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Following is a video of a short conversation I had this morning with my colleague James-Allen McPheeters about federal stimulus availability for small businesses, independent contractors, and sole proprietorships. For more information on these programs, please contact James-Allen. Keep in mind that aid currently available can be handled directly through the Small Business Administration or with…

Following is a video of a short conversation between Williams Parker attorneys Thomas B. Luzier and James-Allen McPheeters about federal stimulus availability for small businesses, independent contractors, and sole proprietorships. For more information on these programs, please contact James-Allen. Keep in mind that aid currently available can be handled directly through the…

An update to this post was published April 15. Yesterday afternoon, on April 1, 2020, to continue efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to make people in Florida safer, Florida’s Governor issued a Safer-at-Home Order (Executive Order 20-91). First, the Safer-at-Home Order mandates that senior citizens and individuals with a significant…

Given widespread financial hardship due to COVID-19, commercial landlords are receiving requests for relief from tenants unable to pay the next month’s rent. Legally, landlords are probably justified in refusing to abate or defer rent, though this issue is far from settled and ripe for future litigation. A tenant in…

The IRS has provided some guidance regarding the process for employers to obtain the tax credits provided for in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The FFCRA tax credits are to reimburse small and midsize employers for amounts paid…