Insurance Coverage During the COVID-19 Era
All businesses are experiencing the effect of COVID-19, new challenges emerge daily if not hourly, and the long-term effects of the disease on our communities and businesses are unknown. Now is [...]
Federal Aid for Local Governments Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the CARES Act into law. The CARES Act contains broad based financial measures aimed at providing immediate relief to unemployed workers, small and [...]
Florida Governor’s Office Clarifies Local Governments Retain COVID-19 Emergency Authority to Be More Strict than the Governor’s Executive Orders
On April 1, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order No. 20-91, directing a statewide stay-at-home order that limited individuals’ movement but not local governments’ ability to [...]
Florida Governor Issues Statewide Stay-at-Home Order
On April 1, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order No. 20-91, providing for a statewide stay-at-home order. A copy of the Governor’s Order is available here. The Order, which takes [...]
Partner Brooke Ehrlich Discusses Furloughed Employees Under the CARES Act Live on WPLG Local 10
On March 31, Labor & Employment Partner Brooke Ehrlich spoke live on WPLG Local 10 and discussed the resources and options furloughed employees have under the CARES Act.
Florida Law Preserves and Extends Existing Development Orders and Approvals Through the COVID-19 a/k/a Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
On Friday, March 20, 2020, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) confirmed that the state of emergency presented by COVID-19 a/k/a novel coronavirus (see Executive [...]
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act FAQs
By Brett Schneider (Labor & Employment Division) Since the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) was approved, employers nationwide have been tackling tough questions and [...]
Brett Schneider Presents in “What Every Small & Mid-Sized Business Needs to Know in the Era of Coronavirus” Webinar
On March 27, Palm Beach Office Managing Director and Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Division, Brett Schneider, presented in the webinar, “What Every Small & Mid-Sized Business [...]
Economic Relief for Businesses Under The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, And Economic Security Act (The Cares Act)
In the late hours of March 25, 2020, the Senate took a historic step to advance the largest economic stimulus bill in U.S. history, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act [The [...]
COVID-19 Emergency Orders and Declarations
The Firm’s Government Division is actively monitoring the quickly evolving landscape affecting our government clients due to COVID-19/novel coronavirus. Emergency declarations and orders issued [...]
