Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for our Members and their customers

Updated Information August 28, 2020

Treasury, IRS Publish Payroll Tax Deferral Guidance

Updated Information August 18, 2020

Key Issues to Consider as Businesses Continue to Navigate the Pandemic?
As the pandemic continues with no clear resolution on the horizon, businesses must continue to revamp and reinvent their day-to-day operations to comply not only with a wide variety of new regulations, but also legal implications from existing laws and regulations. Often, these issues are overlapping and involve more than one area of law. Our COVID-19 Task Force has put together a list of issues for companies to consider as they move forward including:

  • Employment and Benefits
  • Real Estate
  • Corporate
  • Liability Mitigation
  • Communication Plans
  • Policy and Regulatory Advocacy

 

Updated Information August 13, 2020

On Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders (EO) to defer payroll taxes, set up an assistance program for lost wages to supplement unemployment benefits, extend the federal moratorium on evictions and defer student loan payments.

Brownstein’s National Tax Policy team prepared an analysis focused on the two tax-related EOs on Aug. 10. Click here to view key updates related to the implementation of the payroll tax deferral and the Lost Wage Assistance (LWA) program.

For more information on both EOs, click here to view a webcast from the Brownstein National Tax Policy Team’s Russ Sullivan and Radha Mohan.

 

Updated Information August 11, 2020

President Trump’s Aug. 8 Tax Executive Orders

Note:  The President’s Executive Order on deferral of payroll tax is causing a number of questions regarding compliance options and downstream effects.  Brownstein’s tax policy experts created the attached the pdf with initial guidance and issue spotting. Employers will have to provide notices to their employees and will need guidance from employment/labor lawyers to makes sure those notices are appropriate. 

 

 

Updated Information July 30, 2020

Senate GOP Releases COVID-19 Stimulus Bill—HEALS Act

 

Updated Information July 6, 2020

 

Covid-19 Bills, legal analysis and other useful information

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Covid-19 Bills, legal analysis and other useful information

Business Continuity:

Employment and Benefits:

Health Care:

Hospitality, Resort & Recreation:

SEC Obligations and Disclosures:

Financial Services:

Construction and Real Estate:

Consumer Protection:

Federal Government Response:

State and Local Government Response:

Economic Stimulus Package:

Water Agencies:

The documents in the above section are intended to provide you with general information regarding the impact of a potential or actual coronavirus pandemic. The contents are not intended to provide specific legal advice. If you have any questions about the contents of this document or if you need legal advice as to an issue, please contact the attorneys listed in the documents. We thank Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP attorneys for providing us this information. This communication may be considered advertising in some jurisdictions.

US Government Resources