On March 31, 2020, the SBA and the Treasury Department released initial guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), providing further key details regarding how the SBA plans to administer the loan program.

The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling last week and upheld state sovereign immunity by striking down the 1990 Copyright Remedy Clarification Act (CRCA) as unconstitutional.

The CARES Act provides relief for residential mortgage holders—both individuals and multifamily borrowers—and tenants, as well as credit reporting protection.

On March 30, 2020, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued 18 blanket waivers of sanctions under the physician self-referral law (Stark) to provide vital flexibility for physicians and providers in the fight against COVID-19.

In addition to the CARES Act, a number of states have enacted legislation, implemented relief programs, or made available state resources to further assist businesses in combating mounting economic hardships.  This alert summarizes the state-specific relief efforts in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington, D.C.

This Health Care Alert includes a brief overview of the provisions of the recently signed HB 197 that impact Ohio health care providers. 

Phase III of the federal COVID-19 relief legislation—the CARES Act, which President Trump signed into law on March 27, 2020—amends Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act to create the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). 

The CARES Act provides immediate relief to businesses suffering from the economic impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 197 into law on March 27, 2020, a bill that had passed unanimously in the Ohio General Assembly.

This alert provides answers to some of the preliminary questions private equity, family office, fundless sponsor and venture capital firms, along with their portfolio companies, might be asking as they consider applying for a loan under the Small Business Act to create the Paycheck Protection Program.

The wide-reaching CARES Act provides significant additional support to the health care industry inundated by the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily in the forms of new funding and regulatory relief.

Following days of often tense negotiations, the United States Senate has passed the third phase of federal coronavirus relief legislation, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), which will provide $2 trillion in economic aid to individuals and businesses impacted by the coronavirus public health emergency.

This alert provides some information related to workers' compensation issues in Ohio amid the COVID-9 pandemic.

The Vorys real property tax team is monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on property tax filings and deadlines. 

Since the first known case of COVID-19 in the United States was discovered in late January, the federal government has taken several steps to both fight the spread of the disease and blunt its economic impact on the American economy.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) expands coverage for and reimbursement of coronavirus testing and related services by state and federal health care programs, private insurers, and self-insured group health plans. 

In the event of government action due to a declared emergency such as a pandemic, performance under construction contracts may become delayed or impossible.

The Ohio Industrial Commission announced today that all workers’ compensation hearings will be suspended from Monday, March 16 to Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Beginning Wednesday, March 18, the Commission will begin conducting some hearings by telephone.

In February, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued its annual report covering the first full year of GDPR enforcement.