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Funds Available to Businesses through the Employee Retention Credit Program
The Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) is a program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act that provides certain businesses with a refundable tax credit on paid employee wages. The ERC program was enacted to incentivize employers to keep...
Proposed FTC Rule Would Prohibit Non-Compete Agreements
No More Non-Competes? The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) recently issued a proposed rule that would prohibit nearly all non-compete agreements between employers and employees (the “Proposed Rule”). President Biden’s July 2021 Executive Order prompted the FTC...
Update on Paycheck Protection Program Issues
Dvorak Law Group has assisted clients all over the country in every level of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), from the loan application, the forgiveness application, audits from governmental agencies, and appeals at both the administrative and federal...
PPP Update – Audits and Appeals
Now that the dust has settled on the PPP loan program, federal agencies are backtracking on their original promises of loan forgiveness. Dvorak Law Group is currently assisting clients in audits requested by federal agencies in relation to the client’s original PPP...
ROMANCE IN THE WORKPLACE – SHOULD YOU BE CONCERNED AND WHAT ACTION DO YOU NEED TO TAKE
Spring is in the air! And, for many, love is in the air! But what if romance finds its way into your workplace? If coworkers are dating or otherwise romantically involved, their conduct may negatively affect your workplace. And, you may face legal claims...
Important Changes to OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Rules
On Friday, December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the stay on the OSHA ETS, which had been put in place by the Fifth Circuit. The OSHA ETS requires employers with 100 or more employees to either (1) develop and enforce a...
Fifth Circuit Temporarily Enjoins OSHA From Implementing and Enforcing COVID-19 ETS
On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that requires large employers (100 or more employees) to (1) enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, or (2) enforce a policy that...
OSHA Publishes ETS on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) regarding COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for covered employers. The ETS was officially published on Friday,...
Window Closing on Historic Wealth Transfer Planning Opportunities?
Federal estate and gift tax mitigation is an important component for many high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals’ tax and financial planning efforts. The federal estate and gift tax framework limits the value an individual can give to their family,...
SBA Delays in Issuing PPP Forgiveness Decisions
As part of the CARES Act, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) was tasked with administering the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), which includes overseeing the loan application process and making final determinations regarding loan forgiveness....
New Legislation Regarding the Paycheck Protection Program
After several months of negotiations, Congress passed additional COVID-19 relief legislation on Monday, December 21, 2020, which was signed into law by President Trump on Sunday, December 27, 2020. The $900 billion stimulus bill, named the Consolidated...
SBA Issues Loan Necessity Questionnaire for Certain Large PPP Loans
Recently, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) began sending a Loan Necessity Questionnaire (the “Questionnaire”) regarding Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans in excess of $2 million. The Questionnaire is intended to assist the SBA in their...
SBA To Publicly Release Information Regarding PPP Loan Recipients
The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”), the U.S. Department of Treasury, and the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee agreed to release additional data regarding the loans made pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The agreement was met,...
New Guidance on Early Loan Forgiveness for the Paycheck Protection Program
On June 22, 2020, the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released additional guidance related to the Paycheck Protection Program loans (“PPP Loans”) in the form of an Interim Final Rule (“IFR”), which addresses the timing of submitting a loan...
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