COVID-19 Alerts: Week of March 30

Welcome to the Barclay Damon COVID-19 Response Team Week in Review. Our COVID-19 Response Team continues to actively monitor changes and is prepared to assist clients in responding to the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses.

In case you missed anything, below are links to the legal alerts we issued this week covering developments related to COVID-19 as well as links to upcoming webinars and past webinar recordings.

For any questions or legal assistance, please email
COVID-19ResponseTeam@barclaydamon.com.

ALERTS 

COVID-19 General

• 3.30.20 - CARES Act Unemployment Compensation

Branding, Trademarks & Copyrights

• 4.2.20 - Proceed With Caution: USPTO Waives Certain Trademark-Related Deadlines Amid COVID-19

Cannabis

• 4.3.20 - COVID-19's Impact on Cannabis Businesses

Construction & Surety

• 3.30.20 - COVID-19: Further Guidance Issued on NYS Construction Industry Workforce Reduction Requirements

Cybersecurity

• 4.1.20 - COVID-19: How to Avoid Cyber, Other Scams in Today's Climate

Employee Benefits

• 4.3.20 - New in-Service Distribution Event: Coronavirus-Related Distributions

Environmental

• 4.3.20 - COVID-19: NYSDEC DER Hits Play on Limited Essential Environmental Remediation, New York State Remains on PAUSE
• 4.2.20 - US EPA Releases Draft Guidance for New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting, Revising Longstanding Interpretation of "Begin Actual Construction"

Financial Institutions & Lending

• 3.30.20 - COVID-19: Small Business Interruption Loans

Health Care

• 4.2.20 - COVID-19: OCR Issues Guidance to Help Ensure First Responders, Others Receive PHI From Individuals Exposed to Virus
• 4.2.20 - COVID-19: CARES Act Makes Significant Changes to 42 CFR Part 2
• 4.2.20 - A Silver Lining: COVID-19 Offers Independent Pharmacies a Chance to Shine
• 4.1.20 - COVID-19: How the CARES Act Impacts Health Care Providers
• 3.31.20 - COVID-19: NYS DOH Releases Updated Employee Protocols for Returning to Work After Exposure, Infection
• 3.31.20 - COVID-19: DFS Instructs Insurance Issuers to Suspend Certain Requirements for Hospitals, Other Inpatient Service Providers
• 3.30.20 - COVID-19: OPWDD Releases Guidance on Returning to Work After Infection

Hotels, Hospitality & Food Service

• 3.30.20 - COVID-19: Guidance Issued on Producing Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer

Labor & Employment

• 3.30.20 - COVID-19: Update - USDOL Issues New Guidance on Compliance With Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Regulatory

• 4.1.20 - FERC's Response to COVID-19
• 4.1.20 - COVID-19: Empire State Development Corporation Limits Scope of "Essential" Energy Projects
• 3.30.20 - NYS Public Service Commission Updates Due to COVID-19

Tax

• 3.30.20 - Tax Provisions of the CARES Act

Torts & Products Liability Defense

• 4.2.20 - COVID-19: New NYS Executive Order Issued, Courts Implement Virtual Court Proceedings

View all Barclay Damon alerts here.

WEBINARS

Upcoming

• 4.7.20 - Keeping Your Organization Afloat: Leveraging Federal Aid

Past

• 4.2.20: COVID-19 Sick Leave Law and New York State's Paid Family Leave Act with Michael Sciotti and Ross Greenky
• 4.1.20: We’re From the Government, and We’re Here to Help: Federal Legislation on Unemployment Insurance and Related Issues with Michael Murphy and Daniel Elliott
• 3.30.20: WARN-ing to Employers: State and Federal WARN Act Considerations Amid COVID-19 with Scott Rogoff and Ben Wilkinson
• 3.26.20: COVID-19 - Understanding the Federal Families First Paid Sick and Emergency Leave with Buster Melvin
• 3.23.20: Coronavirus and the Workplace Update with Michael Sciotti and Chris Harrigan
• 3.16.20: Coronavirus and the Workplace with Michael Sciotti