In response to more than 2,000 public comments to its initial term sheets, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) on April 30, 2020 unveiled changes to its previously announced $600 billion Main Street Lending Program (Program), although it still did not reveal when lending will get underway.

In the first part of this alert on taking employees’ temperatures, we explained some of the obligations created under discrimination laws, occupational safety and health standards, and data privacy regulations. In this second part, we emphasize the newest guidance around temperature screenings, COVID-19 testing, and returning to work.

If a recipient of a Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan uses the money to pay eligible expenses, then the borrower stands to reap two benefits.

In May of 2019, three defendants were convicted following a three-week trial in New York federal court, Southern District, in connection with a fraudulent scheme to concoct phony lawsuits.

On April 14, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 2374. This bill amends the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), the New Jersey Family Leave Insurance law (NJFLI), and the New Jersey Temporary Disability Law (NJDTL) to address COVID-19 related leave issues. Remarkably, it provides a do-over in light of amendments passed hurriedly only two weeks earlier. Please note that the amendments are retroactive to March 25.

The President signed into law the fourth COVID-19 bill. In it, an additional $484 billion has now been allocated by the federal government to assist in the relief efforts. The lion’s share of the funding, $380 billion is to extend the Paycheck Protection Program, to enable processing of additional applications.

Seeking to address a longstanding environmental law question of what circumstances require a Clean Water Act (CWA) permit from a “point source,” the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on April 23, 2020 in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund established a new test that even the Court realized may result in greater confusion rather than less.

Recently, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its recommendations for employers endeavoring to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other employment laws amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most saliently, the guidance includes a new section on returning employees to the workplace.