The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) in March required employers to implement new forms of paid leave during the height of the pandemic. Since then, eligibility questions have arisen as employees try to take advantage of the leave and courts scrutinize the U.S.

On September 29, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (TD 9922) (the 2020 Final Regulations) and related proposed regulations (REG-101657-20) (the 2020 Proposed Regulations) that address the treatment of “base differenc

California is in the final stages of adopting the latest regulation to impose its own air quality rules upon ocean-going vessels calling in the state. On Aug. 27, 2020, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the Control Measure for Ocean-Going Vessels At Berth.

On October 2, 2020, the Small Business Association (“SBA”) released a Procedural Notice (the “Notice”) outlining the required procedures for changes of ownership of entities that have received funds under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”).