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Listen to the Episode Here Craig Tristao, partner at the Firm shares tips for employers about the legal ramifications for managing remote employees. He helps businesses understand the necessity for a work from home agreement and other ways to keep employee morale high while reducing business risk. Valley Innovators is a mission-driven company focused on education, mentorship, and access to…
Listen to the Episode Here Sherrie M. Flynn, a partner at the Firm joins Valley Innovators on the “Return to Work” podcast series discussing five key areas for employers to address for Return to Work (RTW) success. Learn about how performing a Risk Assessment and Site-specific Plan reduces employer business risk as employees RTW. Listen to it here or at…
Download a PDF version the letter here Shortly after Governor Newsom and the City of Fresno issued shelter-in-place orders, we at Coleman & Horowitt, LLP have been proactive. Though these orders allowed law firms to remain open as “essential businesses” we knew we could not continue business as normal. Instead, we took steps to protect our clients and employees by…
By Darryl J. Horowitt Download the PDF of this article here The CARES Act authorized the issuance of Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) loans through the SBA. Under the PPP, a qualified borrower was required to certify that “[c]urrent economic uncertainty makes this loan request necessary to support the ongoing operations of the Applicant.” When it came to light that certain…
By Darryl J. Horowitt Download the PDF of this article here On April 23, 2020, in order to provide additional financial assistance to businesses, Congress enacted a $484 billion relief package entitled the “Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act”, which was signed into law by the President on April 24, 2020. This legislation was deemed necessary due to…
By Craig A. Tristao Download a PDF of this article here Do you need a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for a discharge to groundwater? Before the Supreme Court’s April 23, 2020, decision in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund (2020) __ U.S. ___, Docket No. 18-260, many believed, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had…
By Darryl J. Horowitt Download the PDF of this article here With all the changes being forced on us by COVID-19, the Courts are trying to keep up. Fortunately, Governor Newsom has given the Judicial Council the ability to make emergency rules so the courts can make changes needed for the individual courts. To that end, on April 6, 2020,…
By Gregory J. Norys Download a PDF of this article here On March 31, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) provided employer’s guidance on what documentation it will require to support the tax credit taken under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave (“EPSL”) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLA) sections of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act…
By Gregory J. Norys All employers are required to verify the citizenship status for new employees before the first date of employment. As part of the process, all employers are required to obtain a Form I-9 for all new employees. On October 21, 2019 the Office of Management and Budget approved a new I-9 form. On January 31, 2020, the…
By Sherrie M. Flynn Download a PDF of this article here The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus is having significant impacts on companies, including disruption of supply chains and performance of delivery obligations. As a result, some companies may desire to be excused from their contractual obligations due to these events to avoid losses that may arise from inability to…