Coronavirus Resources & Tools (COVID-19)

• COVID-19 Official Directives, Guidance & Resources: Coverage includes federal, state, municipalities and territories powered by Legal Research.com
• Hunton Andrews Kurth: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center

CDC

• Interim Guidance: Get Your Mass Gatherings or Large Community Events Ready for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), (Mar. 15, 2020)
  
• Novel Coronavirus: CDC interim guidance for employers (Feb. 28, 2020)
• Hand Washing Poster
• Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Businesses and Employers  

CFPB

• Statement on Supervisory and Enforcement Practices Regarding Quarterly Reporting Under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Mar. 26, 2020)

CMS

• Prioritization of Survey Activities, (Mar. 24, 2020)
  
• COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Section 1115(a) Opportunity for States, (Mar. 22, 2020)
  
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs), (Mar. 10, 2020)
  
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in dialysis facilities, (Mar. 10, 2020)
  
• Guidance for use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel, (Mar. 10, 2020)
  
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Hospice Agencies, (Mar. 9, 2020)
  
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes (REVISED), (Mar. 9, 2020)
  
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): FAQs and Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement and Hospital Discharge, (Mar. 4, 2020)
  

DHS

• Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During Covid-19 Response (Mar. 19, 2020)

DOL

• COVID-19 and the American Workplace  
• COVID-19 or Other Public Health Emergencies and the Fair Labor Standards Act Q&A (Mar. 10, 2020) 
• COVID-19 or Other Public Health Emergencies and the Family Medical Leave Act Q&A (Mar. 10, 2020)

EEOC

• COVID-19: EEOC guidance on ADA and Rehabilitation Act issues, (Mar. 23, 2020)
• EEOC guidance: 'What you should know about the ADA, the Rehab Act, and COVID-19, (Mar. 19, 2020)
• EEOC: What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19 
• EEOC: Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans With Disabilities Act  

FDA

• Enforcement Policy for Gowns, Other Apparel, and Gloves During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency, (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Notifying FDA of a Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing Under Section 506C of the FD&C Act, (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, (Mar. 26, 2020)
  
• Temporary Policy Regarding Preventive Controls and FSVP Food Supplier Verification Onsite Audit Requirements During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Guidance for Industry, (Mar. 26, 2020)
  
• Temporary Policy for Manufacture of Alcohol for Incorporation Into Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19), (Mar. 25, 2020)
  
• Policy for Temporary Compounding of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency, (Mar. 23, 2020)
• Policy for Certain REMS Requirements During the COVID19 Public Health Emergency, (Mar. 22, 2020)
  
• FDA Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 Pandemic, (Mar. 18, 2020)
  
  

FDIC

• Frequently Asked Questions for Financial Institutions Affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Referred to as COVID-19)

FRB

• Joint Statement on the Interaction of Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the CECL Methodology for Allowances with Section 4014 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
• Federal Reserve Statement on Supervisory Activities
• Joint Statement on CRA Consideration for Activities in Response to COVID-19 (Mar. 19, 2020)
• Questions and Answers (Q&As) on Statement Regarding the Use of Capital and Liquidity Buffers (Mar. 19, 2020) (SR 20-5)

HHS

• COVID-19: HHS guidance on HIPAA privacy issues, (Mar. 23, 2020) 

HUD

• Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in connection with the Presidentially Declared COVID-19 National Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020)

IRS

• Relief from Penalty for Failure to Deposit Employment Taxes (Notice 2020-22)
• Effective Date for Employment Tax Credits Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Notice 2020-21)
• Update to Notice 2020-18, Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic, Related to Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines (Notice 2020-20)
  
• Notice 2020-18: Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• Notice 2020-17: Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic, (Mar. 18, 2020)
• Notice 2020-15: High Deductible Health Plans and Expenses Related to COVID-19, (Mar. 11, 2020)

OCR

• COVID-19 & HIPAA Bulletin Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During a Nationwide Public Health Emergency, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• COVID-19 and HIPAA: Disclosures to law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders and public health authorities, (March 2020)
  

OSHA

• COVID-19: OSHA guidance on healthcare respiratory protection annual fit-testing (Mar. 23, 2020)
• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (Mar. 10, 2020) 
• Novel Coronavirus: OSHA guidance on protecting workers, (Feb. 28, 2020)

Other

• COVID-19: Health savings accounts and coronavirus testing, (Mar. 23, 2020)
• Checklist: Communicating during a pandemic
• Employer tips for reducing the spread of disease at the office

• Jackson Walker: COVID-19 & Your Business: Frequent Questions, (Mar. 18, 2020)
• OCR: FAQs on Telehealth and HIPAA during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency
  
• PRACTICE TIP—Ogletree Deakins offers employer best practices, FAQs on coronavirus-related laws, (Mar. 12, 2020)

Brattle Group

• Brattle Group experts foresee probable outbreak of coronavirus litigation (Mar. 13, 2020)

Bryan Cave

• Bryan Cave's Jena Valdetero offers tips on cybersecurity and the COVID-19 pandemic (Mar. 23, 2020)

Cahill

• SEC Staff Issues COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance and SEC Further Extends Certain Filing Deadlines, (Mar. 30, 2020)
• FCC Waives Rules to Facilitate Telehealth and Remote Learning During Coronavirus Pandemic, (Mar. 26, 2020)
• COVID-19 and Business Interruption Insurance, (Mar. 23, 2020)
  

Cooley LLP

• FTC increasingly looks to public companies' SEC disclosures for privacy and cybersecurity enforcement opportunities (Mar. 17, 2020)

Debevoise & Plimpton

• Present Tense: Allocating the Risk of COVID-19, (Mar. 30, 2020)
• Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Guidance and Call for Industry Preparedness Plans as the COVID-19 Outbreak Unfolds, (Mar. 13, 2020)
• DFS Seeking Coronavirus Plans and Business Interruption Information from New York Insurers, (Mar. 11, 2020)
  

Evershed-Sutherland US LLP

• COVID-19 Update: President Trump signs federal paid leave law, (Mar. 24, 2020)

Kirkland & Ellis

• Poison pills may be worth considering in current market conditions, according to Kirkland & Ellis experts (Mar. 26, 2020)

K&L Gates

• COVID-19: Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic Congressional Response: Employer Requirements Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), (Mar. 19, 2020)

Mintz.

• Mintz employment attorney Jen Rubin discusses worker privacy and the COVID-19 pandemic (Mar. 31, 2020)

Polsinelli

• Polsinelli COVID-19 Blog
• Additional Treasury Guidance on SBA 7(a) Loan Program Under CARES Act, (Mar. 31, 2020)
• HHS Announces Sweeping Waivers of Stark Law During COVID-19 Pandemic, (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Los Angeles City Ordinance Provides Additional COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave to Employees, (Mar. 31, 2020)

Quarles & Brady

• QUARLES & BRADY ALERT: Time to be Proactive: Supply Chain Strategies for Coming Out of the Crisis, (Mar. 25, 2020)
• QUARLES & BRADY ALERT: Supply Chain Considerations in Light of the COVID-19 Emergency, (Mar. 17, 2020)
• QUARLES & BRADY ALERT—Plan Now for Coronavirus to Avoid Disruptions and Promote Safe Practices

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

• Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update, (Mar. 28, 2020)

Squire Patton Boggs

• SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS INSIGHT: Coronavirus as Force Majeure? (Mar. 5, 2020)

Stradley Ronan

• Business Insurance Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, (Mar. 20, 2020)
  
• Stradley Ronan: COVID-19 Resource Center

• Coronavirus spreads and the SEC jumps into triage mode; filers do their best to explain challenges (Mar. 30, 2020)
• What the $2T CARES Act means for the securities industry (Mar. 28, 2020)
• Special Briefing--Handling Payroll in a Pandemic (Mar. 30, 2020)
• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Special Report, (Mar. 27, 2020)
  
• The FDA and CDC response to COVID-19, (Mar. 26, 2020)
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act—Workplace Law Special Briefing, (Mar. 25, 2020)
  
• Compliance challenges for providers in the age of coronavirus, (Mar. 24, 2020)
  
• Coronavirus Tax Relief Special Report, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• Labor Pulse article, "How will organized labor respond as the coronavirus pandemic gains momentum?" (Mar.18, 2020)
  
• Medicare, other insurers cover COVID-19 testing and related services, (Mar. 18, 2020)
  
• IN THE HR TRENCHES—An employerʼs guide to telecommuting: A primer on coping with the new normal, (Mar. 16, 2020)
• Global regulators step forward with COVID-19 guidance and relief (Mar. 12, 2020)

• Full Text of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748), as enrolled
  
• Full Text of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127)

Debevoise & Plimpton

• COVID-19—So far, State-Sponsored Help for European Companies Is Open to All, (Mar. 26, 2020)
• COVID-19: UK Government Announces Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (Mar. 23, 2020)
• French Law: COVID-19, MAE clauses, Force Majeure and Hardship, (Mar. 23, 2020)
• European Funds Comment: COVID-19: The UK's Policy Response (So Far), (Mar. 20, 2020)
  
• COVID-19: Options Open to UK Employers, (Mar. 18, 2020)
• Coronavirus - Key Implications for Your Business, (Feb. 28, 2020)
  

• COVID-19 related consumer complaints doubled in the last week, (Mar. 31, 2020)
• FTC warns VolP companies over assisting, facilitating illegal coronavirus telemarketing calls, (Mar. 30, 2020)
• State franchise regulators react to COVID-19 pandemic, (Mar. 26, 2020)
• FTC, Antitrust Division to expedite reviews of COVID-19 business collaboration, (Mar. 24, 2020)
• Federal, state enforcers moving to stop COVID-19 fraud, price gouging, (Mar. 23, 2020)
• Telephone hearings, delays seen in antitrust enforcement actions, private suits in wake of pandemic, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• President to invoke Defense Production Act allowing some industry coordination, (Mar. 18, 2020)
• Senators criticize Google for failure to enforce ad ban on anti-coronavirus products, (Mar. 18, 2020)
• FTC, Department of Justice outline process changes in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, (Mar. 17, 2020)
• Federal agencies watching for antitrust, consumer protection violations stemming from COVID-19 crisis, (Mar. 9, 2020)
• ABA Antitrust Law Section cancels Spring Meeting, (Mar. 12, 2020)
• E-filing system to accept HSR filings in wake of COVID-19, (Mar. 13, 2020)

• Agencies clarify interaction of the CECL revised transition and CARES Act relief, (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Fed establishes temporary repurchase agreement facility, (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill, (Mar. 30, 2020)
• FDIC extends filing date for annual reports due to coronavirus crisis, (Mar. 30, 2020)
  
• Crapo urges Treasury, Fed, to provide guidance on Title IV of CARES Act, (Mar. 30, 2020)
  
• Banking agencies make further changes to capital rule to encourage lending to households and businesses, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• Regulators talk COVID-19 response efforts, offer reassurances at FSOC meeting, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• Agencies encourage banks to offer small-dollar loans to consumers and businesses affected by COVID-19, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• FFIEC extends Call Report filing date due to coronavirus impact, (Mar. 26, 2020)
• Agencies encourage banks to offer small-dollar loans to consumers and businesses affected by COVID-19, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• CFPB provides financial companies flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic, (Mar. 26, 2020)
• Guidance identifies financial services workers as essential 'critical infrastructure' workers, (Mar. 26, 2020)
  
• Fed announces adjustments to supervisory approach due to COVID-19, (Mar. 25, 2020)
  
• Fed delays amendments to Payment System Risk policy, (Mar. 25, 2020)
  
• Brown introduces legislation to help unbanked get access to coronavirus relief payments, (Mar. 25, 2020)
  
• Financial Stability Oversight Council to discuss COVID-19 on March 26, (Mar. 24, 2020)
• Democrats roll out stimulus and public policy legislation in response to COVID-19 crisis, (Mar. 24, 2020)
• Mortgage stability, BSA reporting deadlines concerns of two industry letters to regulators on COVID-19, (Mar. 24, 2020)
• Fed to make unlimited government securities purchases; adds new tools to support economy, (Mar. 23, 2020)
• OCC amends short-term investment fund rule, (Mar. 23, 2020)
• Banking agencies endorse loan modifications for coronavirus impacted borrowers, (Mar. 23, 2020)
• Congress urged to act on pandemic relief, (Mar. 23, 2020)
• FDIC issues COVID-19 FAQs for banks and bank customers, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• Fed expands MMLF to crucial state and municipal money markets, (Mar. 20, 2020)                  
• Financial regulators expand CRA activities for coronavirus-affected communities, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• McWilliams urges FASB to delay certain accounting rules amid pandemic, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• Brown urges debt collectors to help alleviate economic fallout of coronavirus pandemic, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• FHFA, HUD suspend foreclosures, evictions due to coronavirus emergency, (Mar. 19, 2020)
• Fed clarifies call for banks to dip into capital and liquidity buffers, (Mar. 19, 2020)
• Fed launches 'Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility', (Mar. 19, 2020)
• Waters plans committee actions in response to coronavirus effects on economy, (Mar. 19, 2020)

• FDA policy to expand availability of gowns, gloves, and other apparel, (Apr. 1, 2020)
• Interim final rule to give individuals and medical provider entities flexibility to respond to COVID-19 pandemic, (Apr. 1, 2020)
• Manufacturers get information on notifying FDA about interruptions during COVID-19 emergency, (Apr. 1, 2020)
• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) impacts health industry, health law, (Mar. 30, 2020)
  
• FDA eases restrictions on face masks and respirators amid COVID-19 crisis, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• Resources for providers and attorneys during the COVID-19 outbreak, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• Quickly expanding Medicaid to cover newly unemployed has challenges,(Mar. 27, 2020)
  
• FDA temporarily suspends onsite food audits in coronavirus-affected countries, (Mar. 26, 2020)
• CDC gains authority to block introduction of persons, property into U.S., (Mar. 24, 2020)
• New guidelines for health care facility surveys in wake of COVID-19 threat, (Mar. 24, 2020)
• OIG issues second Work Plan update for March 2020, highlights COVID-19, (Mar. 24, 2020)
  
• FDA issues policy for compounding alcohol-based hand sanitizer amid coronavirus pandemic (Mar. 23, 2020)
• CMS creates leniencies under Medicaid to combat COVID-19 (Mar. 23, 2020)
• Experts discuss behavioral health growth, best practices and coronavirus impact, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• Resources for providers and attorneys during the COVID-19 outbreak, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• Medicare beneficiaries get expanded access to telehealth services during coronavirus outbreak, (Mar. 17, 2020)
• Emergency declarations; more aggressive actions to control coronavirus, (Mar. 16, 2020)
• Medicaid and CHIP agencies get answers relating to coronavirus concerns, (Mar. 13, 2020)
• Resources for providers and attorneys during the COVID-19 outbreak, (Mar. 13, 2020)
• New coronavirus infection control guidance for facilities, home health providers, (Mar. 11, 2020)
• CMS details medical procedures to delay, Defense Production Act invoked, (Mar. 19, 2020)
• CMS issues Coronavirus protection, prevention guidance for hospitals and nursing homes, (Mar. 5, 2020)
• FDA authorizes emergency coronavirus testing, issues guidance for labs amid outbreak, (Mar. 6, 2020)

• COVID-19 Hospital Resource Center powered by MediRegs

• FTC warns VolP companies over assisting, facilitating illegal coronavirus telemarketing calls, (Mar. 30, 2020)
• High Court postpones March session's arguments, citing COVID-19 concerns, (Mar. 16, 2020)
• USPTO, Copyright Office closed to public due to Covid-19 outbreak, (Mar. 13, 2020)

• More updated questions and answers from DOL on COVID-19 and documentation, telework, intermittent leave, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• EEOC Chair stresses importance of avoiding national origin, race discrimination during COVID-19 pandemic, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• Senate passes $2T relief bill in late night session, (Mar. 26, 2020)
• WHD releases notices required by Families First Coronavirus Response Act, (Mar. 26, 2020)
• CARES Act expected to clear Senate, move quickly through House (Mar. 25, 2020)
  
• Updated DOL coronavirus compliance assistance continues; online dialogue slated (Mar. 25, 2020)
  
• March 27 EEOC webinar will address COVID-19's intersection with federal EEO laws (Mar. 24, 2020)
• House COVID-19 appropriations bill would expand relief for workers and their families (Mar. 24, 2020)
• Labor Department maps out Families First Coronavirus Response Act rights and obligations (Mar. 23, 2020)
• House moving on its own for third Coronavirus bill (Mar. 23, 2020)
• DHS to allow temporary remote inspection of Form I-9 documents during COVID-19 crisis  (Mar. 20, 2020)
• U.S. Supreme Court certiorari petition filing deadline extended to 150 days, other courts relax deadlines (Mar. 20, 2020)
• NLRB shuts down more offices; OFCCP no longer accepts walk-ins, limits physical contact (Mar. 20, 2020)
• EEOC guidance: 'What you should know about the ADA, the Rehab Act, and COVID-19',(Mar. 19, 2020)
• 'Families First Coronavirus Response Act' signed into law (March 19, 2020)
• 'Technical amendments' to COVID-19 bill make substantive changes to leave periods, telework, and cap sick pay, (March 17, 2020)
• Labor Pulse article, "How will organized labor respond as the coronavirus pandemic gains momentum?" (March 18, 2020)
• More federal agencies take action prompted by COVD-19 crises,(Mar. 18, 2020)
• OFCCP, OLMS ease off certain requirements in light of COVID-19, (Mar. 18, 2020)
• COVID-19 legislation moving quickly on bipartisan compromise,(Mar. 16, 2020)
• IN THE HR TRENCHES—An employerʼs guide to telecommuting: A primer on coping with the new normal
• OSHA temporary guidance on respiratory protection for healthcare workers responds to COVID-19 crisis (March 14, 2020)
• 'Families First Coronavirus Response Actʼ would react comprehensively to COVID-19, March 13, 2020
• New legislation would expand FMLA leave to include public health emergency, March 13, 2020
• ON THE LABOR FRONT—Coronavirus and the NLRA,(Mar. 12, 2020)
• PRACTICE TIP—Ogletree Deakins offers employer best practices, FAQs on coronavirus-related laws,(Mar. 12, 2020)
• BENEFITS NEWS—High deductible health plans can cover Coronavirus costs,(Mar. 12, 2020)
• TOP STORY—Uber, Lyft face coronavirus paid sick time suits,(Mar. 12, 2020)
  • Verhines v Uber Technologies, Inc.
  • Rogers v Lyft, Inc.

• OSHA and WHD release COVID-19 guidance,(Mar. 10, 2020)
  • https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf
  • https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa/pandemic
  • https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla/pandemic
• EEOC points to earlier guidance and relevant questions given Coronavirus outbreak
  • https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/wysk/wysk_ada_rehabilitaion_act_coronavirus.cf
  • https://www.eeoc.gov/facts/pandemic_flu.html
• QUARLES & BRADY ALERT—Plan Now for Coronavirus to Avoid Disruptions and Promote Safe Practices
• Cal/OSHA issues guidance for health care workers on 2019 Novel Coronavirus
• Education and Labor Committee leaders press for OSHA action on coronavirus
• APA tells airline pilots to halt flights between U.S. and China
• OSHA, White House swings into action in response to coronavirus outbreak
• FEDERAL LEGISLATION—Emergency paid leave bill would help workers deal with coronavirus

• Employee retention credit now available for businesses affected by COVID-19 (Apr. 1, 2020)
• IRS provides deposit penalty relief for employers eligible for new refundable credits due to COVID-19 (Apr. 1, 2020)
• North Carolina expands penalty relief for taxpayers affected by COVID-19 (Apr. 1, 2020)
• CARES Act expands definition of qualified medical expenses, provides safe harbor for pre-deductible coverage of telehealth services (Mar. 31, 2020)
• IRS makes available FAQs published by DOL related to Families First Act (Mar. 31, 2020)
• New Jersey family leave, temporary disability programs expanded to cover COVID-19 (Mar. 31, 2020)
• New sick leave and family leave payroll credits to begin April 1, 2020 (Mar. 31, 2020)
• President signs Coronavirus relief bill (Mar. 31, 2020)
• WHD releases notices required by Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Senate passes Coronavirus bill; sent to the House (March 26, 2020)
• CARES Act creates new and temporary Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, provides other relief (March 26, 2020)
• Labor Department maps out Families First Coronavirus Response Act rights and obligations (March 26, 2020)
• CT informs some businesses that IRS will reimburse COVID-19 medical leave costs (March 26, 2020)
• Mississippi extends filing and payment deadline due to COVID-19 (March 26, 2020)
• Vermont AG publishes COVID-19 workplace guidance (March 26, 2020)
• Wisconsin releases additional coronavirus extension information (March 26, 2020)
  
• New York will provide paid sick leave to workers affected by Coronavirus (Mar. 24, 2020)
• New guidance outlines state flexibilities for UI programs responding to COVID-19 (Mar. 24, 2020)
• Employers to begin taking new payroll tax credit (March 24, 2020)
• USCIS lifts employer E-Verify burden and reminders on Form I-9 (March 24, 2020)
• Illinois orders workers to stay home in response to COVID-19 (March 24, 2020)
  
• President signs the Covid-19 bill (Mar. 23, 2020)
• North Carolina provides penalty relief for those affected by COVID-19 (March 20, 2020)
• South Carolina announces extension for taxpayers affected by coronavirus (March 20, 2020)
  

• EBSA temporarily limits contact with the Agency to telephone and website (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Trump signs bipartisan CARES bill that includes retirement plan provisions (Mar. 30, 2020)
• CARES Act expands definition of qualified medical expenses, provides safe harbor for pre-deductible coverage of telehealth services (Mar. 30, 2020)
• IRS FAQs clarify filing and payment extension to July 15 due to COVID-19 for plans (Mar.ch 27. 2020)
• US Employers face significant health care benefit cost increases from Covid-19 (Mar.ch 27, 2020)
• Leading employers continue to focus on wellbeing of workforce even amidst most uncertain times, Mercer study shows (Mar.ch 27, 2020)
  
• WHD provides temporary non-enforcement safe harbor for FFCRA compliance (March 26, 2020)
• Large employers broaden support for employees during COVID-19 outbreak (March 26, 2020)
• Ohio issues guidance on health insurance, allows employers grace period for premiums during state of emergency (March 26, 2020)
• Survey shows majority of employers will pay hourly workers who test positive for COVID-19 (March 26, 2020)
  
• HDHPs can waive cost-sharing for coronavirus testing, IRS says (Mar. 25, 2020)
• Labor Department maps out Families First Coronavirus Response Act rights and obligations (March 25, 2020)
• NY Gov Cuomo signs legislation that will provide paid sick leave to workers affected by Coronavirus and beyond (March 24, 2020)
• Experts offer tips for successfully managing employees working from home (March 18, 2020)
• San Francisco issues guidance on use of paid sick leave for Coronavirus-related situations (March 17, 2020)
  

• Massachusetts and Texas COVID-19-related orders relax filing deadlines (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Market musters only one new filing, no IPOs (Mar. 31, 2020)
• New C&DIs clarify application of COVID-19 order to late filing notices (Mar. 31, 2020)
• SEC grants COVID-19 relief to small offering issuers, muni advisers, and new EDGAR filers (Mar. 27, 2020)
• CFTC's Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee focuses on COVID-19 related wreckage in world oil markets (Mar. 25, 2020)
• SEC extends COVID-19 exemptions, CorpFin issues views on disclosure considerations (Mar. 25, 2020)
• COVID-19 sparks more SEC, PCAOB regulatory updates (Mar. 24, 2020)
• State legislatures postpone sessions, securities regulators issue orders amid COVID-19 (Mar. 24, 2020)
• D.D.C.: Lawsuit says Sen. Burr violated securities laws by selling stocks ahead of COVID-19 market (Mar. 24, 2020)
• Market sees no IPOs for first time since early January (Mar. 24, 2020)
• SEC issues temporary exemptive relief for transfer agents affected by COVID-19 (Mar. 23, 2020)
• Bryan Cave's Jena Valdetero offers tips on cybersecurity and the COVID-19 pandemic (Mar. 23, 2020)
• CFTC grants further relief as agendas shift in light of the COVID-19 crisis (Mar. 23, 2020)
• Industry groups, SROs to regulators: Keep markets open during COVID-19 outbreak, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• E.D. Pa.: Shareholder goes after purported COVID-19 vaccine provider, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• CFTC rolls out further industry relief, warns investors of COVID-19-related fraud (Mar. 18, 2020)
• SEC issues COVID-19 relief for CAT participants, also limits PII to be collected (Mar. 18, 2020)

• IRS Provides Deposit Penalty Relief for Employers Eligible for New Refundable Credits Due to COVID-19 (Notice 2020-22), (Apr. 1, 2020)
• Employee Retention Credit Now Available for Businesses Affected by COVID-19 (IR-2020-62), (Apr. 1, 2020)
• IRS Addresses Queries Related to Economic Impact Payments (IR-2020-61), (Mar. 31, 2020)
• IRS Makes Available FAQs Published by DOL Related to Families First Act, (Mar. 31, 2020)
  
• Senate-Passed CARES Act Now Available, (Mar. 30, 2020)
• JCT Issues Estimated Effects of Revenue Provisions Contained in Amendment to CARES Act, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• Senate Approves Bipartisan CARES Act; House Vote Expected Friday, (Mar. 27, 2020)
  
• JCT Issues Estimated Effects of Revenue Provisions Contained in Amendment to CARES Act, (Mar. 27, 2020)
• Senate Approves Bipartisan CARES Act; House Vote Expected Friday, (Mar. 27, 2020)
  
• IRS Unveils People First Initiative to Counter COVID-19 Challenge, (Mar. 26, 2020)
  
• IRS Outlines Scaled Back Operations, (Mar. 26, 2020)
  
• Senators Announce Agreement on Nearly $2 Trillion Emergency Relief Package, (Mar. 25, 2020)
  
• Economic Stimulus Package Stalls in Senate; Updated Draft Expected Any Day, (Mar. 25, 2020)
• IRS Extends Due Date for Filing Federal Income Tax Returns and Income Tax Payments to July 15, (Mar. 24, 2020)
• IRS Provides New Refundable Payroll Tax Credits for Small Employers; Highlights Key Features of Families First Coronavirus Response Act, (Mar. 24, 2020)
• Trump Signs First Two Phases of Coronavirus Economic Package; Phase Three to be Unveiled Any Day, (Mar. 20, 2020)
• IRS Extends Due Date of Federal Income Tax Payments to July 15, (Mar. 19, 2020)
• HSA High-Deductible Health Plans Can Cover Coronavirus Cost, (Mar. 12, 2020)

• House Dems Propose Broadband Funds for COVID-19 Phase 4 Package (Apr. 1, 2020)
• Telehealth Item Proceeds Over O'Rielly's Partial Dissent (Apr. 1, 2020)
• EWA Asks FCC to Waive Site-Based Construction Deadlines (Apr. 1, 2020)
• Experts See Need for Relaxed Privacy Rules During Pandemic (Apr. 1, 2020)
• WIA Cites Problems in Deploying Infrastructure During Pandemic (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Zoom Faces Questions About Privacy, Security of Video App (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Communications Network Providers Win Praise from Trump, Carr (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Bureau Provides ETC Spending Flexibility During Pandemic (Mar. 31, 2020)
• Pai Circulates Draft CARES Act, Connected Care Telehealth Orders (Mar. 30, 2020)
  
• Official: FCC Doesn't Plan to Postpone C-Band, RDOF Auctions (Mar. 30, 2020)
  
• FCC Grants 2.5 GHz Band STA for Native American Reservation (Mar. 30, 2020)
  
• Financial Institutions Seek Coronavirus TCPA Relief (Mar. 30, 2020)
  
• Citing Coronavirus Pandemic, OneWeb Files for Chapter 11 Protection (Mar. 30, 2020)
• COVID-19 Dominates BDAC Discussions; Members Debate Permitting (Mar. 27, 2020)
  
• CARES Act Signed Into Law With $325M for Broadband (Mar. 27, 2020)
  
• FCC Grants WISPs STA to Use 5.9 GHz Band (Mar. 27, 2020)
  
• FCC Waives Access Arbitrage Rules to Enable Conference Calling (Mar. 27, 2020)
  
• FTC Warns VoIP Providers About Pandemic Robocalls (Mar. 27, 2020)
  
• USTelecom Asks FCC to Take USF Actions (Mar. 27, 2020)
  
• AT&T Gets STA to Increase Capacity in Puerto Rico, USVI (March 26, 2020)
  
• Coronavirus Response Provides FirstNet Test (March 26, 2020)
  
• Senate Passes CARES Act With $325M for Broadband (March 26, 2020)
  
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• New York AG Asks Domain Registrars to Remove Scam Websites (Mar. 20, 2020)
• Lawmakers Urge Additional Lifeline Changes During Pandemic (Mar. 19, 2020)

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