Insights
By: Robert A. Greising and Corben A. Lee
on August 7, 2020
On August 4, 2020, the SBA issued guidance in the form of new FAQs regarding loan forgiveness applications for the Paycheck Protection Program. The guidance comes out in anticipation of the SBA accepting loan forgiveness applications beginning…
By: Robert A. Greising and Corben A. Lee
on August 4, 2020
Small businesses that are interested in applying for a Payroll Protection Program loan (“PPP Loan”) have until this Saturday, August 8th, to submit their loan application. As of August 3rd, over $130 billion in PPP Loan funds are still available,…
By: Amy J. Adolay, Shelley M. Jackson, and Kate Trinkle
on July 31, 2020
On Friday, July 24, 2020, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-37, entitled Face Covering Requirement. Section 6 of Executive Order 20-37 detailed guidelines for K-12 educational institutions. On Thursday, July 30, 2020, Governor…
By: Elizabeth M. Roberson and Kate Trinkle
on July 31, 2020
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently updated its guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). To properly handle employees’ requests for leave…
By: C. Daniel Motsinger
on July 31, 2020
On July 30, 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 20-39, the Governor of Indiana extended the prohibition on filing foreclosure actions or proceedings involving residential real estate or property through August 14, 2020. The Governor’s directive does…
July 29, 2020
In a pair of press releases, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that it had resolved unrelated complaints relating to religious liberty in the context of overzealous Covid-19 precautions. The first case involved a hospital preventing a…
By: Shelley M. Jackson and Kate Trinkle
on July 27, 2020
On Friday, July 24, 2020, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-37, entitled Face Covering Requirement (the “Executive Order”). The Executive Order implements a state-wide face covering mandate, adding to multiple local mandates…
By: Christopher W. Bloomer and Robert S. Schein
on July 22, 2020
While many construction projects across the state remain active – albeit with social-distancing and other measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 – many others are temporarily suspended or have altogether been scrapped. For these…
By: Elizabeth M. Roberson and Kate Trinkle
on July 22, 2020
As employers struggle to navigate the new normal after their workforce returns back to work, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) published timely guidance detailing when employers should test or require employees to complete a…
By: Christopher W. Bloomer and Robert S. Schein
on July 19, 2020
Typically, claims against governmental entities that sound in tort, such as negligence, are subject to the Indiana Tort Claims Act (“ITCA”).1 Besides limiting recovery to $700,000.00 individually and $5,000,000.00 in the aggregate,2 a party suing a…
By: Nancy J. Townsend and Elizabeth M. Roberson
on July 15, 2020
Through amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act ("IHRA"), Illinois has mandated since January 1, 2020, that Illinois employers provide annual sexual harassment prevention training that meets or exceeds the Illinois Department of Human Rights…
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