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COVID-19 Updates
New EEOC Guidance Helps Employers Navigate Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Policies
Nov 15 2021
On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its employer guidance regarding COVID-19, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” by adding Section L, which addresses questions relating …
Posted in COVID-19 Updates, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch
OSHA Issues Highly Anticipated Vaccination Standards For Businesses
Nov 05 2021
On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA issued mandatory standards requiring private companies with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a face covering at work. …
Posted in COVID-19 Updates, Labor and Employment, Regulatory
Recent Developments to Highly Anticipated Vaccine Mandate
Nov 01 2021
The emergency rule, being developed by the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), remains under consideration. Reports have revealed that the highly anticipated mandate for private-sector employers will grant businesses the option to compel unvaccinated employees to …
Posted in COVID-19 Updates, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal Challenging University Vaccination Requirement
Aug 13 2021
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a case that denied a request by students at Indiana University to stop the university’s vaccination requirement for all students reporting to campus for in-person classes this fall …
Posted in COVID-19 Updates, Education, Legal Watch
SBA Requests Revisions to Restaurant Revitalization Fund Applications
May 28 2021
Applicants for the Small Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant money should quickly get their ducks in a row. The program closed to new applicants this past Monday, and the SBA is currently asking applicants for revision. Applicants nationwide, from …
Posted in Corporate, COVID-19 Updates
SBA Authorizes Restaurant Revitalization Fund
May 27 2021
Registration begins Friday, April 30, 2021. This article was updated on May 28, 2021. Read about Revisions to SBA Restaurant Revitalization Fund Applications. The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced $28.6 billion (yes, billion with a B) to …
Posted in Corporate, COVID-19 Updates, LLG News
Can My Employer Ask if I Received a COVID Vaccine?
Apr 14 2021
As of April 13, 2021, all adult Pennsylvanians are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As eligibility requirements and availability of the various vaccines have expanded and as more adults receive the vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Posted in COVID-19 Updates, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch
With Emergency Approval of a Vaccine, Will I Have to Vaccinate?
Mar 08 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech (“Pfizer”) and Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines have been authorized for emergency use by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Due to the unprecedented speed of the vaccine approvals and release, some people are asking, “is …
Posted in COVID-19 Updates, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch
5 Things Small Businesses Should Know About COVID Relief
Feb 08 2021
Financial Resources To Stay Afloat Businesses struggling to keep their doors open amid the ongoing public health crisis may not be aware of the financial resources available to them. Here are five things small businesses may not, but should, know about …
Posted in Corporate, COVID-19 Updates, Legal Watch
COVID-19 Deal Impacts
Dec 29 2020
In light of COVID-19, buying and selling a business now looks a little different. While, earlier in 2020, we saw the number of deals plummet as mergers and acquisitions nearly ground to a halt, we have seen a resurgence of …
Posted in Corporate, COVID-19 Updates, Legal Watch