By: Scott Borsack On April 23, 2020, the Department of Treasury announced that Ruth’s Chris Steak House was returning their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan proceeds and that further guidance would be released on qualification for the loan by large companies with adequate courses of liquidity to support the ongoing operations of a business.… Continue Reading PPP Loans to Large Companies Cause Backlash & Questions
By: Jeffrey Hall In a decision approved for publication, the Appellate Division decided the case of Pareja v. Princeton International Properties,___N.J. Super___ DOCKET NO. A-2111-18T3 (App. Div. April 9, 2020). This decision lays to rest the long-standing notion that the so-called “ongoing storm rule” protected commercial property owners from liability from slip-and-fall claims that… Continue Reading Ongoing Storm Rule Banished From New Jersey
By: Michael Brottman On March 16, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 104, which implemented aggressive social distancing measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in New Jersey. Businesses or institutions deemed essential were excluded from Executive Order 104 and were permitted to continue operating. Since that time employees of grocery stores, pharmacies, gas… Continue Reading Can I Get NJ Worker’s Comp Benefits if I Contract COVID-19?
By: Scott Borsack Now that you have submitted your application for a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan and your financial institution has accepted the application, it’s time to start planning for spending the loan proceeds. In order for the “loan” to be forgiven, a borrower must spend the proceeds on eligible expenditures, which consist… Continue Reading Loan Forgiveness Under Paycheck Protection Program Requires Attention to Detail
By: Craig J. Hubert, Esq., of Szaferman Lakind, and Mark Renzi of Renzi Legal Resources While you may have certain cases and witnesses requiring in-person testimony, COVID-19 challenges need not disturb the majority of fact depositions and the taking of de bene esse trial testimony. So long as attorneys and witnesses have internet access… Continue Reading Using Zoom Video Conferencing for Depositions
By: Robert Lakind, Esq.The CARES Act, which was passed On March 27, 2020, provides economic aid to airports by making $10 billion in grants available. Further, as explained below, unlike traditional AIP Grants, generally, for grants issued under the CARES Act, the FAA will cover 100% of the allowable cost of the project for which… Continue Reading CARES Act Provides $10 Billion in Funding For Airports
By: Michael Brottman On March 19, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation expanding access to telehealth services in an effort to ease the strain on New Jersey’s healthcare providers who have become overburdened as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This will allow a greater number of NJ residents to be evaluated by a… Continue Reading Telehealth Expands During COVID-19 Outbreak
By: Janine Danks Fox | Parenting Coordinator/Mediator In the best of circumstances, co-parenting can be difficult. Without question, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the challenges of co-parenting. Now more than ever, it is critical that parents put their disputes aside with the mutual goal of ensuring that their children are protected from parental disputes.… Continue Reading Utilizing a Parenting Coordinator in the Age of COVID-19
By: Arnold Lakind A number of publications on the web have examined the question of whether there is insurance coverage for loss of income and expenses paid as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and Governor Murphy's Executive Orders. Congress has encouraged insurance companies to pay these claims even in the absence of specific… Continue Reading Insurance Coverage for Coronavirus Claims Under the Civil Authority Endorsement
By: Jeffrey Hall Late Tuesday, Tim Sullivan, CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (“EDA”), presided over a webinar which outlined several programs the EDA has cobbled together in response to the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on New Jersey small businesses and non-profits. For more information on the announcement of these programs,… Continue Reading New Jersey Economic Development Authority COVID-19 Relief Programs
