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BME AND BPAG ARTICLES
A list of important external resources are listed at the bottom of this page.
Newest Article – Legislative Summary: COVID-19 Emergency Relief Package (December 22, 2020)
Business
- Presidential Payroll Tax Deferral Program
- Main Street Loan Program
- BPAG: The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act
- U.S. Chamber: State-by-State Business Reopening Guidance
- Indiana Executive Order Provides Relief to Companies Facing Various COVID-19 Regulatory Issues
- Do I still have to perform under a contract during the COVID-19 pandemic? Force Majeure & COVID-19
- Business Interruption Insurance Q&A
- Cyber Security Insurance Considerations and Tips for Businesses and Employees while Remote Working
- SBA to Provide Small Businesses With Disaster Assistance Loans Due to Coronavirus
- Indiana Governor Holcomb issued a “Continued Directive for Hoosiers to Stay at Home; Extension of Continuity of Operations of Government; and Extension of Executive Orders Pertaining to Restaurants and Alcoholic Beverages.”
- Indiana Gov. Holcomb Issues “Stay at Home” Order
CARES Act and Payroll Protection Program
President Trump Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act: New Requirements for Private Employers With Fewer than 500 Employees and Government Employers
Payroll Protection Program
– President Trump Signs Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020
– SBA Issues PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
– CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program Q&A: Use of Funds and Forgiveness (Last updated June 5, 2020)
– SBA: Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program – Eligibility of Certain Electric Cooperatives
– SBA Issues Guidance on Good-Faith Certification of Need for PPP Funds
– Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
– SBA Issued Updated Interim Final Rule and Application for the Paycheck Protection Program
– CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Q&A
– CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Q&A for the Hospitality Industry
Employee Retention Tax Credits
– Amount of Payroll Tax Deposits Under the CARES Act
– Employee Retention Tax Credit Available in the CARES Act
Small and Mid-Sized Business Assistance
– Main Street Loan Program
– Business Loan Options Available Under CARES Act
– SBA to Provide Small Businesses With Disaster Assistance Loans Due to Coronavirus
– How Does the CARES Act Impact Small Businesses Considering Chapter 11 Bankruptcy?
Employment
- Presidential Payroll Tax Deferral Program
- UPDATE: Proclamation Suspending Immigration: What You Need to Know
- Proclamation Suspending Immigration: What You Need to Know
- Indiana State Department of Health Issues Guidance for Employers During the COVID-19 Response
- DOL Guidance on COVID-19 OSHA Reporting and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
- DOL Issues Temporary Final Rule Clarifying Requirements for Paid Leave Under the FFCRA
- Amount of Payroll Tax Deposits Under the CARES Act
- Employee Retention Tax Credit Available in the CARES Act
- U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division FAQ Resulting from FFCRA
- COVID-19 Response: H.R. 6379 – Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act
- Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM) Webinar: Emergency Paid Leave and Other HR Questions
- Cyber Security Insurance Considerations and Tips for Businesses and Employees while Remote Working
- President Trump Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act: New Requirements for Private Employers With Fewer than 500 Employees and Government Employers
- Employment Issues Implicated by Coronavirus: How You Can Minimize Pandemonium With This Pandemic
Federal Government
Daily and Weekly Federal Developments From Bose Public Affairs Group
Legislative Summary: COVID-19 Emergency Relief Package (December 22, 2020)
Fraud and Embezzlement Threats
CISA, IRS, USSS, and Treasury Release Joint Alert on Scams Related to Coronavirus Economic Impact Payments
Hospitality, Food and Retail
- Hogsett Outlines New Coronavirus Restrictions for Indianapolis (Nov 12)
- Indianapolis Mayor Hogsett Unveils Details of Hospitality HELP grant program
- Indiana ATC Amended Rule – Limited Separation Annual Food Figures
- Indianapolis Bars and Nightclubs Can Reopen Starting Sept 8, With Restrictions
- Holcomb Signs Executive Order for Indiana Mask Mandate (Updated July 24, 2020)
- ATC Updates Regarding Indiana Entering Stage 4.5
- Stage 4 of Indiana Reopening Will Begin June 12
- Indiana Governor Issues Executive Order with Implications for Hospitality Industry
- Indiana ATC Releases Updated FAQs for Stage 3 of Indiana’s Reopen Plan
- Indiana ATC Releases FAQs About Restaurant Patio Expansions
- Hospitality Industry Guidelines as Indiana Begins to Reopen
- BPAG: COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on Craft Breweries
- COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on Food Supply Chain
- CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Q&A for the Hospitality Industry
- New Enforcement Response Team Will Enforce Tightened Indiana Retailer Regulations
- Indiana Governor Holcomb issued a “Continued Directive for Hoosiers to Stay at Home; Extension of Continuity of Operations of Government; And Extension of Executive Orders Pertaining to Restaurants and Alcoholic Beverages”
- Indiana Gov. Holcomb Issues “Stay at Home” Order
Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act
- Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act
- Summary of the Education Provisions in the HEROES Act 2.0
Local Government and Education
- Higher Education Provisions of 2020 Year End Relief Bill (December 22, 2020)
- Relief Package Education Provisions (December 22, 2020)
- Hogsett Outlines New Coronavirus Restrictions for Indianapolis – Indianapolis Schools Be Virtual By Nov. 30
- Webinar Recording: IFA Coronavirus Relief Fund (October 2, 2020) – (Passcode: F5tF1^oG)
- BPAG: The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act
- Indiana Finance Authority: Indiana Coronavirus Relief Funds to Indiana Cities, Towns and Counties
- Online Seminar for Municipalities: Navigating the Open Door Law During COVID-19
- Open Door Law Considering COVID-19 Directives
- Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM) Webinar: Emergency Paid Leave and Other HR Questions
- Education Provisions in the CARES Act
- New Indiana Primary Date and Deadlines
Real Estate
Real Estate Leasing Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Restructuring and Solvency
How Does the CARES Act Impact Small Businesses Considering Chapter 11 Bankruptcy?
All Articles
- Legislative Summary: COVID-19 Emergency Relief Package (December 22, 2020)
- FAQ: COVID-19 and Businesses
- State and Federal Developments From Bose Public Affairs Group
- November 12: Hogsett Outlines New Coronavirus Restrictions for Indianapolis
- November 11: Holcomb Announces New Approach To Restrictions To Curb Coronavirus Surge
- October 3: Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act
- October 2: Webinar Recording: IFA Coronavirus Relief Fund (October 2, 2020) – (Passcode: F5tF1^oG)
- October 1: Indianapolis Mayor Hogsett Unveils Details of Hospitality HELP grant program
- September 30: Summary of the Education Provisions in the HEROES Act 2.0
- September 8: Indiana ATC Amended Rule – Limited Separation Annual Food Figures
- September 3: Indianapolis Bars and Nightclubs Can Reopen Starting Sept 8, With Restrictions
- August 31: Presidential Payroll Tax Deferral Program
- July 22/July 24 Update: Holcomb Signs Executive Order for Indiana Mask Mandate
- July 1: ATC Updates Regarding Indiana Entering Stage 4.5
- June 10: Stage 4 of Indiana Reopening Will Begin June 12
- June 9: Main Street Loan Program
- June 5: President Trump Signs Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020
- June 4: Indiana Governor Issues Executive Order with Implications for Hospitality Industry
- May 29 BPAG: The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act
- May 22: Indiana ATC Releases Updated FAQs for Stage 3 of Indiana’s Reopen Plan
- May 18: SBA Issues PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
- May 15: Indiana ATC Releases FAQ About Restaurant Patio Expansions
- May 15: BPAG: COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on Craft Breweries
- May 13: SBA Issues Guidance on Good-Faith Certification of Need for PPP Funds
- May 6: Hospitality Industry Guidelines as Indiana Begins to Reopen
- May 1: COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on Food Supply Chain
- April 28: CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program Q&A: Use of Funds and Forgiveness (Last updated June 5, 2020)
- April 24: Indiana Executive Order Provides Relief to Companies Facing Various COVID-19 Regulatory Issues
- April 24: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
- April 23: Proclamation Suspending Immigration: What You Need to Know
- April 21: U.S. Senate Passed Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (updated article posted on April 24)
- April 15: Indiana State Department of Health Issues Guidance for Employers During the COVID-19 Response
- April 13: DOL Guidance on COVID-19 OSHA Reporting and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
- April 9: How Does the CARES Act Impact Small Businesses Considering Chapter 11 Bankruptcy?
- April 7: New Enforcement Response Team Will Enforce Tightened Indiana Retailer Regulations
- April 6: Indiana Governor Holcomb issued a “Continued Directive for Hoosiers to Stay at Home; Extension of Continuity of Operations of Government; And Extension of Executive Orders Pertaining to Restaurants and Alcoholic Beverages”
- April 3: SBA Issued Updated Interim Final Rule and Application for the Paycheck Protection Program
- April 2: DOL Issues Temporary Final Rule Clarifying Requirements for Paid Leave Under the FFCRA
- April 1: Amount of Payroll Tax Deposits Under the CARES Act
- April 1: Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM) Webinar: Emergency Paid Leave and Other HR Questions
- March 31: Hospitality Industry COVID-19 Updates
- March 30: Education Provisions in the CARES Act
- March 30: Real Estate Leasing Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- March 28: Business Loan Options Available Under CARES Act
- March 28: Employee Retention Tax Credit Available in the CARES Act
- March 27: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Signed Into Law
- March 26: CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Q&A
- March 26: CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program Q&A for the Hospitality Industry
- March 25: New Indiana Primary Date and Deadlines
- March 25: U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division FAQ Resulting from FFCRA
- March 24: COVID-19 Response: H.R. 6379 – Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act
- March 24: Do I still have to perform under a contract during the COVID-19 pandemic? Force Majeure & COVID-19
- March 23: Cyber Security Insurance Considerations and Tips for Businesses and Employees while Remote Working
- March 23: Business Interruption Insurance Q&A
- March 23: Indiana Gov. Holcomb Issues “Stay at Home” Order
- March 20: Open Door Law Considering COVID-19 Directives
- March 20: SBA to Provide Small Businesses With Disaster Assistance Loans Due to Coronavirus
- March 19: President Trump Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act: New Requirements for Private Employers With Fewer than 500 Employees and Government Employers
- March 16: House Passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act (updated article posted on March 19)
- March 16: Gov. Holcomb Announces More Steps to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
- March 13: Employment Issues Implicated by Coronavirus: How You Can Minimize Pandemonium With This Pandemic
BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS AND BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP RESOURCES
Business and Corporate – Contact Rob Inveiss
- Business Continuity and Planning
- Contracts and Force Majeure
- Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Small Business and Non-Profits – Contact Chad Walker
Construction – Contact Sam Laurin or Troy Miller
- Contract Provisions Relating to Delay
- Insurance Issues
Essential Business Designation – Contact Victor Smith
Family Law – Contact Tim O’Hara
- Co-Parenting During Quarantine
- Child Support if Unable to Work
Fraud and Embezzlement Threats – Contact Tim DeLaney
Gaming – Contact Phil Sicuso
- Corporate and Shareholder Impact
- Multi-State Regulatory Matters
- Procedural Matters Related to State-Ordered Closures
- Regulatory and Licensing Impacts
Hospitality – Contact Lisa McKinney
- Carry Out
- Curb Side Delivery
- Filling of Growlers, etc. by Beer Retailers
- Relaxed Rules for Making Hand Sanitizer
Insurance – Contact Sam Laurin
- Business Interruption Coverage
- Cancellation Coverage
- Commercial General Liability
- D&O Coverage
- Property Insurance
- Workers’ Comp
Labor and Employment – Contact your Bose McKinney & Evans labor and employment attorney or Dave Swider
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Emergency Paid Sick Leave
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Family Medical Leave Act
- Immigration
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Legislative Monitoring
- Federal – Contact Ellen Fern
In order to keep up to date with rapidly changing federal developments, the Bose Public Affairs Group federal relations team will be distributing a daily newsletter specifically tailored to COVID-19 response efforts. These policy-focused news updates are pulled from various resources to provide you with a brief overview of important developments and will be sent out around 5:00p.m. (EST) on week days. If you would like to be added to this mailing list, please send an email to kmurphy@bosepublicaffairs.com. - State and Local – Contact Andy Miller
Local Government Issues – Contact Steve Unger
- Executive Orders Interpretation
- Government Operations
- Local Grant and Assistance Programs
- Open Door Policies
- Paid Leave and Ghost Employment
- Public Meetings
- Public Records
- Voting – May 5 Primary postponed until June 2, 2020
Real Estate – Contact Tony Setzer
- Landlord/Tenant and Lease Workouts
- Loan Issues
Restructuring and Financial Distress – Contact David Jurkiewicz
Strategic Communications – Contact Roger Harvey
- Crisis Communications
- Internal and External Messaging
- Reputation Management
Tax – Contact Kevin Halloran
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
- Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM) – Webinars
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: CISA, IRS, USSS, and Treasury Release Joint Alert on Scams Related to Coronavirus Economic Impact Payments
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency – Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce
- Indiana Chamber – Employer Coronavirus Resources
- Indiana Department of Workforce Development
- Indiana Department of Workforce Development: Indiana Unemployment Insurance Employer FAQ (updated May 19, 2020)
- Indiana Finance Authority: Indiana Coronavirus Relief Funds to Indiana Cities, Towns and Counties
- Indiana State Department of Health
- Indiana State Department of Health: COVID-19 Cleaning Guidance for Businesses
- Indiana State Department of Health: Guidance for Employers During the COVID-19 Response
- Indy Chamber- Rapid Response Hub
- Marion County Public Health Department
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners
- OSHA
- OSHA: COVID-19 Guidance for the Manufacturing Industry Workforce
- Small Business Administration: Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program – Eligibility of Certain Electric Cooperatives
- Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Paycheck Protection Program Loans FAQs
- State of Indiana
- State of Indiana – Executive Order “Continued Directive for Hoosiers to Stay at Home; Extension of Continuity of Operations of Government; And Extension of Executive Orders Pertaining to Restaurants and Alcoholic Beverages”
- State of Indiana – Updated Guidance Concerning the Impact of the COVID-19 Emergency on Indiana’s Public Access Laws (March 23, 2020)
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Coronavirus and COVID-19
- U.S. Federal Government Coronavirus (COVID-19) Whole-of-America Response (White House, CDC, FEMA)
- U.S. Federal Government: Guidelines for Opening Up America Again (White House, CDC, FEMA)
- U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division: COVID-19 and the American Workplace
- U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division: FFCRA: Questions and Answers
- U.S. Department of the Treasury: Assistance for Small Businesses
- U.S. Small Business Administration: COVID-19 Small Business Guidance and Loan Resources
- World Health Organization
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