackey (Indianapolis)
For Mid-Size Businesses
- Dominic DiPuccio, Mid-Size Business Leader (Cleveland)
- Kevin Barnes (Cleveland)
- Stacia Buechler (Indianapolis)
- Kathleen Eick (Minneapolis)
- Lonnie Johnson (Indianapolis)
- Dennis Knoer (Minneapolis)
- Pablo Petrozzi (Chicago)
- Chelsea Spickelmier (Indianapolis)
For Municipalities
- Chou-il Lee, Municipalities Leader (Indianapolis)
- Blake Burgan (Indianapolis)
- Dan Burns (Minneapolis)
- Steve Cuckler (Columbus, Delaware)
- Manny Herceg (Indianapolis)
- Jimmy Shanahan (Chicago, Indianapolis)
Evolving Workplace Task Force
Taft has assembled a Task Force to address the range of legal implications clients may face as they look to re-enter the workplace.
If you have questions or concerns regarding COVID-19 and its impact on your business, please contact any member of our Evolving Workplace Task Force or your Taft lawyer.
- Kathryn Kovitz Arnold (Chicago)
- Sara Cooperrider (Cincinnati)
- Nick Davis (Dayton)
- Frank Deveau (Indianapolis)
- Mark Fazio (Cleveland)
- Justin Flamm (Cincinnati)
- Britt Gilbertson (Minneapolis)
- Lydia Hemmer (Minneapolis)
- Julie Henson (Minneapolis)
- Heather Jackson (Chicago)
- Melissa Kurzhals (Cincinnati)
- Melissa Macchia (Indianapolis)
- Conor Meeks (Cincinnati)
- Pablo Petrozzi (Chicago)
- Ann Rainhart (Minneapolis)
- Daniel Saeedi (Chicago)
- Justin Weinberg (Real Estate)