Bankruptcy Courts are Easing Traditionally Rigid Lease Payment Requirements for Commercial Tenants In COVID-Related Filings
Bankruptcy courts in multiple jurisdictions have granted tenant-friendly relief to companies that have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in recent months. While the Bankruptcy Code typically requires timely performance of lease obligations under 11 U.S.C. § 365, bankruptcy courts have employed…
AFL-CIO Emergency Petetion for Writ of Mandamus: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Addresses Request for OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) June 11th Order addressed a petition submitted by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (“AFL-CIO”) related to COVID-19. See No. 20-1158. The AFL-CIO submitted an emergency petition for a…
Are You Immune? Your Business May Be: Executive Order Protects Businesses from Civil Liability Due to COVID-19 Exposure
In a bit of much needed good news for Arkansas businesses during the current COVID-19 crisis, on June 15, 2020, Governor Asa Hutchinson signed Executive Order 20-33 (the “Order”) which provides businesses immunity from civil liability as a result of exposure to COVID-19. The threat of litigation…
PPP Flexibility Act Makes Several Business-Friendly Changes to PPP Loan Program
On Friday, June 5, 2020, President Trump signed the “Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020,” which makes the several welcome changes to the PPP loan provisions of the CARES Act, enacted on March 27, 2020. The Flexibility Act’s changes to the PPP Loan program include the following: …
MAY 27, 2020 UPDATE: Survey of State Insurance Department COVID-19 Regulatory Actions
As reopening continues, state regulatory guidance has slowed significantly with the exception this week being guidance on coverage for COVID-19 testing. Download the current chart here.