COVID-19 Insights Overview Business A PPP Holiday Stocking Stuffer - December 23, 2020 IRS Deflates the Hope Balloon of PPP Borrowers - November 23, 2020 SBA Introduces Necessity Questionnaires for PPP Forgiveness - November 4, 2020 SBA Guidance on Change of Ownership for PPP Borrowers - October 8, 2020 SBA Issues New Guidance on Loan Forgiveness - August 7, 2020 PPP Loan Application Deadline: Saturday, August 8, 2020 - August 4, 2020 Paycheck Protection Program - Possible Extended Life - July 1, 2020 Tax-Exempt Organizations Should be Prepared to File and Pay the Section 4960 Excise Tax on Executive Compensation by July 15, 2020 - June 30, 2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Aggregated Guidance for Loans and Forgiveness - June 25, 2020 PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications Available - June 19, 2020 PPP and PPPFA Additional Guidance: No Cliff - June 12, 2020 Fed's Main Street Lending Program Expanded - June 10, 2020 PPP Extended Life and Expanded Flexibility - June 9, 2020 Indiana Announces the Small Business Restart Fund - May 29, 2020 New Interim Final Rules Provide Further Guidance on PPP Forgiveness - May 28, 2020 SBA Forgiveness Application - May 18, 2020 PPP Safe Harbor for Loans Under $2M and Helpful Guidance for Loans $2M+ - May 13, 2020 UPDATED - Paycheck Protection Program: Confirm the Necessity or Return the Funds - May 6, 2020 IRS Issues Tax-Exempt Bond Guidance in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic - May 6, 2020 Further Relief for Indiana Businesses During the Time of COVID-19: Remote Meetings and Suspending Five-Year Limit on Reinstatements - May 5, 2020 IRS Provides Updated Guidance Related to Recent COVID-19 Releases - May 4, 2020 Updates to the Fed's Main Street Lending Program - May 1, 2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Confirm the Necessity or Return the Funds - April 30, 2020 Estate Planning During the Time of COVID-19 - April 21, 2020 PPP - Get Ready - Again - April 21, 2020 SBA Issues Additional Interim Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program Clarifying Treatment of Self-Employment and Partner Income - April 16, 2020 IRS Provides Relief for Partnerships to File Amended Returns - April 16, 2020 Changes to Net Operating Loss Carryback Rules May Provide Opportunities - April 16, 2020 IRS Provides Guidance on Process for Claiming COVID-19 Related Payroll Tax Credits - April 3, 2020 Comparisons of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) - April 2, 2020 Benefits for Small Businesses - March 27, 2020 Business and Individual Tax Provisions, Charities, and IRS Relief Measures - March 27, 2020 April 1, 2020 Property Tax Exemption Application Deadline Still Looms - March 26, 2020 COVID-19 Checklist for Businesses - March 24, 2020 Tax Day Postponed until July 15, 2020 - March 24, 2020 IRS to Issue Guidance for High Deductible Health Plans in light of COVID-19 - March 11, 2020 Education Educate Your School: K-12 Public School Compliance with Federal Civil Rights Laws in the COVID-19 Environment - October 1, 2020 COVID-19 Enforcement Plan Compliance Alert: K-12 Educational Institutions and Indiana's Face Covering Mandate - July 31, 2020 IRS Releases FAQs on Tax Treatment of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund and Emergency Financial Aid Grants under CARES Act - May 11, 2020 Title IX Regulations Issued By The U.S. Department Of Education: Implications for Educational Institutions - May 8, 2020 New Threat on the Horizon for Schools, Colleges, and Universities: Class Action Lawsuits for Return of Tuition - April 20, 2020 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and Employee Stock Ownership Plans COVID-19 and ESOP Distribution Policies: Dealing with Down Times in an ESOP Company - May 15, 2020 IRS Guidance Increases FSA Carryover Limit, Clarifies Reimbursement of Individual Health Coverage Premiums - May 15, 2020 IRS Provides Flexibility for Cafeteria Plans to Permit Mid-Year Election Changes, Extend FSA and DCAP Claims Periods - May 14, 2020 DOL and IRS Pandemic Relief for Group Health Plans and Retirement Plans - May 13, 2020 Employer Tax-Free, Deductible Disaster Relief Benefits for Employees - April 21, 2020 Changes Posed to Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans - April 1, 2020 Executive Compensation Restrictions Under the CARES Act - April 1, 2020 ESOP COVID-19 Alert - March 24, 2020 IRS to Issue Guidance for High Deductible Health Plans in light of COVID-19 - March 11, 2020 Employment How to Identify and Curb Employee Abuse of Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family Medical Leave and Still Comply With the FFRCA - December 18, 2020 Time to Tidy Up Remote Work Policies as Work from Home Arrangements Likely to Continue - December 18, 2020 COVID-19 Safety Plan Compliance Alert: Re-Evaluate Current Plans as Measures Set to Continue through the New Year - December 18, 2020 Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations: Employers Wrestle with Whether they Can and Should - December 18, 2020 CDC Makes Key Changes to COVID-19 Recommendations Impacting When Quarantine is Needed and the Length of Quarantine - December 7, 2020 COVID-19 Safety Compliance Alert: Time to Re-Evaluate Current Plans and Indiana Enters Stage 5 - September 28, 2020 What Employers Need to Know about the Revised FFCRA Regulations - September 18, 2020 The Ongoing Pandemic of Information: FFCRA, FLSA, and FMLA Guidance - July 31, 2020 COVID-19 Safety Plan Compliance Alert: Indiana's Face Covering Mandate - July 27, 2020 Testing, Testing...The CDC Details When Employers Should Test for COVID-19 and Other Health Screening Reminders - July 22, 2020 U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Title VII Protections for Sexual Orientation and Transgender Status - June 16, 2020 How Much Can Employers Control Employees' Summer Travel During COVID-19? A lot. - June 16, 2020 Returning to the Workplace: Addressing Requests to Work from Home and Refusals to Return to Work - June 8, 2020 OSHA's Revised Enforcement Guidance When a Work-Relatedness Determination is Required - May 26, 2020 Getting Back on Track: How Indiana Businesses can Create the Plan Required by Governor Holcomb's Executive Order 20-26 to Keep Employees and Patrons Safe by the May 11, 2020 Deadline - May 4, 2020 Workplace Safety and COVID-19: OSHA's Interim Enforcement Guidance and What It Means for Employers - April 28, 2020 Practically Speaking: A Series of Practical Tips for Employers in Navigating COVID-19 - April 22, 2020 Developing Leave Policies to Keep Up with the FFCRA - April 17, 2020 Understanding when a “Qualifying Need” for Paid Leave arises under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - April 13, 2020 You have been WARNed. Complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act for COVID-19 Shutdowns - April 3, 2020 Employment Law Bulletin - Department of Labor Continues to Provide Additional Information on Paid Leave Requirements Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - March 30, 2020 Issues for Employers - March 27, 2020 Employment Law Bulletin - Department of Labor Publishes Additional Information on Paid Leave Requirements Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act - March 26, 2020 The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Q & A for Employers - March 20, 2020 Employment Law Bulletin - Summary of Families First Coronavirus Response Act - March 20, 2020 PTO Donations and COVID-19 - March 19, 2020 Proposed Federal Law to Offer Paid Sick Leave Due to Coronavirus: H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act - March 17, 2020 Navigating the ADA and FMLA in Combatting Coronavirus - March 12, 2020 Planning Considerations for Employers to Consider in Response to Coronavirus - March 12, 2020 COVID-19 Guidance for Employers - March 6, 2020 Financial Services Indiana Moratorium on Residential Property Evictions and Mortgage Foreclosures Will Continue Through the End of July 2020 - July 6, 2020 CFPB Aims To Ease Servicer Loss Mitigation Efforts and Encourage Small Dollar Loans With New No-Action Letter Templates - June 29, 2020 A Bankruptcy Court Weighs In: Do Force Majeure Clauses Excuse Commercial Tenants from Paying Rent? - June 24, 2020 Eviction and Foreclosure Moratoriums Extended to August 31, 2020 for Federally-Backed Mortgages - June 18, 2020 Changes are Coming to the Indiana Consumer Credit Code - Are you Ready? - June 16, 2020 TILA and the Right of Rescission: Illinois Adopts One-Year Limitation Period - June 11, 2020 A Hospital's Bankruptcy Filing Dramatically Changes the Equation for Medical Providers - June 9, 2020 OCC Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Digital Banking Activities - June 9, 2020 Indiana Supreme Court Extends Partial Protection of CARES Act Recovery Rebates - June 1, 2020 CFPB Provides Flexibility to Financial Institutions When Dealing with Billing Errors, Payment Rules, and Deposit Accounts Terms Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic - May 19, 2020 Commercial Collection Issues in a COVID-19 Economy - May 11, 2020 Preparing for the (Likely) Coming Wave of Bankruptcies - May 5, 2020 COVID-19 and Supplemental Proceedings: Illinois Supreme Court Provides Guidance - April 29, 2020 Illinois Eviction Moratorium: Relief Extended to Non-Residential Tenants - April 29, 2020 COVID-19 and the Mortgage Industry: Embracing the Virus on the Legislative and Regulatory Front - April 27, 2020 Indiana Supreme Court Orders Partial Protection of CARES Act Recovery Rebates Payments - April 21, 2020 Federal Reserve Announces the Main Street Lending Program - April 17, 2020 Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions - April 15, 2020 Indiana Expedites Implementation of Remote Notary Statute - Part I - March 30, 2020 Flexibility for Lenders - March 27, 2020 Provisions Directly Affecting Financial Institutions - March 27, 2020 Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy - March 27, 2020 Financial Services Regulators Respond to COVID-19 - March 25, 2020 Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy Alert - March 25, 2020 Health Care Don't Lose Focus on Your Compliance with Important COVID-19 Requirements - November 16, 2020 COVID-19, Faith, and 'Technical Assistance' from OCR - November 3, 2020 Indiana Improves Telemedicine Reimbursement During COVID-19 Emergency - October 19, 2020 Helping Hoosiers: Indiana Extends Flexibility on Temporary Licensing of Health Care Workers - October 7, 2020 Nursing Homes: Immediate Enforcement Action and New COVID-19 Testing and Reporting Requirements - September 2, 2020 OCR Seeks Balance Between COVID-19 Precautions and Fundamental Religious Liberties - July 29, 2020 IRS Adds Frequently Asked Questions Addressing Taxation of Provider Relief Payments - July 15, 2020 Nursing Homes Required to Test All Staff Members for COVID-19 - June 19, 2020 How Does My Compliance Program Measure Up? - June 10, 2020 Don't Be Complacent, Be Compliant - CMS and OIG Online Sources Continue to Provide Important Compliance and COVID-19 Updates - June 5, 2020 When It Rains, It Pours - Nursing Facilities to Face Imminent Survey Activity, Enhanced Enforcement Actions, and Staff Testing Requirements as a Result of COVID-19 - June 4, 2020 Protect Yourself from Anti-Kickback Statute Liability When Donating PPE - May 19, 2020 Indiana Imposes Requirements on Physician Noncompete Provisions - May 18, 2020 New FAQ Addresses Eligibility of §115 Hospitals for PPP Loans - May 6, 2020 CMS Publishes New Medicare Changes to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic - May 4, 2020 CMS Announces Recommendations for Reopening Facilities to Provide Non-Emergent Health Care - April 20, 2020 OCR Relaxes Enforcement For Pandemic-Related Disclosures of PHI During Public Health Emergency - April 6, 2020 Indiana Responds to COVID with Changes to Prior Authorization and Telemedicine - March 31, 2020 CMS Expands and Makes Advance Medicare Payments More Available to Address Cash Flow Affected by COVID-19 - March 31, 2020 Governor Holcomb Waives More Indiana Health Care Laws in Executive Order 20-13 to Address COVID-19 - March 31, 2020 Provisions Relevant to Health Care Providers & Access to Health Care Services - March 27, 2020 Safeguarding Confidential Information In Remote Work Configurations - March 23, 2020 OCR Issues FAQs on Telemedicine Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic - March 23, 2020 DEA Removes In-Person Examination Requirement for Prescribing Controlled Substances Amid COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - March 19, 2020 OCR Temporarily Lessens HIPAA Requirements for Telecommunications in Wake of COVID-19 - March 18, 2020 CMS and OIG Temporarily Clear Regulatory Obstacles to Expand Telehealth Coverage to Address COVID-19 - March 18, 2020 1135 Waiver Response to COVID-19 - March 16, 2020 The Impact of HIPAA on Disclosures Related to COVID-19 - March 13, 2020 State Medicaid Programs Respond to Coronavirus - March 13, 2020 1135 Waiver Response TO COVID-19 - March 11, 2020 Insurance If Our Company Gets Sued Because of COVID-19, Will We be Covered by Insurance? - May 11, 2020 Six Steps to Help Your Business Maximize Insurance Coverage That May Be Available to Offset COVID-19 Losses and Claims - March 30, 2020 Litigation Beware of the Strings Attached To The Receipt of FFCRA, CARES Act, and Other Federal Funding During the COVID-19 Crisis - April 28, 2020 Q & A on Directors & Officers Insurance: Coverage for Liability due to COVID-19 - April 6, 2020 COVID-19: What Every Construction Owner and Entity Should Do Right Now - March 27, 2020 COVID-19 Concerns May Implicate Force Majeure Contract Issues - March 10, 2020 Municipal and Public Finance New Markets Tax Credit and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Provisions Included in End-Of-Year Coronavirus Relief Package - December 29, 2020 IRS Provides Temporary Relief for LIHTC Projects Due to COVID-19 - July 15, 2020 IRS Postpones Time-Sensitive Deadlines for New Markets Tax Credit Investments and Expenditures - June 16, 2020 In Response to COVID-19, IRS Extends Safe Harbors for Renewable Energy Tax Credit ProjectsExceptions to Indiana's Open - June 3, 2020 Door Law and Access to Public Records Act Extended Until June 13, 2020 - May 22, 2020 Coronavirus Relief Fund Program: Reimbursement Eligibility Guidelines for Counties, Cities, and Towns - May 15, 2020 Exceptions to Indiana's Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Act Set to Expire on May 23, 2020 - May 15, 2020 IRS Issues Tax-Exempt Bond Guidance in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic - May 6, 2020 Municipal Securities Debt Service Disclosure Obligations and COVID-19 - April 3, 2020 Indiana's Public Access Laws Further Suspended in Response to COVID-19 - April 3, 2020 State Board of Accounts Provides Guidance for COVID-19 Expenditures - April 2, 2020 During a COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, What Constitutes an “Essential Matter,” Thus Warranting a Public Meeting by Local Governmental Entities? - March 31, 2020 Indiana's Public Access Counselor Provides Open Door Law (“ODL”) Guidance Following Governor Holcomb's Most Recent COVID-19 Executive Order - March 20, 2020 Indiana’s Open Door Law (“ODL”) Partially Suspended in Response to COVID-19 - March 18, 2020 Real Estate New Change to the Indiana Code Requires Additional Signature by Witness on All Recorded Documents - June 25, 2020 Force Majeure Considerations for Commercial Leases in Indiana - May 15, 2020 CARES Act Provides 100% Bonus Depreciation for Qualified Improvement Property - April 15, 2020 IRS Extends 1031 Exchange Deadlines in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic - April 13, 2020 COVID-19 Issues for Commercial Landlords - April 7, 2020 Issues for Real Estate - March 27, 2020 Thought Leadership Business Construction Education and School Law Employee Benefits Estate Planning & Personal Services Financial Services Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy Health Care Intellectual Property Labor and Employment Litigation Municipal Real Estate Secured Lender Firm News and Events COVID-19 Resource Center Krieg DeVault Podcast Series DISCLAIMER SUBSCRIBE CONTACT US PRIVACY POLICY SITE MAP © 2021 Krieg DeVault LLP. 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