Husch Blackwell has launched a COVID-19 response team providing insight to businesses as they address challenges related to the coronavirus outbreak. Drawn together from numerous legal disciplines, practices and industries, our attorneys will produce regular content and develop programming to assist clients and other interested parties across multiple areas of operations. New offerings will be added on a rolling basis. We have also created a centralized location for related links to external resources. Should you have specific needs, message our dedicated email address: COVID19response@huschblackwell.com.
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Antitrust & Competition | View Team Page
Banking & Finance | View Team Page
- June 4, 2020: [Alert] Senate Passes House Bill Modifying the PPP Loan Program
- June 2, 2020: [Alert] FAQ: CARES Act SBA Loan Programs (originally posted on April 1, 2020)
- June 1, 2020: [Alert] (Another) Main Street Lending Program Update
- June 1, 2020: [Alert] FAQ for Lenders: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans (originally posted on April 6, 2020)
- May 29, 2020: [Alert] Nebraska's Coronavirus Relief Funds "Get Nebraska Growing"
- May 27, 2020: [Alert] FAQ: Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness for Borrowers
- May 26, 2020: [Alert] SBA Issues Promised Guidance on PPP Loan Forgiveness and on SBA's Loan Review Procedures
- May 18, 2020: [Alert] Application for PPP Loan Forgiveness Released by SBA and Treasury
- May 14, 2020: [Alert] Safe Harbor Further Extended for PPP Loan Repayment
- May 13, 2020: [Alert] SBA Issues New FAQ on Review of Borrower PPP "Necessity" Certification
- May 6, 2020: [Alert] SBA Extends Safe Harbor for PPP Fund Repayment
- May 1, 2020: [Alert] Changes to the Main Street Lending Program
- April 29, 2020: [Blog] Additional Funding Now Available for Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans
- April 29, 2020: [Alert] A Word of Caution for PPP Loan Recipients with Adequate Sources of Liquidity; What You Can Do to Avoid Increased Government Oversight
- April 27, 2020: [Alert] President Authorizes Additional PPP and EIDL Funding; Treasury and SBA Provide Additional Guidance
- April 23, 2020: [Alert] I've Received my PPP Loan, Now What?
- April 14, 2020: [Webinar] Distilled Guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program
- April 9, 2020: [Alert] Main Street Lending Program: An Overview
- April 9, 2020: [Alert] SBA and Treasury Department Update: Paycheck Protection Program Guidance
- April 3, 2020: [Alert] FAQ: Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020
- April 2, 2020: [Alert] Small Business Relief Loan Fund Now Available for Kansas City-Area Businesses
- April 2, 2020: [Alert] Credit Reporting Changes Under the CARES Act
- March 30, 2020: [Alert] Remote Online Notarization and COVID-19
- March 27, 2020: [Alert] Stimulus Bill Update: Additional SBA Relief Available to Coronavirus-Impacted Small Businesses
- March 25, 2020: [Alert] Remote Lending in the Time of COVID-19
- March 22, 2020: [Alert] SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program to Assist Coronavirus-Impacted Businesses
- March 20, 2020: [Alert] Exploring Forbearance Issues in the Context of COVID-19
- March 16, 2020: [Alert] Consumer Financial Services Challenges Related to Coronavirus
- March 13, 2020: [Alert] Lenders Should Prepare Now for the Distressed-Debt Aftershock of COVID-19
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Cannabis | View Team Page
Commercial Contracting | View Team Page
Construction & Design | View Team Page
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- May 14, 2020: [Alert] Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Wisconsin's Safer at Home Order
- May 6, 2020: [Alert] Preparing Your Company for Sale or Investment in a Post-COVID-19 World
- April 17, 2020: [Alert] Further SEC and Delaware Guidance on COVID-19 Disclosure and Shareholder Meeting Impacts
- April 6, 2020: [Alert] State and Federal Enforcers Ramp Up Price Gouging and Deceptive Practices
- March 31, 2020: [Alert] Antitrust Agencies Pivot on HSR Early Termination and Provide COVID-19 Collaboration Guidance
- March 30, 2020: [Alert] A Summary of Recent SEC Guidance Responding to COVID-19
- March 25, 2020: [Alert] Material Adverse Change Clauses and the COVID-19 Deal Environment
- March 20, 2020: [Alert] SEC Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Filing Extensions, "Virtual"/"Hybrid" Annual Meetings & Suspended Mail Delivery
- March 18, 2020: [Alert] Merger Reviews During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Education | View Team Page
- June 4, 2020: [Alert] Department of Education Issues Controversial Guidance on Distribution of Education Stabilization Funds
- June 2, 2020: [Blog] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Considerations for Schools
- May 11, 2020: [Alert] COVID-Related Class Actions Against Higher Education Institutions
- April 22, 2020: [Alert] Department of Education Clarifies CARES Act Provisions for Higher Ed
- April 21, 2020: [Alert] 2019 Wisconsin Act 185: K-12 Education Provisions
- April 21, 2020: [Webinar] COVID-19: Labor and Employment Issues in Higher Education
- April 17, 2020: [Webinar] Planning for an Uncertain Future: COVID-19 Concerns for Campuses – Legal Issues Town Hall
- April 7, 2020: [Alert] Title IX Considerations in the Era of COVID-19
- April 5, 2020: [Alert] COVID-19 Sample Notifications for Educational Institutions (originally posted on March 20, 2020)
- April 2, 2020: [Webinar] Education and COVID-19: Legal Issues Town Hall
- March 31, 2020: [Alert] Legal and Liability Issues with Allowing Students to Volunteer in Direct Patient Care
- March 27, 2020: [Alert] CARES on Campus: Stimulus Program & Higher Education
- March 24, 2020: [Blog] Federal COVID-19 Resources for Education Institutions
- March 22, 2020: [Alert] Colleges, Universities and COVID-19 – Legal Issues for Leadership
- March 22, 2020: [Alert] Counseling During Campus Closure: Telehealth and Licensure
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | View Team Page
- May 15, 2020: [Alert] New IRS Guidance Expands Flexibility for Cafeteria Plans in Response to COVID-19
- May 5, 2020: [Alert] IRS Releases FAQs: Coronavirus-related Relief for Retirement Plans and IRAs
- May 1, 2020: [Alert] New Rules Provide for Extensions of Benefit Plan Compliance Deadlines
- April 20, 2020: [Alert] A Checklist for Sponsors to Consider Before Adopting Retirement Plan Provisions of the CARES Act
- April 16, 2020: [Alert] FAQ: Employer Social Security Tax Deferral Under CARES Act
- April 3, 2020: [Alert] FAQ: Employee Retention Credit for Employers under CARES Act
- March 27, 2020: [Alert] The CARES Act: Key Changes Affecting Retirement Plan Sponsors
- March 25, 2020: [Alert] COVID-19-Related Issues for 401(k) Plan Sponsors
- March 24, 2020: [Alert] Key Employee Benefits and Compensation Issues to Consider during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- March 24, 2020: [Alert] IRS Issues Press Release Regarding Tax Credit and Related Issues on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) | View Team Page
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Energy & Natural Resources | View Team Page
Environmental | View Team Page
Food & Agribusiness | View Team Page
- May 21, 2020: [Blog] CDC issues Guidance for Meat and Poultry Processors with OSHA, President Issues Executive Order to Reopen Facilities
- May 15, 2020: [Blog] FDA Provides Updated Plan on Inspections During COVID-19
- May 13, 2020: [Blog] TTB Relaxes Certain Trade Practice Rules During COVID-19
- April 21, 2020: [Alert] 2019 Wisconsin Act 185: Food and Personal Care Return Provisions
- April 9, 2020: [Blog] FDA and TTB Issue Additional Guidance on Hand Sanitizer Manufacturing, CARES Act Provides Tax Relief
- April 9, 2020: [Blog] FDA to Conduct Remote FSVP Inspections during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- April 8, 2020: [Blog] FDA Updates Recommendations on Social Distancing and Use of PPE for Food Companies
- April 8, 2020: [Blog] FDA Announces Guidance for Food Retailers During COVID-19 Pandemic
- March 27, 2020: [Blog] Following FSIS Lead, FDA Announces Flexibility on Nutrition Labeling Requirements for Foodservice Products Diverted to Retail
- March 23, 2020: [Blog] Continually-Changing Regulatory Environment for License Holders for On-Premise Alcohol
- March 20, 2020: [Blog] FDA and TTB Issue Guidance to Increase Hand Sanitizer Production during COVID-19 Outbreak
- March 20, 2020: [Blog] FDA Issues Temporary Policy for Food Manufacturers and Importers in Light of COVID-19 Outbreak
- March 18, 2020: [Alert] Colorado Marijuana Industry: Take Immediate Steps to Help "Flatten the Curve" on COVID-19
- March 12, 2020: [Webinar] Coronavirus in FDA-Regulated Industries: What You Need to Know
- March 6, 2020: [Blog] Coronavirus in FDA-Regulated Industries
Franchise & Distribution | View Team Page
Government Contracts | View Team Page
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Government Solutions | View Team Page
- May 28, 2020: [Alert] ReOpen DC to Begin Phase 1
- May 15, 2020: [Alert] St. Louis City Issues Order to Begin Reopening Some Nonessential Businesses
- May 15, 2020: [Alert] Virginia's Safer at Home: Phase One Guidelines
- May 15, 2020: [Alert] Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery, Stage One
- May 14, 2020: [Alert] Nebraska Authorities Ease COVID Restrictions
- May 12, 2020: [Alert] Return-to-Work Issues in Wisconsin: The Reopening Begins
- May 11, 2020: [Alert] Safer at Home in Denver: The City's Cautious Re-Opening
- May 9, 2020: [Alert] Georgia Governor Moves to Reopen Businesses—With Conditions
- May 8, 2020: [Alert] St. Louis County Issues Order to Begin Reopening Some Non-Essential Businesses
- May 1, 2020: [Alert] Missouri Governor Moves to Reopen Businesses ‒ With Conditions
- May 1, 2020: [Alert] Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas Issues "Soft Re-Opening" Order and Guidance
- May 1, 2020: [Alert] Kansas Governor Implements Plan to Re-Open Kansas; Johnson and Wyandotte Counties Extend Shelter-In-Place Orders
- April 14, 2020: [Webinar] Distilled Guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program
- April 3, 2020: [Alert] Taking Public Necessity to the Next Level, How COVID-19 Emergency Orders May Test the Limits of Regulatory Takings and Public
Healthcare | View Team Page
Immigration | View Team Page
Get the latest information on Coronavirus and Foreign National Travel and Visas in our routinely updated article.
Insolvency & Commercial Bankruptcy | View Team Page
Intellectual Property | View Team Page
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International Trade & Supply Chain | View Team Page
- May 26, 2020: [Blog] BIS Postpones Annual Export Controls Conference Until 2021
- May 26, 2020: [Blog] White House Issues Executive Order Providing Agencies with Regulatory Enforcement Discretion to Promote Economic Recovery
- May 1, 2020: [Blog] DOJ Takes Unusual Step to Submit Comments in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigation on Mattresses from Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey, Serbia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Cambodia, and China
- April 29, 2020: [Blog] DDTC Announces New COVID-Related Measures Covering Registration and Licensing
- April 28, 2020: [Blog] U.S. Customs and Border Protection Issues FAQ Guidance on PPE Exports
- April 22, 2020: [Blog] U.S. Customs and Border Protection Provides FAQs Regarding 90-Day Duty Postponement
- April 22, 2020: [Blog] U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announce 90-Day Duty Postponement due to COVID-19
- April 22, 2020: [Blog] FEMA Issues Notification of Additional Exemptions to the Export Restrictions on PPE
- April 20, 2020: [Blog] USTR and ITC to Consider Trade Impacts on COVID-19 Response
- April 16, 2020: [Blog] OFAC Fact Sheet on Humanitarian Assistance to Countries with Sanctions
- April 14, 2020: [Blog] Customs Creates New Imports Web Portal for Inquiries Related to COVID-19
- April 9, 2020: [Blog] FEMA Issues Temporary Final Rule Restricting Export of Certain PPE
- April 3, 2020: [Blog] COVID-19 Impacts on Demurrage and Detention
- April 2, 2020: [Blog] Lawmakers Push for Duty Deferrals in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
- April 2, 2020: [Blog] G20 Trade Ministers Agree that Responses to COVID-19 Should Comply with WTO Rules
- April 1, 2020: [Blog] Key U.S. Agencies and Federal Courts Handling International Trade and Trade-Related Matters Begin to Adjust to COVID-19 Concerns - updated April 1, 2020
- March 27, 2020: [Blog] Customs Changes Course: No Longer Accepting Requests to Defer Duty Payments
- March 26, 2020: [Blog] CBP is Focusing on Shipments of COVID-19 Response Materials to Identify Spurious Goods and Expedite Legitimate Shipments
- March 25, 2020: [Blog] Key U.S. Agencies and Federal Courts Handling International Trade and Trade-Related Matters Begin to Adjust to COVID-19 Concerns
- March 25, 2020: [Blog] The Potential Impacts of COVID-19 on Commerce
- March 25, 2020: [Blog] OFAC Issues Two New General Licenses for Companies Doing Business with GAZ Group
- March 23, 2020: [Blog] USTR Announces New Section 301 Product Exclusions for List 3 and Requests Comments on Potential COVID-19 Medical Exclusions
- March 23, 2020: [Blog] Customs Providing Immediate Short Term Duty Deferrals to Approved Importers Working to Provide Longer Term Relief to the Importing Community
- March 18, 2020: [Alert] COVID-19 and Supply Chain Implications for Ocean Shipping
Labor & Employment | View Team Page
Please see our frequently updated article answering workplace questions regarding COVID-19.
- June 10, 2020: [Webinar] Labor and Employment Virtual Program
- June 4, 2020: [Alert] Governor Polis's "Safer at Home and In the Vast, Great Outdoors" Order Opens Up Parts of Colorado's Recreation Sector, While Continuing Restrictions on Office-Based Businesses
- June 4, 2020: [Alert] Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery, Stage Two
- May 29, 2020: [Alert] Nebraska's Coronavirus Relief Funds "Get Nebraska Growing"
- May 28, 2020: [Alert] ReOpen DC to Begin Phase 1
- May 26, 2020: [Blog] OSHA walks back some guidance on when an employee’s COVID-19 case is recordable
- May 26, 2020: [Blog] OSHA and MSHA update: More enforcement? New regs? Deregulation? It’s all on the table.
- May 20, 2020: [Alert] Department of Labor Issues Guidance on WARN Act Notices for Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs During COVID-19
- May 20, 2020: [Alert] Top Five COVID-19 Litigation Risks for Employers: Is Your Company Prepared?
- May 19, 2020: [White Paper] Survey Results: COVID-19-Related Return-to-Work Planning
- May 15, 2020: [Alert] St. Louis City Issues Order to Begin Reopening Some Nonessential Businesses
- May 15, 2020: [Alert] Virginia's Safer at Home: Phase One Guidelines
- May 15, 2020: [Alert] Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery, Stage One
- May 14, 2020: [Alert] Nebraska Authorities Ease COVID Restrictions
- May 12, 2020: [Alert] Return-to-Work Issues in Wisconsin: The Reopening Begins
- May 11, 2020: [Alert] Safer at Home in Denver: The City's Cautious Re-Opening
- May 9, 2020: [Alert] Georgia Governor Moves to Reopen Businesses—With Conditions
- May 8, 2020: [Article] Lexis Practice Advisor®: Pandemic Flu/Influenza/Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prevention and Response Checklist (Best Practices for Employers)
- May 8, 2020: [Alert] St. Louis County Issues Order to Begin Reopening Some Non-Essential Businesses
- May 8, 2020: [Alert] EEOC Delays 2019 and 2020 EEO Data Collections until 2021
- May 3, 2020: [Blog] Returning to work with masks? Answers to top employer questions.
- May 1, 2020: [Alert] Missouri Governor Moves to Reopen Businesses ‒ With Conditions
- May 1, 2020: [Alert] Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas Issues "Soft Re-Opening" Order and Guidance
- May 1, 2020: [Alert] Kansas Governor Implements Plan to Re-Open Kansas; Johnson and Wyandotte Counties Extend Shelter-In-Place Orders
- May 1, 2020: [Alert] Many Large Employers in Colorado are Suddenly Obligated to Provide up to 80 Hours of Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 Related Reasons
- April 30, 2020: [Alert] Tennessee Governor Lee's Executive Order No. 30: Tennesseans Get Back to Work Safely
- April 28, 2020: [Alert] Colorado Reopening Order Excludes a Significant Number of Employees and Imposes Additional Obligations on Employers
- April 28, 2020: [Alert] Key Labor & Employment Considerations for Developing a Return-to-Work Strategy
- April 24, 2020: [Alert] Coronavirus-Related School or Daycare Closures (originally posted on April 22, 2020)
- April 21, 2020: [Alert] 2019 Wisconsin Act 185: Unemployment Provisions
- April 16, 2020: [Alert] Wisconsin's Updated Safer-At-Home Order: Opening the Door for Business to Resume?
- April 16, 2020: [Alert] States Move to Ease Ability of Employees to Claim Work-Related Coronavirus Infection
- April 14, 2020: [Blog] CDC revises its ‘Return to Work’ guidelines for essential workers in critical infrastructure
- April 13, 2020: [Blog] OSHA clarifies: Most COVID-19 cases are not recordable
- April 6, 2020: [Alert] Colorado Department of Labor Revises Emergency Rules on Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19
- April 6, 2020: [Alert] Department of Labor Issues FFCRA Regulations: 20 Need-to-Know Provisions for Employers
- April 3, 2020: [Alert] Does the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA) Apply to Your Company?
- April 3, 2020: [Alert] FAQ: Employee Retention Credit for Employers under CARES Act
- April 2, 2020: [Alert] Key Employment Law Implications of the CARES Act
- April 1, 2020: [Alert] The Complex Interplay Between FFCRA and the CARES Act
- April 1, 2020: [Blog] OFCCP Announces Exemptions for New Federal Contracts
- March 27, 2020: [Alert] Colorado Revises Emergency Rules on Paid Sick Leave
- March 25, 2020: [Alert] Colorado Governor Issues Stay-at-Home Order
- March 24, 2020: [Blog] As Shelter-in-Place Orders Spread, What Businesses are Essential?
- March 24, 2020: [Alert] Wisconsin Governor Announces 'Safer at Home' Order
- March 24, 2020: [Alert] Denver Mayor Issues Stay at Home Order for All Residents and Businesses Engaged in Non-Essential Activities to Mitigate COVID-19
- March 24, 2020: [Alert] IRS Issues Press Release Regarding Tax Credit and Related Issues on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- March 20, 2020: [Blog] Still need a plan? Here’s how to create your company’s COVID-19 response plan.
- March 20, 2020: [Webinar] Coronavirus/COVID-19: Update for Employers
- March 19, 2020: [Alert] What Employers Need to Know About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- March 18, 2020: [Blog] Your employee tested positive for COVID-19. Is that an OSHA-recordable illness?
- March 16, 2020: [Alert] U.S. House Passes Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- March 13, 2020: [Alert] Colorado Labor Department Releases Emergency Rules on Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19
- March 13, 2020: [Audio] Milwaukee Business Journal: Erik Eisenmann on Workforce and COVID-19
- March 12, 2020: [Alert] Coronavirus and Foreign National Travel and Visas (page updated frequently)
- March 12, 2020: [Alert] Workplace Issues and COVID-19 - Health Inquiries, Medical Exams, Exclusions from the Workplace and Compensation Issues (page updated frequently)
- March 10, 2020: [Blog] Coronavirus at work: Yes, one business Meeting can make a difference
- February 14, 2020: [Article] What Can Employers Do to Prepare for Coronavirus?
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Labor Relations | View Team Page
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Privacy & Data Security | View Team Page
- June 1, 2020: [Blog] Bipartisan Group of Senators Proposes Privacy Bill for COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps
- May 18, 2020: [Blog] Zoom’s Popularity Leads to New York Investigating Its Security Flaws
- May 1, 2020: [Blog] Senators to Introduce COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act
- April 27, 2020: [Blog] U.S. Privacy Law Implications with the Use of No-Contact Temperature Taking Devices
- April 20, 2020: [Blog] U.S. Privacy Law Implications for Employers Considering Employee Contact-Tracing Apps
- April 13, 2020: [Blog] CCPA Update: AG Says CCPA Privacy Rights Now “More Important Than Ever”
- April 6, 2020: [Blog] CARES Act Changes to Federal Substance Use Privacy Law
- March 24, 2020 [Blog] OCR Releases FAQ: Update to March 17 Telehealth Waiver Announcement
- March 24, 2020 [Blog] FBI and CISA Warn of Coronavirus-Related Cyber Scams
- March 23, 2020: [Blog] CCPA Update: California AG Responds to Request to Postpone CCPA’s Enforcement Deadline
- March 19, 2020 [Blog] Responding to CCPA Requests During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- March 19, 2020 [Blog] OCR to Waive Penalties for Telehealth Using Popular Communication Applications
- March 13, 2020: [Blog] Maintaining Privacy and Cybersecurity Vigilance during the Coronavirus Outbreak
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Real Estate | View Team Page
- May 29, 2020: [Blog] Assessment Collections and COVID-19 – Part 2
- May 28, 2020: [Blog] Assessment Collections and COVID-19 – Part 1
- May 27, 2020: [Blog] COVID-19 & Bankruptcy
- May 26, 2020: [Blog] COVID-19: Reopening Common Elements
- May 14, 2020: [Webinar] Restart and Rethink
- April 22, 2020: [Blog] Assessment Collections and COVID-19
- April 22, 2020: [Alert] An Examination of Force Majeure in Real Estate Contracts
- April 13, 2020: [White Paper] Converting Hotels for COVID-Related Uses
- April 13, 2020: [White Paper] Are you ready for your sports facility to become a temporary hospital?
- April 3, 2020: [Alert] Taking Public Necessity to the Next Level, How COVID-19 Emergency Orders May Test the Limits of Regulatory Takings and Public
- March 30: [Alert] Remote Online Notarization and COVID-19
- March 28, 2020: [Blog] Wisconsin Governor Ever’s Emergency Order and Foreclosures and what it means for HOAs and condominiums
- March 23, 2020: [Alert] Commercial Leasing and COVID-19: An Exploration of Force Majeure Doctrine in the Context of a Public Health Crisis
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