COVID-19 Updates
New EEOC Guidance Helps Employers Navigate Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Policies
On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its employer guidance regarding…
OSHA Issues Highly Anticipated Vaccination Standards For Businesses
On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA issued mandatory standards requiring private…
Recent Developments to Highly Anticipated Vaccine Mandate
The emergency rule, being developed by the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal Challenging University Vaccination Requirement
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a case that…
SBA Requests Revisions to Restaurant Revitalization Fund Applications
Applicants for the Small Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant money should quickly get their…
SBA Authorizes Restaurant Revitalization Fund
Registration begins Friday, April 30, 2021. This article was updated on May 28, 2021. Read…
Can My Employer Ask if I Received a COVID Vaccine?
As of April 13, 2021, all adult Pennsylvanians are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.…
With Emergency Approval of a Vaccine, Will I Have to Vaccinate?
Pfizer-BioNTech (“Pfizer”) and Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines have been authorized for emergency use…
5 Things Small Businesses Should Know About COVID Relief
Financial Resources To Stay Afloat Businesses struggling to keep their doors open amid the ongoing…
COVID-19 Deal Impacts
In light of COVID-19, buying and selling a business now looks a little different. While,…
Governor Insists Now is the Time to “Mask Up, PA”
Latest COVID-19 Orders In PA Raise Questions For Business Owners, Colleges And Universities With the…
Can I Sell My Business If I Have A PPP Loan?
What You Need to Know About PPP and Change of Business Ownership Generally, the Small…
June Never Looked So Good for Estate Planning
The all-time low 7520 “hurdle” rate for June has made the “GRAT” a very attractive…
Allegheny County Judicial Emergency Extended Until June
Several General and Practice-Specific Considerations Apply On May 6, 2020, the Court of Common Pleas…
Employees Can’t Choose Unemployment Compensation Over Suitable Work
Furloughed Workers May Face Fraud Charges For Collecting Unemployment After Receiving Offer to Work As…
Planning, Protection and Finance During A Pandemic
Webinar Topic: Planning Protection and Finance During a Pandemic DESCRIPTION: Your attorney, insurance agent, and…
IRS Weighs-in on PPP Loans
PPP Borrowers Cannot Deduct Expenses Paid With Forgiven PPP Loan Proceeds On May 1, the…
Governor Wolf’s Three Phase Plan To Reopen Pennsylvania
What Everyone Needs To Know Right Now Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has laid out a…
Always Read the Terms of Service on Social Media
By Posting to a Social Media Site, You Agree to its Terms of Service While…
Pennsylvania Courts Begin The Process Of Reopening
Lower COVID-19 Infection Rate Will Allow Some Courts To Open Soon – Others Have Weeks…
Construction to Resume in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania on May 1, 2020
Safety Restrictions Will Be In Place On Construction Sites On Monday, April 27, 2020, the…
Health of A State: Police Power and the Stay-at-Home Order
Are Governor Wolf’s Orders Unconstitutional? COVID-19 has affected so many lives that the American people…
PPP and EIDL Replenished
$484 Billion in Coronavirus Relief Funds Approved On April 23, Congress approved a $484 billion…
Processing Wage Garnishments During COVID-19
Employers Obligations and Considerations For Wage Garnishments An Employer’s duties and responsibilities to process wage…
Mandatory Mask Order For Pennsylvania
What Pennsylvania’s Mask Order Means for You and Your Business On April 15, 2020, Pennsylvania…
Pennsylvania Temporarily Allows Remote Notary Services
SB 841 Provides Framework for Remote Online Notarizations On April 20, 2020, Governor Wolf signed…
Local Governments Have In-Person Quorum Requirements Waived During COVID-19
The Pennsylvania General Assembly Passes Senate Bill 841 Senate Bill 841 passed by unanimous vote…
OSHA Releases Plan For Investigating COVID-19 Claims In The Workplace
DOL Provides New Guidance Regarding Inspections During Coronavirus Pandemic The U.S. Department of Labor released…
Executing Estate Planning Documents During COVID-19
The Lynch Law Group Offers Remote Estate Planning Services Amid the COVID-19 crisis, many people…
CARES Act – Waiver of 2020 Required Minimum Distributions
The CARES Act Waives 2020 RMDs For Individuals As many of you are aware, the…
CARES Act: The Paycheck Protection Program
Loan Options Provide Financial Relief For Small Businesses (Post updated April 8, 2020, to reflect…
Blackbeard, Copyright Fair Use, and the COVID-19 Crisis
ARRRRRR!! There was an important US Supreme Court case Allen vs. Cooper (no. 18-877) decided…
USPTO extends filing deadlines
USPTO Extends Certain Responsive Filing Deadlines to June 1, 2020. Responsive filings due between and…
Force Majeure National Emergencies Require Decisive Reaction
Managing Truck Leases, Service Agreements and Corporate Leases Amid COVID-19 Pandemic As the COVID-19 pandemic…
Part 2: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act Division C of H.R. 6201 amends the FMLA…
DOL Mandatory Poster For Employers With Fewer Than 500 Employees
Employee Rights, Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under the Families First…
Not All Tax Deadlines are Extended – Which Tax Deadlines Affect You
Most Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines Have Been Extended But NOT All Due to the COVID-19…
SBA Disaster Loan Available For Small Businesses Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Businesses Are Urged to Apply For “Economic Injury Disaster Loans” Now The United States Small…
Emergency Declaration Exempts Commercial Truck Drivers and Motor Carriers During COVID-19
FMCSA Provides Hours of Service Exemption for Drivers Providing Relief to Coronavirus Outbreak As the…
Courts in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and Beyond, Institute Emergency Procedures in Response to COVID-19
The Lynch Law Group Remains Fully Operational In as few as two weeks, businesses and…
PA Dept. of Revenue, Inheritance Tax Division: Procedures in Response to COVID-19
What Taxpayers Need to Know About Inheritance Tax Filing and Payments The Department of…
What Employers Need To Know About Temperature Tests
EEOC Guidelines Support That Employers Can Temperature-Test Employees as a Condition of Working As the…
Family Law During The Coronavirus Pandemic
Resolving Conflict When Courts Are Closed Over the past few days, we have experienced a…
Employer Guidance: Emergency “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”
Employers With Fewer Than 500 Employees Must Pay Emergency Leave Benefits Emergency Paid Leave Act…
Information for Landlords and Tenants Regarding Coronavirus
Courts Put Evictions On Hold Due to COVID-19 Unemployment Update: Pursuant to Governor Wolf’s executive…
Governor Wolf Delays Enforcement of Business Closure Order
Businesses Can Request Waiver to Stay Open Due to the extreme pressures being placed on…
Paid Sick Leave in These Uncertain Times
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides much-needed relief for small business owners – and…
Governor Wolf Enforces Closure of Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses
At approximately 6:00 p.m. on March 19, 2020, Governor Wolf ordered that “non-life-sustaining businesses” throughout…
Contractors and Coronavirus: Refunds of Down Payments
With various federal, state, and local government officials in western Pennsylvania recommending social distancing due…
What is Considered an Essential Business Under COVID-19?
On Monday, March 16, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf strongly urged all non-essential businesses statewide…
COVID-19 Issues And Business Interruption For Employers
The impact of COVID-19 and the business disruption has extended to the supply chain, service…
Governmental Agencies And Coronavirus – What We Know and What We Don’t Know
As COVID-19 cases become more widespread, governmental agencies and municipalities should carefully review their procedures…
The Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act – Just In Time For The Coronavirus
The Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act mandates the payment of sick time for city employees.…