Additional Insights

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to evolve, we are committed to providing you with the latest guidance in navigating the situation. We invite you to view a complete list of client alerts that we have published on a wide range of legal issues related to the pandemic.

Guidance for Employers

• COVID-19 Update: Supreme Court Stays OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Large Employers to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination or Weekly Testing and Allows CMS Vaccine Mandate to Proceed - 1/20/2022
• COVID-19 Update: NYC Issues Guidance on Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers - 12/21/2021
• COVID-19 Update: Deadline for Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Is Extended to January 4, 2022 - 11/12/2021
• COVID-19 Update: OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Employers with 100+ Employees to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination or Weekly Testing - 11/8/2021
• COVID-19 Update: New York HERO Act Model Plan Is Updated With Respect To Face Covering and Social Distancing Requirements - 9/28/2021
• COVID-19 Update: President Biden Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and New York State Designates COVID-19 as an Airborne Infectious Disease Under the NY HERO Act, Triggering Employer Obligations - 9/15/2021
• COVID-19 Update: OSHA Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Non-Healthcare Employers Incorporating the CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People - 8/20/2021
• COVID-19 Update: EEOC Issues Further Guidance on Workplace COVID-19 Vaccine Policies and New York State Adopts the CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People - 6/7/2021
• COVID-19 Update: CDC Issues Guidance on Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination Programs and New York State Grants Employees Paid Leave for COVID-19 Vaccination - 3/18/2021
• COVID-19 Update: OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Guidance as Directed by President Biden’s Executive Order - 2/04/2021
• PPP Update: Latest COVID-19 Relief Legislation Includes Extension of Paycheck Protection Program and Establishes Second Draw Loans - 12/28/2020
• COVID-19 Update: Considerations for Employers Concerning COVID-19 Vaccination Programs - 12/14/2020
• COVID-19 Update: New York Federal Court Vacates Parts of Families First Coronavirus Response Act Regulation - 8/11/20
• COVID-19 Update: Additional Department of Labor Guidance on Wage and Hour Rules and Family and Medical Leave as Workplaces Reopen - 7/22/20
• COVID-19 Update: OSHA and EEOC Guidance on Returning to Work - 6/22/20
• COVID-19 Update: New York State and CDC Guidance for Employers Reopening Offices - 5/31/20
• COVID-19 Update: New York State Guidance on Reopening Businesses - 5/19/20
• COVID-19 Update: Practical Considerations for Employers as They Prepare for a Return to the Workplace - 4/27/20
• Business Roundtable Releases Roadmap for Resumption of Economic Activity - 4/25/20
• CARES Act UPDATE: SBA Issues Additional Paycheck Protection Program Guidance, Including for Private Equity Firms and Hedge Funds - 4/25/20
• COVID-19 Update: NJ WARN Enhanced Severance and Notice Requirements for Lay-Offs Delayed Until 90 Days After State of Emergency Lifted; Does Not Apply to COVID-19 Required Layoffs - 4/20/20
• New York State Governor Signs Law Protecting Health Care Workers, Facilities and Administrators from COVID-19-Related Liability - 4/7/20
• CARES Act UPDATE: SBA Issues Interim Final Rule for Paycheck Protection Program - 4/3/20
• COVID-19: Layoff and Furlough Considerations for Employers - 3/21/20
• New York Passes Emergency Paid Sick Leave Law for COVID-19 Relief - 3/19/20
• Coronavirus: Updated Guidance for Employers Issued by Federal, State, and City Agencies - 3/17/20
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Performance Based Compensation Programs - 3/12/20
• Secretary Johnson and Jeannie Rhee Discuss Coronavirus Preparedness in National Law Journal Op-Ed - 3/12/20
• Coronavirus: Employment Law Considerations and Practical Guidance for Employers - 3/10/20

Federal Actions

• UPDATE: Federal Reserve Issues Revised Term Sheets for Main Street Lending Facilities - 6/9/20
• Congress Approves the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act - 6/2/20
• UPDATE: Federal Reserve Issues Revised Term Sheets and Guidance for Main Street Lending Facilities, Announces New Main Street Priority Lending Facility - 5/1/20
• CARES Act UPDATE: SBA Issues Additional Paycheck Protection Program Guidance, Including for Private Equity Firms and Hedge Funds - 4/25/20
• Senate Approves $310 Billion in Additional Funding for the Paycheck Protection Program - 4/22/20
• Federal Reserve Announces Seven New or Updated Lending Facilities, Including Main Street Lending Facilities - 4/10/20
• CARES Act UPDATE: SBA Issues Interim Final Rule for Paycheck Protection Program - 4/3/20
• CARES Act: Federal Income Tax Relief for Individuals and Businesses in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic - 3/27/20
• Key Provisions of the “Phase Three” COVID-19 Stimulus Package - 3/27/20
• CARES Act to Expand Access to the SBA Loan Program - 3/26/20
• U.S. State Department Issues Unprecedented Global Travel Advisory - 3/19/20
• Congress Passes COVID-19 Relief Package - 3/18/20
• Ban on Travel from Europe: Additional Details Are Released; the UK and Ireland Are Added to the List - 3/14/20
• The United States Imposes a Ban on Travel from Schengen Area Countries - 3/12/20

Corporate Governance, Disclosure and Risk Management

• COVID-19 Update for Public Companies: Status of Temporary Relief - 7/8/20
• SEC Staff Issues Additional COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance - 6/24/20
• False Claims Act Liability in the Age of COVID-19 - 5/19/20
• COVID-19 Update for Public Companies: NYSE Provides Temporary Relief for the 20% Shareholder Approval Requirement - 5/19/20
• COVID-19 Update for Public Companies: Nasdaq Provides Temporary Relief as to the 20% Shareholder Approval Requirement - 5/8/20 
• SEC Charges Company with COVID-19-Related Securities Fraud, Reaffirming its Focus on Public Statements and Disclosures Relating to COVID-19 - 5/1/20
• COVID-19 Update for Public Companies: Nasdaq and NYSE Tolling Periods - 4/30/20
• COVID-19 Update: NYSE Shareholder Approval for Related Party and 20% Issuances Temporarily Waived and Minimum Market Capitalization Standard Temporarily Suspended - 4/20/20
• COVID-19 Update: SEC and Nasdaq Response and Updated SEC C&DIs - 4/20/20
• Delaware Governor Issues Emergency Order Permitting Notice of Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings by Exchange Act Filing and Press Release - 4/7/20
• Update: Mitigating Securities Litigation Risks Related to the Coronavirus - 3/31/20
• SEC Extends Conditional Reporting Relief; CorpFin Staff Issues COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance - 3/26/20
• COVID-19: Withdrawing or Revising Earnings Guidance - 3/23/20
• The Coronavirus: Certain Considerations for Public Companies - 3/17/20 
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Performance Based Compensation Programs - 3/13/20
• Secretary Johnson and Jeannie Rhee Discuss Coronavirus Preparedness in National Law Journal Op-Ed - 3/12/20
• The Coronavirus’ Impacts on Your Annual Meeting  - 3/11/20
• Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks Related to the Coronavirus - 3/6/20
• SEC Reporting Companies: Considering the Impact of the Coronavirus on Public Disclosure and Other Obligations - 3/4/20

Litigation, Regulatory and White Collar Advisories

• DOJ Announces First False Claims Act Settlement with Borrower and its CEO for PPP Fraud - 1/18/2021
• False Claims Act Liability in the Age of COVID-19 - 5/19/20
• DOJ Announces Preliminary Inquiry into Potential Fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program - 5/5/20
• Class Actions Target Ticket and Membership Refunds in the Wake of COVID-19 - 5/1/20
• SEC Charges Company with COVID-19-Related Securities Fraud, Reaffirming its Focus on Public Statements and Disclosures Relating to COVID-19 - 5/1/20
• DOJ and FTC Issue Warning on Anticompetitive Conduct Affecting Labor Markets During the COVID-19 Pandemic - 4/17/20
• DOJ Issues Expedited Antitrust Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Equipment and Medication Distribution Collaboration - 4/7/20
• Appellate Litigation in the Age of COVID-19 - 4/6/20 
• White-Collar Enforcement Priorities in the Wake of COVID-19 - 3/31/20
• An Update on Merger Review During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak: Early Terminations to Resume - 3/27/20
• Antitrust Guidance for Business Collaborations to Combat COVID-19 - 3/26/20
• SEC Enforcement Co-Directors Issue Statement on Potential Insider Trading and Selective Disclosure Risks Related to COVID-19 - 3/25/20
• New York and Delaware Take Steps to Toll Limitations Periods and Extend Other Deadlines in Light of COVID-19 Emergency - 3/23/20
• Merger Review During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak - 3/18/20
• State AGs Respond to COVID-19-Related “Price Gouging” and DOJ Antitrust Enforcement to Focus on Public Health Products - 3/10/20
• Mitigating Securities Litigation Risks Related to the Coronavirus - 3/5/20

Tax

• CARES Act Update: Internal Revenue Service Disallows Deduction of Certain Expenses Funded with PPP Loan Proceeds - 5/7/20
• Internal Revenue Code Section 83(b) Deadline Extended to July 15, 2020 as a Result of COVID-19 - 4/20/20
• CARES Act: Federal Income Tax Relief for Individuals and Businesses in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic - 3/27/20
• Internal Revenue Service Postpones April 15 Federal Income Tax Payment and Tax Return Filing Deadlines - 3/22/20
• Internal Revenue Service Postpones Certain April 15 Federal Income Tax Payment Deadlines - 3/18/20

Investment Funds

• CARES Act UPDATE: SBA Issues Additional Paycheck Protection Program Guidance, Including for Private Equity Firms and Hedge Funds - 4/25/20
• COVID-19 UPDATE: SEC Extends Relief to Form ADV and Form PF Filing and Delivery Obligations Due On or Before June 30 - 3/26/20
• COVID-19: Certain Consideration for Open-Ended Fund Managers; Looking At 3/31, and Beyond - 3/22/20
• COVID-19: SEC Provides Investment Advisers Whose Operations Are Disrupted by Coronavirus with Extensions for Form ADV and Form PF - 3/14/20
• COVID-19: Certain Considerations for Hedge Fund Managers - 3/11/20
• COVID-19: Fund-Related Considerations for Private Equity Managers - 3/10/20

New York State Actions

• COVID-19 Update: CDC Issues Guidance on Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination Programs and New York State Grants Employees Paid Leave for COVID-19 Vaccination - 3/18/2021
• COVID-19 Update: New York Federal Court Vacates Parts of Families First Coronavirus Response Act Regulation - 8/11/20
• UPDATE: New York City Eliminates Personal Liability of Individual Guarantors under Certain Retail Leases, for Payment Defaults Occurring during the Coronavirus Pandemic - 6/2/20
• COVID-19 Update: New York State and CDC Guidance for Employers Reopening Offices - 5/31
• COVID-19 Update: New York State Guidance on Reopening Businesses - 5/19/20
• New York State Governor Signs Law Protecting Health Care Workers, Facilities and Administrators from COVID-19-Related Liability - 4/7/20
• New York DFS Issues Emergency Regulation on Mortgage Forbearance and Certain Fees in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic - 3/25/20
• Gov. Cuomo Requires New York-Regulated Banks to Grant Forbearances in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Issues Related Directives to NY DFS - 3/23/20
• New York and Delaware Take Steps to Toll Limitations Periods and Extend Other Deadlines in Light of COVID-19 Emergency - 3/23/20
• New York DFS Grants Temporary Relief and Requires Regulated Entities to Submit Descriptions of COVID-19 Preparedness Plans - 3/19/20
• New York Passes Emergency Paid Sick Leave Law for COVID-19 Relief - 3/19/20
• What Does New York’s Declaration of a State of Emergency Mean for Business? - 3/9/20

Restructuring, Finance, Real Estate and Transactions Advisories

• UPDATE: Federal Reserve Issues Revised Term Sheets for Main Street Lending Facilities - 6/9/20
• UPDATE: New York City Eliminates Personal Liability of Individual Guarantors under Certain Retail Leases, for Payment Defaults Occurring during the Coronavirus Pandemic - 6/2/20
• UPDATE: Federal Reserve Issues Updated Guidance and Publishes Legal Forms and Agreements for Main Street Lending Facilities - 5/29/20
• UPDATE: New York State Extends Eviction and Foreclosure Moratoria, and Provides Certain Additional Benefits to Residential Tenants, During the Coronavirus Pandemic - 5/12/20
• UPDATE: Federal Reserve Issues Revised Term Sheets and Guidance for Main Street Lending Facilities, Announces New Main Street Priority Lending Facility - 5/1/20
• Federal Reserve Announces Seven New or Updated Lending Facilities, Including Main Street Lending Facilities - 4/10/20
• COVID-19: LIBOR 2021 Cessation Timing Unchanged Though Planning Delays Expected - 3/29/20
• An Update on Merger Review During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak: Early Terminations to Resume - 3/27/20
• Antitrust Guidance for Business Collaborations to Combat COVID-19 - 3/26/20
• CARES Act to Expand Access to the SBA Loan Program - 3/26/20
• UPDATE: New York State Legislature Considers Bill Affecting Certain Rents and Mortgage Payments During the Coronavirus Pandemic - 3/25/20
• New York DFS Issues Emergency Regulation on Mortgage Forbearance and Certain Fees in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic - 3/25/20
• Gov. Cuomo Requires New York-Regulated Banks to Grant Forbearances in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Issues Related Directives to NY DFS - 3/23/20
• Abandonment of Leases and Abatement of Rent During the Coronavirus Pandemic - 3/23/20
• COVID-19: Layoff and Furlough Considerations for Employers - 3/21/20
• Coronavirus Pandemic Portends Heightened Risk of Financial Distress, Potential Changes in Restructuring Market - 3/17/20
• UPDATE: Force Majeure Under the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic - 3/16/20
• COVID-19: Debt Buyback Considerations - 3/13/20
• Is the Coronavirus a Material Adverse Effect? - 3/6/20
• Force Majeure in the Wake of the Coronavirus - 3/3/20

Other Topics

• Emerging Technologies in the Age of Coronavirus - 3/25/20