4/15/20
By: Jill Dunn and Travis Cashbaugh
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt financial markets and businesses across the country, now is a good time for borrowers and lenders to review the terms of any loan documents to consider the impact of …
4/15/20
By: Jill Dunn and Travis Cashbaugh
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt financial markets and businesses across the country, now is a good time for borrowers and lenders to review the terms of any loan documents to consider the impact of …
Considerations For CPAs Dealing With Unpaid Fees
4/15/20
By: Nancy Reimer, Nicole Graham, Elizabeth Lowery, Zinnia Khan, and Caroline Wu
Many Certified Public Accountants and accounting firms will likely be increasingly confronted with collecting fees as the COVID-19 health crisis continues. In dealing with …
When Business Operations Resume, Employers Will Encounter A New “Normal” In The Workplace
4/15/20
By: Justin Boron
After about a month into business shutdowns across the country, employers and employees alike are hoping that a return to the workplace is not too far off into the future. In anticipation for that moment, employers should …
4/14/20
What Does The Executive Order Require: The COVID-19 crisis has employers scrambling to stay on top of legal obligations imposed by recent federal legislation, including the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act, and …
Game, Set, Match: Wimbledon’s Decision To Purchase Pandemic Insurance Coverage Could Be A Winner
4/13/20
By: Bill Buechner
Among many other more serious impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many prominent sporting events have been cancelled or postponed, including the NCAA Tournament, the Masters, the Kentucky Derby and the French Open tennis tournament. Also, all …
Congress Considers Reinsurance Program for Business Interruption Losses Due to Coronavirus
4/9/20
By: Zach Moura
Business interruption coverage typically requires that there be direct physical loss of or damage to property, and many business interruption policies contain virus exclusions. But there are currently a number of legislative proposals at the state and …
Narrow Victory for Law Enforcement and Commonsense in Kansas v. Glover
4/9/20
By: Peter Dooley
The scope of reasonable judgments that police officers can make during traffic-stops under the Fourth Amendment was recently widened, at least narrowly, by the U.S. Supreme Court on April 6th in their 8-1 decision in Kansas …
4/8/20
By: Tom Ward
On March 30, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp issued an executive order that applies to the plan review and inspection requirements for the construction of hospitals, ambulatory health care centers, nursing homes, jails, penal institutions, airports, buildings or …
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Temporary Regulations for Families First Coronavirus Response Act
4/8/20
By: Catherine Scott, Natalie Pulley and Gregory Blueford
On April 6, 2020, U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its most comprehensive interpretation of the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”). These temporary regulations …
4/8/20
By: Tom Ward
Governor Brian Kemp recently passed an executive order allowing residential builders to immediately employ private inspectors to perform required plan reviews or inspections without having to wait out the time frames required by O.C.G.A. 8-2-26(g)(4).
The relevant …
Georgia Supreme Court Overrules Precedent on Attorney’s Fees for Counterclaimants
4/8/20
By: Jake Carroll
Georgia law permits the award of attorney’s fees to a claimant where the party defending the claim has “acted in bad faith” in making the contract, has been stubbornly litigious, or has caused the plaintiff unnecessary trouble …
COVID-19: Bankruptcy and its Impact on Managing Risk
4/7/20
By: Jake Carroll
In the wake of COVID-19 and the now-present economic uncertainty, individuals and companies may be considering the impacts of bankruptcy. While bankruptcy can offer certain protections, including delayed payments, discharge of some debts, and a general “fresh-start,” …