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

Drastic Changes Coming to U.S. Offices as the CDC Recommends An Office MakeoverOverview of Recent Updates for Employers in the Commercial Trucking IndustryA Roadmap to Resilience: Debriefing California’s Reopening Plan

CARES Act

Fed Updates Main Street Loan ProgramCARES Act Loans Available for National Security BusinessesSmall Business Money Grab Under the CARES Act Brings Enforcement Risks

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

Drastic Changes Coming to U.S. Offices as the CDC Recommends An Office MakeoverTo Disclose Or Not To Disclose: Responding to Trade Secrets Misappropriation by an Employee?Overview of Recent Updates for Employers in the Commercial Trucking Industry

Employers

Drastic Changes Coming to U.S. Offices as the CDC Recommends An Office MakeoverOverview of Recent Updates for Employers in the Commercial Trucking IndustryA Roadmap to Resilience: Debriefing California’s Reopening Plan

FDA

Not So Fast – FDA Retracts Authorization for Some Respirators Made in ChinaIMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ILLINOIS CANNABIS CONTRACTS — Do Force Majeure Clauses Provide A Defense To Non-PerformanceFDA Updates Policy to Curb Unreliable COVID-19 Antibody Tests

Federal Loan and Financial Support Programs

Paycheck Protection Program: Loan Forgiveness Estimator WorkbookPaycheck Protection Program: Key Features of the Loan Forgiveness ApplicationPaycheck Protection Program: SBA Issues Further Guidance on its Review of the Economic Uncertainty Certification made by PPP Borrowers

Financial Services

Paycheck Protection Program: Loan Forgiveness Estimator WorkbookPaycheck Protection Program: Key Features of the Loan Forgiveness ApplicationPaycheck Protection Program: SBA Issues Further Guidance on its Review of the Economic Uncertainty Certification made by PPP Borrowers

Force Majeure/Contract Issues

The Big New Decision: Declaration or Notice?FCPA Landmines Beneath the Surface of the COVID-19 CrisisSick without Symptoms: How Multi-Million Dollar Customs Issues are Ailing U.S. Companies Without Warning

Government Contracts

DOD CMMC Update – Third Party Auditors Gear Up and COTS Providers Get a PassUsing “Prospective Hindsight” To Identify And Mitigate Risks During A CrisisNot So Fast – FDA Retracts Authorization for Some Respirators Made in China

Health Care

Tips for the Unwary: Precautions Against Liability for Healthcare Businesses Receiving CARES Act FundsGetting Ahead of California’s Post-Pandemic M&A Surge: California Senate Bill 997 Seeks to Expand Attorney General Oversight of Healthcare Acquisitions and Affiliations involving Hospitals, Health Systems, Private Equity Groups, and Hedge FundsWill COVID-19 Prompt “Holdout States” to Reconsider Medicaid Expansion?

Insurance

Carrier Considerations: Business Interruption Coverage for COVID-19 Losses

Intellectual Property

3D-Printed Masks, Disinfecting Devices, and Simplified Ventilators – a Sampling of Tech Advances in the Age of COVID-19 from California UniversitiesCOVID-19 Web-Based IP Platform to Facilitate ConnectionsUSPTO Provides Form for Claiming 30-Day COVID-19 Extensions

Non-U.S. Businesses

The U.S. economic recovery plan: benefits, limits and risks for French companies in the United StatesCOVID-19–The 30-Day Mark – A Discussion by Companies on Navigating the New RealityAlternative Sources of Capital for Foreign-Owned Businesses in the US

Privacy

Taking Temperatures During COVID-19: A Practical ToolkitUsing Health Data in Europe During COVID-19Privacy and Data Protection Enactment and Enforcement Timelines During COVID-19

Real Estate

Judicial Council Amends Tolling Period for Statutes Limitations Impacted by COVID-19Proposed Legislation Aims to Boost Affordable Housing on Land Owned by Religious Institutions and Nonprofit HospitalsLos Angeles City Council Passes Ordinance to Expand Temporary Tenant Protections

Retail

Fashionista’s Guide to Bankruptcy: What Every Designer Needs to Know to be Protected in Times of Economic UncertaintyCOVID-19 Employment Guidelines and FAQEmpire State of Mind: Governor Cuomo Proposes Bill to Provide Immediate Assistance for New Yorkers Impacted by COVID-19

Tax

Updated IRS Guidance Addressing COVID-19 Relief Employer Tax CreditsIRS Issues FAQs Addressing Deferral of Employment Tax DepositsCode Section 1031 Like Kind Exchange Deadlines Extended

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?