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COVID-19 Resource Center

We are continuing to monitor updates on the  coronavirus (COVID-19)   and particularly its impact on our clients. The Department of Labor released a comprehensive guide that addresses a number of  questions, policies and recommended practices to address COVID-19 in the workplace.  If you have any questions about how  COVID-19 affects your business please contact Ross Molho  in our employment practice at molho@ccmlawyer.com or phone 630-871-2614.

Paycheck Protection Program and EIDL Loans

Senate Passes House Act Amending Key PPP Loan Provisions

House Passes Bill Amending Key PPP Loan Provisions

House Bill Would Amend Key PPP Loan Provisions

SBA Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on PPP Loan Forgiveness

Reversal of IRS Position on Loan Forgiveness

Congress Passes Additional PPP Funding; SBA Issues Additional Guidance

Treasury and SBA Update Paycheck Protection Program Loan Guidance

SBA Issues Interim Final Rules On Paycheck Protection Program

SBA Issues Paycheck Protection Program Guidance to Lenders and Sample Loan Application

Tax

ABA Section of Taxation Letter in Response to IRS Notice 2020-23

Illinois Extends 2019 Tax Filing and Payment to July 15, 2020

IRS Extends Filing Deadline to July 15, 2020

Illinois Department of Revenue Waives Penalties for Late Sales Tax Payments from Bars and Restaurants

IRS Provides Further Guidance on Delayed Tax Payments

Treasury Delays April 15 Tax Deadline by 90 Days for Millions

Labor & Employment

Will Your Workplace Require a COVID Vaccination?

EEOC Issues Updated Guidance on “What You Should Know” About COVID-19’s Effects on Federal Equal Opportunity Laws

Department of Labor Provides Clarity to FMLA, FLSA, and FFCRA Covid-19 Guidelines

The EEOC Releases New COVID-19 Guidelines

Illinois General Assembly Issues Final Word on COVID-19 as a Workplace Injury for Worker’s Compensation

Illinois Department of Commerce Releases Phase 3 Guidelines for Reopening

OSHA’S Disappointing Reversal on Recording COVID-19 Infections as Workplace Injuries

New COBRA Rules During the COVID-19 National Emergency

Guidance for Employers Returning to Work; COVID Infections as Worker’s Compensation Injuries, and More.

OSHA Relieves Most Employers from Recording COVID-19 Infections as Workplace Injuries

Center for Disease Control Issues Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Employees Exposed to Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

New Guidance from the Federal Government on Unemployment Benefits — $600 Payment

Department of Labor “Posting” Requirement for Paid Leave – May Require Distributing Notice Electronically

IRS Publishes Detailed Guidance on Tax Credits For Employers Who Give Paid Sick Leave and Emergency FMLA – What Documentation May Employers Ask For?

CCM COVID-19 Alert – President Signs CARES Act Into Law

Governor Pritzker Issues Stay Home Order; Exemptions will Allow Many Businesses to Remain Open.

Estate Planning

Stimulus Checks to Deceased Must be Returned

Letter Updating Covid-19 Impact on Court Operations and the Affect on Estate Planning

Executing Documents During the Covid-19 Shut Down

Estate Planning Issues During Covid-19 Outbreak

Contracts & Commercial Real Estate

Leasing Lite – Proposed Illinois Covid-19 Immunity Act

Residential Landlords Take Notice City of Chicago Proposes New Ordinance Mandating up to Twelve Months of Rent Relief for Tenants affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic

1031 Like-Kind Exchanges and COVID-19

Financial Covenant Considerations in Loan Documents During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Commercial Leasing Issues During Covid-19 Outbreak

Litigation

Bankruptcy Court Determines Illinois COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders are Force Majeure Events Sufficient to Partially Excuse Rent

DuPage County Remote Procedures

Updated Illinois Court Operations During Covid-19

Supreme Court to Weigh in on Vaccine Mandates at the Eleventh Hour

January 6, 2022 | Client Alert

On December 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order granting expedited review of legal challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule (“CMS Vaccine Mandate”).