Paycheck Protection Program Loans and Medicare Advance Payments On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Cares Act provides specific support to health care providers during the duration of the Continue Reading
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Chambliss' Commitments to Our Clients, Friends, and Community – We know that you are struggling daily and trying to manage your personal lives and businesses in light of recent challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The full impact of the virus on our collective health, safety, and Continue Reading
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The Department of Labor (DOL) continues to provide guidance concerning an employer's obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act). Key issues have now been addressed, significantly including the definitions of "health care provider" and "emergency responder" for Continue Reading
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Like many, I have retreated to my home and isolated myself with my immediate family in keeping with social distancing recommendations to slow the spread of COVID-19. I've found that there are a number of positive consequences of social distancing – eating more home-cooked meals, spending more time Continue Reading
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Employers have continued to struggle with questions over how to implement the paid sick leave and paid expanded FMLA leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which becomes effective April 1. Although formal regulations have yet to be published, the Department of Continue Reading
Fetch MoreOn March 26, 2020, Gov. Bill Lee issued Executive Order No. 20 amending previous Executive Order No. 15, which significantly modified various licensing and other entry barriers to providing care amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Highlights of the new order include: Additional waivers of licensing Continue Reading
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As health care providers across the country take steps to initiate or increase use of telehealth to provide patient care while complying with "social distancing" or "shelter in place" directives, federal and state governments have taken, and continue to take, numerous steps to facilitate greater use Continue Reading
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The CARES Act passed by the Senate and expected to pass the House in response to the COVID-19 pandemic includes two significant changes to the bankruptcy code that may impact many businesses and individuals. The first is a significant increase in the amount to qualify for the new Subchapter V Continue Reading
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Late yesterday (March 24, 2020), the Department of Labor issued the first of its anticipated guidance concerning the paid leave obligations in the newly enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act. While the guidance largely summarizes what we already knew about the new law, it does provide Continue Reading
Fetch MoreEarly on March 25, 2020, the Administration and Senate Republican and Democrat leaders reached agreement on key terms of the proposed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). Senate passage is expected later today, followed later by anticipated passage by the House and Continue Reading
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