As many states start to ease or lift many of the restrictions that forced businesses to cease operations during the COVID-19 outbreak, companies across the country are poised to restart
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The below instructions provide updated interim guidance to Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) for enforcing the requirements of 29 CFR Part 1904 with respect to the recording of occupational
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Due to COVID-19, the IRS has relaxed mid-year election changes for employer-provided health coverage and flexible spending accounts during 2020. Flexible spending accounts with grace periods or plan years ending
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and instructions that provide much-needed insight for PPP borrowers and lenders. The SBA also issued
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C.
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(issued April 27, 2020) Workers involved in meat and poultry processing are not exposed to SARS-CoV-2 through the meat products they handle. However, their work environments—processing lines and other areas
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(as April 24, 2020) On April 24th, President Trump signed into law a multibillion-dollar amendment to the CARES Act as the depth of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis
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(as April 15, 2020) A new program announced by the Federal Reserve, aptly called the Main Street Program, will facilitate $600 billion in loans to businesses and nonprofit organizations that
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(as April 13, 2020) Recently the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the U.S. Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve) announced additional actions to provide up to $2.3 trillion in financing for
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