Antitrust

DOJ and FTC Issue Joint Statement Regarding COVID-19 and Antitrust ViolationsDOJ Issues First Business Review Letter Approving Competitor Collaboration In Response To COVID-19Speeding Up and Slowing Down Antitrust Reviews – How the Federal Antitrust Agencies Are Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis

California Businesses and Employers

California Department of Public Health Issues COVID-19 “Employer Playbook”1st Circ. Holds Non-Compete Agreement Unenforceable Against Fired and Rehired EmployeeNLRA “Advice” All Employers Should Consider in a COVID World

CARES Act

Paycheck Protection Program: Updated Loan Forgiveness Estimator WorkbookPPP Updates: Extension of the Application Deadline, Disclosure of PPP Borrowers Receiving Greater than $150,000 in PPP Loans, and the “Owner-Employee” DilemmaFed Updates Main Street Loan Program

Consumer Protection

FCC Declares Certain Calls/Texts Regarding COVID-19 Are Exempt From The TCPADOJ and FTC To Focus On Antitrust and Consumer Protection Violations Relating to CoronavirusCoronavirus And The Retail Industry: Delivery Issues

Corporate

Venture Capital And Private Equity Investors Take Note: Primary Care May Be The Next Behavioral HealthCalifornia Department of Public Health Issues COVID-19 “Employer Playbook”1st Circ. Holds Non-Compete Agreement Unenforceable Against Fired and Rehired Employee

COVID-19 Oversight and Enforcement

COVID-19 Enforcement Actions TrackerCOVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Response TeamU.S. Government Assistance In Response To COVID-19: Investigations Are Coming

Employers

California Department of Public Health Issues COVID-19 “Employer Playbook”1st Circ. Holds Non-Compete Agreement Unenforceable Against Fired and Rehired EmployeeNLRA “Advice” All Employers Should Consider in a COVID World

FDA

Up in Smoke: COVID-19’s Impacts on Hemp & Cannabis M&AFDA Announces Plans to Resume Domestic On-site InspectionsCOVID-19’s Continued Impacts on Cannabis Operators

Federal Loan and Financial Support Programs

Some Strings Attached: Main Street Lending Program And Private Company M&APaycheck Protection Program: Updated Loan Forgiveness Estimator WorkbookInterplay of Main Street Lending Program Documents (the Rights and Role of the Main Street SPV)

Financial Services

Federal Reserve Clarifies that Distributions to Tribal Governments are Permitted Under the Main Street Lending ProgramPaycheck Protection Program: Updated Loan Forgiveness Estimator WorkbookInterplay of Main Street Lending Program Documents (the Rights and Role of the Main Street SPV)

Force Majeure/Contract Issues

A Trade War on Two Fronts: U.S. Considers More Tariffs on European GoodsAnother COVID-19 Enforcement Tool: Money Laundering LawThe Big New Decision: Declaration or Notice?

Government Contracts

DOJ Cracks Down on COVID-Relief FraudPrepare for a Perfect Storm of COVID-19 Whistleblower ClaimsCOVID-19 Judicial Task Force Proposes Protocols to Reinstate Jury Trials

Health Care

Venture Capital And Private Equity Investors Take Note: Primary Care May Be The Next Behavioral HealthHospitals, Home Health Agencies, and Skilled Nursing Facilities: The Costs of COVID-19 and Federal Relief for Healthcare ProvidersReopening Challenges: FAQs On Preparing For Additional Waves Of COVID-19

Insurance

Carrier Considerations: Business Interruption Coverage for COVID-19 Losses

Intellectual Property

Extraterritorial Application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse ActUSPTO Announces a New Initiative to Provide Applicants Additional Time to Petition for Restoring a Right of Priority or BenefitUSPTO Announces a New Initiative to Expedite Examination of COVID-19 Related Patent Applications

Non-U.S. Businesses

How the New Presidential Proclamation Regarding Non-Immigrant Visas Affects Your CompanyIRS Provides Some Relief to Offset COVID-19 Related Travel RestrictionsU.S. Government Assistance in Response to COVID-19: Investigations Are Coming

Privacy

Extraterritorial Application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse ActFinal Draft CCPA Regulations Submitted, Effective Date UnclearWho’s Watching? Hidden Dangers To Trade Secrets From Video Conferencing

Real Estate

Splitting The Roll – Commercial And Industrial Property Owners May Face Significant California Property Tax Increases Starting As Early As The 2022-2023 Fiscal YearCOVID-19 Alert: California’s Housing Bills to Boost ProductionA Streamlined Process: Expedited Temporary Outdoor Dining Permits For NYC Restaurants

Retail

A Streamlined Process: Expedited Temporary Outdoor Dining Permits For NYC RestaurantsFashionista’s Guide to Bankruptcy: What Every Designer Needs to Know to be Protected in Times of Economic UncertaintyFashionista’s Guide to Bankruptcy: What Every Designer Needs to Know to be Protected in Times of Economic Uncertainty

Tax

IRS Provides Some Relief to Offset COVID-19 Related Travel RestrictionsUpdated IRS Guidance Addressing COVID-19 Relief Employer Tax CreditsIRS Issues FAQs Addressing Deferral of Employment Tax Deposits

Technology

Final Draft CCPA Regulations Submitted, Effective Date Unclear

Travel & Hospitality

Hotels Provide Sanctuary on the Front Lines; Saving Grace in the Time of CrisisTotal Vacancy: Hotels Searching for Answers in Wake of COVID-19Critical Employee Benefit Issues in a Pandemic – Can Employees Take Their Money out of Plans?